This is the third in a series of short articles on military FSTD developments. We’ll resume from where we departed from our last glimpse of the fast-jet sector with a survey of a new F-35-focused training device entering this market space and then gain an update on the art-of-the possible by way of one novel flight simulator in development.
Vrgineers Inc. has presented an unclassified F-35-like Classroom 2.0 Trainer. The simulator software consists of the high-fidelity D-SIM flight simulation framework developed by multiSIM BV in The Netherlands.
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, part of the Textron Systems segment of Textron Inc., has been awarded a five-year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract by the U.S. Navy to provide chase flight services for the F-35 program.
Vrgineers developed a next-generation virtual and mixed reality pilot training system. The solution consists of the newest version of Vrgineers’ XTAL 3, and Lockheed Martin’s Prepar3D visual simulation platform.
Lockheed Martin has released the F-35 Mission Rehearsal Trainer – Lightning Integrated Training Environment, which offers customers a reduced footprint solution to train pilots.
Dim Jones, MS&T Europe Editor and Marty Kauchak, Halldale Media Group Editor attended the 1 December Lockheed Martin F-35 Training Update Media Roundtable and filed this report.
Cubic Corporation’s Cubic Mission and Performance Solutions business division won a contract to deliver a P5 Combat Training System ground subsystem with live monitoring.
The 412th Electronic Warfare Group at Edwards Air Force Base awarded Advanced Simulation Technology inc. a contract for communications simulation products and technical services.
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company has been selected to provide Eglin Air Force Base with adversary air live training under the Combat Air Forces Contracted Air Support program.
