KF Defence Programs , a division of KF Aerospace , operates the Contracted Flying Training and Support (CFTS) Training Centre located at Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport in Southport , Manitoba , Canada. KF Aerospace leads a joint partnership that includes Canadian Helicopters , Bluedrop Performance Learning , and Canadian Base Operators. The main building is named The Hilly Brown Building after Wing Commander Mark Henry Brown who was the first Canadian flying ace of the Second World War.
12-592: The 22-year contract was announced on 27 October 2005 by the Minister of National Defence to provide flying training support at 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School . Through the partnership, it provides aircraft and training services to the Royal Canadian Air Force for training pilots and air navigators. Phase I - Primary Flying Training The contractor provides the aircraft, flying instructors, facilities, accommodations and courseware for
24-524: A new position, the minister of National Defence. During the Second World War , the minister of National Defence was assisted by two subordinate ministers. The minister of national defence for air was an additional minister in the Department of National Defence responsible for the Royal Canadian Air Force ; while the minister of National Defence for Naval Services was another minister in
36-494: A petty thief and a smuggler, who emigrated to Canada in 1956 in spite of a warning card dated 1952, and who was in 1960 the mistress of the former Associate Minister of National Defence Pierre Sévigny . Munsinger was "a self-admitted espionage agent" in the employ of the " Russian Intelligence Service ". The Defence Portfolio is a collection of organizations and agencies that report to the minister of National Defence. Although deputy heads for individual agencies direct and oversee
48-667: Is Bryan May . On January 1, 1923, the National Defence Act, 1922 came into effect, merging the Department of Militia and Defence , the Department of the Naval Service , and the Air Board to form the Department of National Defence . The ministerial heads of the former departments, the minister of militia and defence , the minister of the naval service , and the minister of aviation were merged to form
60-693: The 1st phase of pilot training in Canada. This training includes both classroom instruction along with basic flight training on the Grob G120A . Phase II (Grob) - Basic Flying Training The contractor provides the aircraft, flying instructors, facilities, accommodations and courseware. Basic Flight training provided on the Grob G120A. This course is planned as an alternative to Basic Flying Training at CFB Moose Jaw , Saskatchewan. Phase III - Advanced Flying Training Multi-Engine The contractor provides
72-601: The Canadian Armed Forces are issued by or through the chief of the defence staff. The Department of National Defence exists to aid the minister in carrying out her responsibilities, and acts as the civilian support system for the Canadian Forces. The current minister of National Defence is Bill Blair . The parliamentary secretary, who represents the minister when he is away from the House of Commons ,
84-662: The Crown in the Cabinet of Canada responsible for the management and direction of all matters relating to the national defence of Canada. The Department of National Defence is headed by the deputy minister of National Defence (the department's senior civil servant), while the Canadian Armed Forces are headed by the chief of the Defence Staff (the senior serving military officer). Both are responsible to
96-600: The Department of National Defence responsible for the Royal Canadian Navy . The air and naval post was reincorporated into the portfolio of the minister of National Defence following the Second World War. The Munsinger affair was Canada 's first national political sex scandal in 1966. The affair involved Gerda Munsinger , a German citizen who had been convicted in Germany as a common prostitute,
108-627: The activities of their agency, the minister is accountable to Parliament its activities. The Defence Portfolio includes: The minister of National Defence is also the designated lead minister for search and rescue (LMSAR) within the federal government. Key: Bill Graham was enrolled under the University Naval Training Division of the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve and received commission as sub lieutenant in 1960. Graham did not serve in
120-405: The aircraft (Grob G120A), facilities, accommodations, flight instructors and courseware used to initiate air navigators in their flying training. The following 42 aircraft are owned and maintained by KF Defence Programs as of 16 December 2016: Minister of National Defence (Canada) The minister of National Defence ( MND ; French : ministre de la défense nationale ) is a minister of
132-649: The aircraft, facilities, accommodations and courseware. The RCAF provides the instructor pilots for training students on the King Air C90B . Phase III - Advanced Flying Training Helicopter The contractor provides the aircraft, facilities, accommodations and courseware. The RCAF provides the instructor pilots for training students on the B412CF Outlaw and Bell B206B-3 Jet Ranger . Lead-in Navigator Training The contractor provides
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#1732790695382144-409: The minister of National Defence. The King (represented by the governor general of Canada ) is Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces and has final authority on all orders and laws for the "defence of the realm". The minister is responsible, through the tenets of responsible government , to Parliament for "the management and direction of the Canadian Forces". Any orders and instructions for
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