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Air Force

Boeing To Upgrade F-15C Training Centers

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

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Boeing [BA] has received a contract from the Air Force to upgrade the visual systems in the F-15C mission training centers, the company said yesterday. The 12 training centers will be equipped with the Constant Resolution Visual System (CRVS), which Boeing said is the centerpiece of the suite and provides 360 degrees of immersive training. It comes at a lower cost and uses standard, off-the-shelf projectors to take advantage of the improving technology in the commercial marketplace. “A key feature…

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