Horizon Technology has released details of Mutacts (memory-unit tactical aircrew training system) which it is developing for the Swiss and Finnish air forces' McDonnell Douglas F-18s. The system accurately reconstructs complex training sorties for later digital playback using computer graphics and simulation. Synchronised displays of mission data and aircraft videos from different types of aircraft are also possible.
Source: Flight International
Italy has followed fellow Eurofighter partner nation Spain and placed a long-trailed follow-on order for up to 24 examples of the multirole jet. Disclosed on 23 December, the order, placed via the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, will see the new fighters replace the Italian air force’s current Tranche ...
Two US naval aviators safely ejected from their Boeing F/A-18F over the Red Sea after the jet was mistakenly targeted by one of the guided missile ships escorting the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman.
Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration has awarded Saab a SKr466 million ($42 million) contract to support further development of the nation’s Gripen C/D fighter fleet.
