India, Aug. 29 -- Late April 2026, a new Weapon Instructor Course (WIC) started at Leeuwarden Air Base, The Netherlands. 25 participants from Belgium, Denmark, Norway and The Netherlands will follow the 6 month during course towards October for final certification. The course is not limited to pilots only, but includes also officers and non-commissioned officers out of other operational units. These include intelligence officers, air battle managers and surface-based air defence (eg, Patriot) operators. The WIC evolved out of the Fighter Weapon Instructor Training (FWIT) which was installed from 1975, out of a cooperation between Portugal, Belgium, Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands. These countries all operated the F-16 and were looking f...