Lockheed Martin [LMT] submitted a proposal to the Air Force for its KC-46 Aircrew Training System, according to a company statement.
The Aircrew Training System is a program to prepare pilots, boom operators and other on-board personnel of Boeing’s [BA] KC-46 aerial refueling tanker for air refueling, cargo transport and medical evacuation, according to a statement. Aircrews, expected to begin training with the system in 2016, will refuel fixed-wing, receiver-capable aircraft for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and coalition forces, according to a statement.
The KC-46 Aircrew Training System includes training devices, courseware, instructors and logistics support. Lockheed Martin has compiled an industry team to provide various technologies to the program. The company is teaming with Thales to provide Level D-certified simulators that use off the shelf components while ACME Worldwide Inc. of New Mexico will provide the boom operator trainers for remote air refueling, according to a statement.
“Lockheed Martin’s solution for the KC-46 Aircrew Training System minimizes cost and training time while providing each airman with a customized learning environment,” Jim Weitzel, vice president of training solutions at Lockheed Martin’s global training and logistics business, said in a statement.