Royal Canadian Air Force to unveil names and liveries for Future Aircrew Training program aircraft

May 26, 2025 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces

Following the Government of Canada’s May 2024 announcement of the acquisition of 71 new aircraft as part of the Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program, Lieutenant-General Eric Kenny, Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force, will unveil the aircrafts’ official names and liveries (paint schemes) at CANSEC 25. The FAcT program, operated in collaboration with SkyAlyne, is the next-generation RCAF Aircrew training initiative, worth $11.2 billion, that will enable aviators to operate aircraft for Canada’s rapidly modernizing Air Force over the next 25 years.

What:  The official names and liveries (paint schemes) for the training fleets being procured as part of the Future Aircrew Training program will be unveiled.

Who:  Lieutenant-General Eric Kenny, Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force

When:  10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

Where: The Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries’ CANSEC 2025, the media availability area, directly outside the CANSEC Media Room at the entrance to Hall 2, EY Centre 4899 Uplands Dr, Ottawa, ON

Notes to editor / news director: 

Media interested in attending must be registered with CANSEC 2025.

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