The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to provide its Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod’s (ATP) for the QEAF’s Rafale aircraft. Lockheed Martin will provide the QEAF with pods, spares and deployment support for the Rafale – the 10th platform to fly with Sniper ATP. Sniper ATP...
The Swedish Air Force has selected Pitch Technologies’ Intuitech ACES as the synthetic fighter controller service to enhance the training realism and capability in the Gripen Mission Training System. ACES combines voice recognition and synthetic speech with a sophisticated behavioral model to replicate the behavior of a fighter controller. The...
Draken International won a $280 million Adversary Air (ADAIR) II contract to provide adversary air services at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in Nevada through December 2023. Adversary air, or “Red Air”, is training that simulates real-world threat scenarios. As the sole provider of adversary support for the USAF (United...
QinetiQ has launched the QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) Rattler Ground Air Launched Supersonic Target (GAL-ST). The Rattler is a low-cost supersonic target used to accurately replicate anti-radiation missiles (ARM) and supersonic/high-diving threats suitable for use over land and at sea. The Rattler is the latest addition to the QTS aerial...
The U.S. Navy plans to negotiate a potential 10-year, $1.86 billion contract with Boeing for new and updated P-8A Poseidon training systems. Under the contract, Boeing will test and evaluate P-8A systems, hardware, software, courseware and subsystems. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract will include upgrades on aircrew and maintenance training systems...
CAE selected Rockwell Collins to provide its Panorama™ collimated display for the CC-295 full-flight simulator (FFS) that CAE will deliver to the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) program. CAE will install Rockwell's Panorama display on the CC-295 FFS it is building for the training program being...
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kazakhstan Aviation Industry (KAI) regarding bilateral cooperation of ANKA, a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) System; and HÜRKUŞ, a New Generation Advanced Trainer.
Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, opened its new Advanced Vertical Lift Center (AVLC) in Washington, D.C. that provides a setting for military customers, partners and policy makers to interact with new technology that is defining the future of vertical lift (FVL). Bell says it is increasing its presence in the...
Airbus Helicopters will offer its H135 helicopter as the solution for the U.S. Navy’s planned helicopter trainer replacement program. The H135 trainer aircraft offers advanced technologies that provide a platform for training missions for instructor pilots. As a twin-engine helicopter, the H135 provides a training environment similar to the Navy’s...
CAE USA won a contract to provide the United States Navy Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) with Contract Instruction Services (CIS) that will support the delivery of ground-based training. Under the five-year contract, CAE will provide classroom simulator instructors to support primary, intermediate and advanced pilot training at five...