Tue, Dec 28, 2010
Will Deliver Three To Various U.S. Air Force Bases
It may be the week of Christmas, but some businesses are moving
along as normal. The Boeing Company said Wednesday that has
received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver C-17
training devices to three sites. The contract value is $44 million
initially and up to $72 million if two options are exercised.
C-17 Globemaster
The first set of devices is an Integrated Training Center (ITC)
to be delivered to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in the
first quarter of 2012. The ITC will consist of a weapon systems
trainer, pilot and co-pilot station, loadmaster station and related
courseware and support equipment. A second weapon systems trainer
will be installed at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., in the third
quarter of 2012 and a third ITC will go to a new C-17 training site
in early 2013.
"Wright-Patterson is set to receive its first of eight C-17s
next year and McChord has 54," said Mark McGraw, Boeing vice
president for Training Systems & Services. "We are proud to add
to the Air Force’s training capability and support warfighter
readiness with these new devices."
The ITCs support pilot and co-pilot instruction in flight
operations, mission planning and emergency procedures through
computer-based training, advanced aircraft simulation and other
desktop training devices. C-17 loadmasters also receive
computer-based and aircraft training in addition to training on the
loadmaster station, cargo loading models and cargo compartment
trainer. Additionally, maintenance personnel can use the ITCs for
training on engine run procedures.
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