Wed, Aug 10, 2011
L-3 Link Simulation & Training Awarded Contract For The
ATDs
A contract to build and deliver two F-16C Block 52 Aircrew
Training Devices (ATDs) to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has been
awarded to L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link). Both
simulators, scheduled for delivery in 2013, will be installed and
networked at the PAF’s Shahbaz Air Base, the company said
Monday.
“These F-16C Block 52 Aircrew Training Devices will be
built on proven and cost-effective common hardware and software
designs that will enable L-3 Link to deliver a solution tailored to
meet Pakistan Air Force training requirements,” said Leonard
Genna, president of L-3 Link. “These high-fidelity devices
will enable a significant percentage of F-16 pilot training to be
conducted through the use of simulation.”
The PAF’s F-16C Block 52 ATDs will support new pilot,
pilot conversion and advanced skills training. Pilots will be able
to practice takeoffs and landings, low-level flight and emergency
procedures. In support of more advanced skills training, F-16
pilots will be able to acquire and identify targets while
accurately delivering a wide range of ordnance during simulated
air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
Each F-16C Block 52 ATD will be integrated with L-3 Link’s
SimuSphere HD 18-facet visual system display, which will provide
pilots with a 360-degree field-of-view. The simulators also will
feature high-definition databases and image generation systems to
create highly realistic and relevant training environments. Both
F-16 ATDs will incorporate L-3 Link’s simulated Joint Helmet
Mounted Cueing System, enabling pilots to practice control of
aircraft targeting systems and sensors. Day and night vision goggle
training will be conducted over a geo-specific visual system
database of Pakistan.
The two F-16C Block 52 ATDs will be supported by one mission
support system. Each simulator will also have a dedicated
instructor/operator station.
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