Fri, Sep 10, 2010
Company Says Its "Hawk" System Integrates Flight Training,
Simulation
BAE Systems announced Thursday that it will pursue the U.S. Air
Force's Advanced Pilot Training Family of Systems with its Hawk
Advanced Jet Training System.
Hawk Trainer File Photo
BAE Systems says that it is well positioned to compete for the
USAF Advanced Pilot Training (APT) Family of Systems (FOS) -
commonly called the T-X system - and to provide the training system
for the next generation of operational pilots. "As (a) provider of
fast jet training systems worldwide - BAE Systems is training for
the future now," said Larry Prior, Executive Vice President of
Service Sectors for BAE Systems. "BAE Systems will prime this
pursuit from its U.S. business and leverage its extensive
experience and highly relevant global capabilities to offer the
most advanced family of systems available now to replace the aging
T-38 training system. We will pursue strategic partners in the U.S.
to provide best value to the U.S. Air Force while investing in the
U.S. industrial base."
The BAE Systems Hawk Advanced Jet Training System integrates
live jet training with a high-fidelity virtual environment to
support the development of pilots. The company says the system
delivers advanced aircraft avionics, a fully integrated training
environment, instructor debrief features and other front line
capabilities that deliver the best training to pilots.
RAF Hawk Trainer
The BAE Systems Hawk Advanced Jet Training System is designed to
allow pilots to train effectively in a synthetic environment and
allows them to train in the same way they fight, including
multi-engagement scenarios, complex combat situations, intercepts,
data-link operations and the use of synthetic sensors. The system
reportedly does not require development to meet the Air Force's
desired 2017 Initial Operational Capability date.
The Hawk family is the F-35 lead-in trainer for the U.S. Navy,
Royal Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force.
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