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training courseware and scheduling for example and as far as aircraft platforms go, we’re OEM-agnostic – we will look to Cobham to provide the airborne solution.”
CAE Australia currently supports the delivery of training for the RAAF’s C-130J-30 Hercules, KC-
30A MRTT, AP-3C(EW) Orion and Hawk
Mk.127 platforms and RAN MH-60R Se-
sion planning and support and it was done in partnership with Pilatus and Jet Aviation under the Team 21 banner.
Neale Prescott, Director of Business Development Ro- tary and Mission Systems for Lockheed Martin Australia told ADM that he proposes to leverage the experience of delivering the PTS to deliver
ahawk. CAE also supports training for a number of overseas air forces, including the US Navy and Air Force, Royal Cana- dian Air Force, Royal Air Force and in February it was awarded a contract to pro- vide ab-initio pilot training for Germany’s Luftwaffe.
“CURRENT AND FUTURE TRAINING WILL REMAIN MODERN VIA CONTEMPORARY TRAINING METHODOLOGIES IN THE GROUND AND AIRBORNE ENVIRONMENTS”
the F-AMTS.
“Lockheed Martin Australia is focussed
on accelerating mission readiness for F- AMTS aviation officers and that starts at the ab-initio level where critical operational un- derstanding and airmanship are cultivated,” Prescott said.
He added that LMA’s offer for F-AMTS will offer a “holistic and integrated solution” to the training environment. “Our industry team will be Australian-led, blending an in- tegrated of live and synthetic technical so-
Nova Systems will provide Team AUS-
tringer with professional and engineer-
ing services, which it says will leverage
its experience with the introduction into
service of the RAAF’s Pilot Training System (PTS) under Air 5428 Phase 1.
lutions with Significant Australian content, and bolstering in-country industry skills and sovereign training system ca- pability in Australia,” he said.
Besides the delivery of Air 5428/1, Lockheed Martin runs the Basic Wings Course training for the Republic of Sin- gapore Air Force, also using the Pilatus PC-21 platform, at RAAF Pearce in Western Australia. In addition, it is the training integrator on the C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System and F-35 pilot and maintenance training, as well as the UK’s Military Flying Training System (MFTS).
ADM understands the Commonwealth’s timetable for Air 5428/3 is to award a contract around the fourth quarter of 2023 for an in-service date in the 2024-2025 timeframe. ■
“Nova brings a wealth of experience supporting the deliv- ery of complex Defence programs,” Sibree added. “We are well aware of their solid reputation, particularly in East Sale, as a result of their successful participation in the RAAF’s new pilot training program.”
LOCKHEED MARTIN AUSTRALIA’S AMBITIONS
Lockheed Martin Australia was the prime contractor for the delivery of Air 5428/1, which achieved final acceptance on 7 February. The PTS included delivery of 54 Pilatus PC-21 training aircraft, flight simulators, cockpit trainers and mis-
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