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ARLINGTON, Texas, July 24, 2008 - L-3 Link Simulation and Training (L-3 Link) announced today it received a contract from the Boeing Company as a result of a contract award from the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division for the first F/A-18F simulators to be delivered to an international military. The contract award calls for L-3 Link to build two F/A-18F Tactical Operational Flight Trainers (TOFTs) for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), which are scheduled for separate deliveries to RAAF Base Amberley in 2010. Each F/A-18F TOFT will consist of independent cockpits and visual display systems for both the pilot and weapons sensor officer.
"Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F aircrews will be able to undergo a full spectrum of advanced tactical training on these modern technology Super Hornet simulators," said John McNellis, L-3 Link Simulation and Training president. "As a result of our global investment in F/A-18 simulator hardware and software commonality, we will be able to deliver the Royal Australian Air Force a low-risk solution that meets their unique training requirements."
Each trainer will be integrated with L-3 Link’s 360° SimuSphere® visual display, SimuView™ image generator and Boeing’s simulated Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System to provide both pilots and weapons sensor officers with a completely immersive training environment.
L-3 also will deliver two fully integrated mission briefing and debriefing systems that will capture all mission event data as F/A-18F aircrews undertake air-to-air and air-to-ground simulated exercises. Following mission execution, RAAF aircrews will be able to evaluate their tactical performance and capture lessons learned to maximize training time.
L-3 Link is a systems integration organization that delivers and supports training systems and equipment to enhance operational proficiency. L-3 Link’s current services include conducting front-end analysis; program design; simulator design and production; field support; and aircraft logistics support. L-3 Link has major operations in Arlington, Tex., and other key bases of operation in Binghamton, N.Y.; Orlando, Fla.; Broken Arrow, Okla. and Mesa, Ariz.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 63,000 people worldwide and is a prime system contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance, C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and government services. L-3 is also a leading provider of high technology products, subsystems and systems. The company reported 2007 sales of $14 billion.
To learn more about L-3 Communications, please visit the company’s web site at
www.L-3Com.com.
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