Boeing Defence UK has been selected to provide the UK Ministry of Defence with synthetic training solutions for its C-17 Globemaster strategic transport aircraft
UK increases synthetic training for C-17 fleet
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9th June 2021
Boeing Defence UK has been selected to provide the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) with synthetic training solutions for its C-17 Globemaster strategic transport aircraft, which were first introduced to service in 2001.
The £274m contract will provide training courses for RAF personnel operating the C-17 aircraft until 2040, according to a late-May announcement from the MOD. Alongside the continued training for pilots on the interactive C-17 flight simulators, maintainers will be provided with engineering training in order to diagnose faults and practice repairs without having to work on live aircraft.
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£274-million training boost for RAF
Pilots and engineers who operate the UK’s C-17 Globemaster aircraft are to benefit from world-leading interactive training, following a £274-million contract award.
Awarded for the next 19 years, the contract with Boeing Defence UK will provide unique synthetic training courses for RAF personnel who operate the aircraft until 2040 and will support around 30 UK jobs at the International Training Centre (ITC) in Farnborough.
Alongside the continued training for pilots on the interactive C-17 flight simulators, from 2023 RAF trainees will also benefit from two new pieces of equipment in a purpose-built facility. Maintainers will be provided with engineering training so they can diagnose faults and practice repairs without having to work on the live aircraft.
5th February 2021 - 09:30 GMT | by Trevor Nash in Holsworthy RSS
Through the Education 2020 initiative, the Finnish Defence Forces continues to modernise the way it delivers training. Part of this process includes the wider use of virtual simulation. Two new VSATs have been added, the last one in January 2021.
Through the Education 2020 initiative, the Finnish Defence Forces continues to modernise the way it delivers training. Part of this process includes the wider use of virtual simulation.
Virtual Small Arms Trainers (VSATs) have now been installed at Hamina in 2020 and most recently, at Lappeenranta in January this year .
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