Flight Training Center (Czech: Centrum leteckého výcviku, CLV) is a Czech civilian provider of military training programs for both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft based at Pardubice Airport.
[1] CLV is a division of the state-owned enterprise LOM Praha whose common stock is 100% owned by the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic.
[5] In May 2024, LOM Praha and Lockheed Martin signed a cooperation agreement, which includes plans to establish a European F-35 Lightning II training center within the CLV facility in Pardubice.
The training will be focusing on Czech Air Force F-35 pilots but accommodating foreign aviators in a 75-25 ratio.
Lockheed Martin approved Zlín Z-142 and Aero L-39 Skyfox as suitable platforms for F-35 training.