Thales, a military training service provider, has been training Tornado GR4 RAF aircrew for over 30 years.
Mr. Ainsworth toured the facility before accepting an invitation to fly a Tornado GR4 simulator.
The Minister was visiting Lossiemouth to meet with his Saudi defence equivalent, Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud. The prince, complete with an entourage of around 30 other VIPs, including five Saudi generals, also visited the simulator where he observed the training of a Saudi aircrew