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Ascent, a joint venture by Lockheed Martin and Babcock, is the Training Service Partner responsible for delivering the United Kingdom Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) program in partnership with the UK MOD.

In May 2016, Ascent awarded contract to Airbus Helicopters to supply a fleet of 29 H135 (to be called Juno) and 3 H145/EC145T2 (named Jupiter HT.1 ) helicopters to meet the rotary-wing training requirement.

In January 2020, four more H145 Jupiter were ordered with an additional simulator.

In November 2023 due to NMH delays were revealed plans to acquired at least six Jupiter HC.2 to be operated in Brunei and Cyprus

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