65 frequenters of the Kuwait Air Force (KAF), of which 18 officers, flocked in recent days to the School of Specialists of the Air Force, in Caserta, for the attendance of the 1st KAF Course for "Aircraft Maintenance", provided entirely in English language, which will end in May 2020.
The study plan, developed ad hoc, is part of a complex training process aimed at allowing the Kuwaiti military to perform, in the near future, the duties of technical manager or maintenance of the F-2000 aircraft, purchased by the Kuwaiti government following of a contract signed in April 2016 with the company Leonardo SPA, as part of an intergovernmental agreement aimed at the capacity growth of the Kuwait Air Force on the basis of the experiences and skills gained by the Air Force on this weapon system.
As part of this first course for maintenance technicians, the learning of technical-professional, theoretical and practical disciplines is envisaged, necessary for the acquisition of the basic knowledge necessary for the continuation of training on the weapon system and the On Job qualification. Training in other Departments of the Armed Force, according to a structured course in four phases, the first of which, already concluded, consisted in teaching the English language at the Aviation English Training Center of the Air Force in Loreto.
The 1st KAF Course is part of a broader process that sees the Italian Air Force engaged in strengthening training skills and in the internationalization of training processes, activities of high value also from a perspective of economic induced in favor of territory, with potential developments for industrial and cultural relations. A concrete example, in this sense, is the innovative project of cultural mediation and integration developed between the School of Specialists AM and the Jean Monnet Department of Political Sciences of the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", with the collaboration of the Department of Culture of the Municipality of Caserta, with the aim of facilitating sociality within the Military Institute and improving the expected level of performance in the study and supporting a positive and fruitful social interaction with local citizens.
In this context, an in-depth conference on the Arab world and Kuwait was held in the Auditorium of the School of Specialists, attended by prof. Gian Maria Piccinelli, Professor of Muslim Law, and Prof. Paola Viviani, associate of Arabic Language and Literature, both of the Department of Political Science "Jean Monnet" of the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" directed by prof. Pasquale Femia. The meeting, introduced by Col. Nicola Gigante, Commander of the Specialists School, in the presence of local authorities, professors, researchers and students of the Department, was developed in favor of course attendees and personnel, military and civil, serving the School of Specialists of the Air Force, with the aim of promoting knowledge of Kuwaiti culture, customs and traditions to support the development of social relations as aware as possible. The meeting was also attended by the mayor of Caserta, lawyer. Carlo Marino, who thus wanted to testify to the proximity and support of the city to the important internationalization process of the Specialist School.
There are various cooperations in place with the Kuwaiti air force within the AM School Command, including the training and training of student pilots for the achievement of the military pilot's license (BPM) and the subsequent advanced training on the jet line . The same agreement also includes the operational conversion of the pilots on the Eurofighter fighter at the 20 ° Group of the 4 ° Stormo of Grosseto, the training in the Electronic Warfare sector, the support for the certification and acceptance of aircraft and the establishment of the JIPO (Joint International Program Office).
