FlightSafety International has received a $52 million US Air Force contract to upgrade seven Lockheed C-5 simulators with articulated, 225° field-of-view, MultiView display-systems, Lockheed Martin CompuScene PT2000 image generators and database-generation systems and larger motion bases. FlightSafety Services operates the C-5 simulator on behalf of the US Air Force.
Source: Flight International
Germany has awarded Qinetiq an Aerial Training Services contract to support its armed forces by operating a fleet of two turboprop-powered types.
Stockholm’s selection of a new-generation tactical airlifter will be a “political decision”, says Swedish air force chief Major General Jonas Wikman.
The January incident at Ellsworth AFB resulted in the destruction of the $450 million bomber and a rare quadruple ejection of the crew, who were attempting to execute an instrument landing during poor weather.
