The Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering - Cranwell (DCAE)

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The Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering (DCAE) was established on 1 April 2004 as a result of the Defence Training Review (DTR) and is an important step in the migration to where and how Defence technical training will be delivered in the longer term. The principal task of the DCAE is to provide a high quality, relevant and up-to-date aeronautical engineering (AE) training to fulfill the needs of tomorrow's front line.

Comprised of training establishments across 4 sites, the DCAE embraces the AE and survival equipment elements of RN training at HMS Sultan (Gosport), the REME School of Electronic and Aeronautical Engineering at Arborfield, the RAF No 1 School of Technical Training at Cosford and specialist RAF Engineering Officer Training here at Cranwell.

The Cranwell component is home to the Training Consolidation Flight (TCF), last operating squadron of the Sepecat Jaguar (Ground based), used to simulate a live squadron for RAF Engineer Officer Training.

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