Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Receiving Saudis F-15 training systems

Pilot and maintenance training systems for F-15SA aircraft are to be Provided to the Saudi Air Force by Lockheed Martin, the U.S. firm Announced.

The contract - under a Foreign Military Sales arrangement - is worth $ 253 and one million is share of Saudi Arabia's modernization program for the aircraft.

Lockheed Said icts full 360-degree task trainers will enable pilots to full air-to-air combat, air-to-surface missions, air combat maneuvers and tactical training intercepts. The systems will feature a dome over the single-seat cockpit and dual desktop trainers for training procedure will aussi share of the package.

Virtual training systems will include maintaining systems will cover Areas Such as basic maintenance, landing gear and arresting hook, armament and flight controls.

"The complement of F-15SA training starts with desktop systems and trainers Progressively Increases in capability to full duty weapons systems trainers," Said Jim Weitzel, vice president of training solutions for
Lockheed Martin's Mission Systems and Training business. "This Creates a cost-effective program since the Appropriate level of technology is Applied to meet the training objective."

The trainers are to be Delivered to Saudi Arabia by 2020.

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