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September 13, 2010
- BAE Systems announced that it will pursue the U.S. Air Force's
Advanced Pilot Training Family of Systems with the world's most advanced
and successful fast jet training system, the proven Hawk Advanced Jet
Training System.
BAE Systems 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. BAE Systems has an
off-the-shelf solution that is the only fully optimized jet trainer that
is low risk, in-service and has demonstrated affordable life-cycle cost. "As the premier 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. |
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"BAE Systems will
prime this pursuit from its
The BAE Systems
Hawk Advanced Jet Training System is a true system that fully integrates
live jet training with a high-fidelity virtual environment to support
the development of pilots. The Hawk Advanced Jet Training System is more
than just the aircraft. 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.
The sophisticated
BAE Systems Hawk Advanced Jet Training System enables 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. Warfare of the future is not just about flying the
aircraft, but about understanding, processing and reacting correctly to
the quantity of information available in the cockpit.
The Hawk Advanced
Jet Training System does not require development to meet the Air Force's
desired 2017 Initial Operational Capability date, and it will
substantially lower the total cost of training mission-ready pilots. The
Hawk family is the F-35 lead-in trainer for the U.S. Navy, Royal Air
Force and the Royal Australian Air Force. More than 900 Hawk aircraft
have been delivered across 18 countries and more are on order in support
of training current and future pilots. |