L-3 Communications, NEW YORK, NY: L-3 Communications announced today that the F-16 Aircrew Training System that was built and delivered for the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) has achieved ready-for-training status. The aircrew training system was built by L-3 Link Simulation and Training under a contract initially awarded in 2004.
The aircrew training system is comprised of one F-16C Block 50+ Full Mission Trainer, an instructor operator station, computational systems and a newly developed visual system database encompassing Oman and bordering waters.
“We are very pleased to have produced and delivered an F-16 Aircrew Training System that will help ensure that the Royal Air Force of Oman’s highly skilled F-16 pilots maintain their tactical edge in operating this multi-role fighter aircraft,” said Mike Wallace, Vice President of Air Force and Navy Programs at L-3 Link Simulation and Training. “The F-16 Full Mission Trainer that Oman pilots are training on has been integrated with advanced technology solutions specifically designed to support highly realistic fast jet simulation.”
The F-16 Full Mission Trainer is integrated with L-3’s seven-panel SimuSphere visual display, which provides the pilot with a 300 horizontal x 130 vertical field-of-view. L-3’s SimuView personal computer image generation system powers both out-the-window and cockpit sensor display imagery viewed by the pilot.
This high fidelity trainer will be used to reinforce a full range of pilot warfighting skills, including low-level flight, formation exercises, air refueling, emergency procedures and takeoffs and landings.
L-3 has also delivered F-16 pilot training equipment to Greece, Egypt, Taiwan, Poland, Denmark, South Korea, Jordan and Turkey.
L-3’s Link division is a systems integration organization that delivers and supports training systems and equipment to enhance operational proficiency. Its current services include conducting front-end analysis, program design, simulator design, production and field support, and aircraft logistics support. L-3 Link has major operations in Arlington, TX, and other key bases of operation in Binghamton, NY; Orlando, FL; Broken Arrow, OK and Phoenix, AZ.
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