SkyOp LLC announced a new initiative to pair interested corporate sponsors with local school districts that are eager to launch high school drone training STEM programs. Following the recent release of its SkyOp Drone Training Curriculum, the company was overwhelmed with school districts excited to adopt the workforce development...
Indra will provide the French Air Force under contract with Airbus D&S with a state-of-the-art flight simulator that will offer training for the pilots of the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) refueling aircraft. The simulator has a level D certification, the highest category for a system of this...
Collins Aerospace Systems has been selected by Saab to provide key power and controls systems for the Boeing T-X trainer, including the aircraft’s Power Take Off (PTO) shaft, Auxiliary Power Engine Control Unit (APECU), engine start system and Main Electric Power Generation System (MEPGS). Collins Aerospace announced in January...
Safran Electrical & Power and Saab signed an agreement to supply the Auxiliary Power System for the Boeing T-X military training aircraft – developed jointly by Boeing and Saab – for the US Air Force. The Auxiliary Power System is the system used to provide electrical and hydraulic power...
CAE USA has been awarded a contract to provide classroom and simulator training for United States Navy UC-12 aircrews. Training will be delivered at the CAE Dothan Training Center in Dothan, Alabama, in addition to CAE training centers in Dallas, Texas, and Morristown, New Jersey. The UC-12 is a...
Leonardo unveiled its new unmanned platform – the latest entry in the Falco family – during the Paris Air Show on 17th June in the Leonardo static area. Paris will also be the first opportunity for guests to see the AWHERO unmanned rotorcraft in its pre-production configuration with the...
On the occasion of the German Armed Forces day, June 15, 2019, the new maintenance training rig NTH90 MTR FC of the German Navy Air Wing 5 in Nordholz, Lower Saxony, built by REISER SIMULATION AND TRAINING GmbH, was handed over to the unit in a formal ceremony. The...
A strong commercial aviation industry, stable defense spending and the need to service all platforms throughout their lifecycle are driving a growing aerospace and defense market, according to the Boeing Market Outlook. Released at the Paris Air Show, the outlook values the aerospace and defense market at $8.7 trillion...
Leonardo has signed a contract with the Armaments and Airworthiness Department of the Italian Ministry of Defence for the supply of 13 M-345 HET (High Efficiency Trainer) aircraft, for a total value of €300 million. This follows an initial contract for five aircraft, bringing the number of M-345 trainers...
The 372d Training Squadron, Detachment 11 (Det. 11), is a unit specifically dedicated to improving maintenance airmen skills surrounding the many lethal aircraft assigned to the 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. Their main focus is to deliver major command-directed and unit-requested training throughout the Air Force...