The first Aero Vodochody Aerospace pre-serial L-39NG trainer and light attack aircraft made its first flight in December at Aero Vodochody Airport. The aircraft took off, climbed to 5,000 ft. and after 26 minutes successfully landed at Aero Vodochody. The maturity of the platform allowed the execution of some...

  The first M-345 HET (High Efficiency Trainer), a new basic-advanced jet trainer aircraft by Leonardo successfully performed its maiden flight at Venegono Superiore airport in Varese, Italy. Lucio Valerio Cioffi, Leonardo Aircraft Division Managing Director, said: “Thanks to its performance and the integrated training system the M-345, which has...

The 162nd Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard recently took delivery of two reconfigurable flight simulators capable of representing either an F-16C block 30 SCU 9.0 or a block 40 M7.1 actual aircraft. The training devices incorporate a total of 30 channels of VRSG, 3D terrain, and 3D...

As part for the Pilot Training Next (PTN) initiative, the U.S. Air Force took delivery of two F-16C simulators at Kelly Field, Lackland Air Force Base that use MetaVR 3D real-time graphics, terrain and 3D models that comprise an immersive virtual cockpit for training student pilots. Housed in a relocatable...

Leonardo announced that the Armament Inspectorate of Polish Ministry of National Defense has exercised an option for acquiring four more M-346 Advanced Jet Trainers (AJT) as outlined by the contract signed in March 2018. The option, valued at approximately 130-million euro, also includes a support package as well as an...

Ramco Systems announced that it has secured another deal from an adversary air (ADAIR) services provider to the U.S. Defense Forces, where Ramco will manage its fleet of fighter aircraft used for complex training fleets and defense contract requirements. The company will implement its Ramco Aviation Suite V5.8, covering modules...

Three years after the first prototype for the UH-60 Black Hawk aircrew trainer (BAT) was set up and implemented as a training aid at Fort Bliss, Texas, that technology has been enhanced. A team from System Simulation, Software and Integration Directorate, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Aviation &...

The National Training and Simulation Association named Matt Spruill, Trideum Operations Manager as the 2019 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) Deputy Program Chair. The announcement was made by the current Program Chair, Robert Kleinhample, SAIC Vice President Simulation and Training Systems. The Deputy Conference Chair role for 2019...