L-3 Communications' Link Simulation and Training Division Awarded $41 Million Contract to Build Polish F-16 Aircrew Training System.FARNBOROUGH, England -- L-3 Communications (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LLL LLL abbr. left lower lobe (of the lung) ) today announced that its Link Simulation and Training (Link) division has been awarded a $41 million contract to provide an F-16 Aircrew Training System to the Polish Air Force Polish Air Force (Siły Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, Siły Powietrzne RP). Until 1 July 2004 it was officially known as: Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej (literally: Air and Air Defence Forces, the name existing from 1990). . The contract was awarded to Link by the U.S. Air Force's Aeronautical aer·o·nau·tic also aer·o·nau·ti·cal adj. Of or relating to aeronautics. aer  o·nau Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 8,023 acres (3,247 hectares), W Ohio, NE of Dayton; est. 1917. One of the largest airport installations in the world, it is the air force's main research and development base, and the headquarters of the in Ohio. The contract calls for Link to deliver one full mission trainer, two squadron level trainers, two egress See ingress. procedures trainers, instructor operator stations, computational systems and a visual system database. In 2006, Link will deliver a full mission trainer, squadron level trainer and egress procedures trainer as Poland begins to receive its first F-16C/D Block 50 aircraft from Lockheed Martin Corporation. In 2007, the Polish Air Force will receive a second squadron level trainer and egress procedures trainer from Link. "The Polish Air Force's F-16 Aircrew Training System will be integrated with advanced Link training technologies," said David Love, vice president of business development for Link Simulation and Training. "The highly realistic training scenarios supported by this modern simulation system will enable pilots to maintain and enhance their skills in operation of this multi-role fighter aircraft." Link will be supported on the aircrew training program by Poland's ETC-PZL Aerospace Industries organization. ETC-PZL, which has headquarters in Warsaw, will contribute to the aircrew training system's development, manufacture and support. The F-16 Full Mission Trainer will be integrated with Link's nine-panel SimuSphere(TM) visual display, which will provide the pilot with a 360-degree field-of-view. Link's SimuView(TM) personal computer image generation system will power both out-the-window and cockpit sensor display imagery viewed by the pilot. This high fidelity trainer will be used to reinforce a full range of pilot warfighting skills, including low-level flight, formation exercises, air refueling, takeoffs and landings and emergency procedures. Pilots also will be able to acquire and identify targets and deliver a wide range of weapons during simulated air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. The F-16 Squadron Level Trainers, which also will be integrated with SimuView and a three-panel SimuSphere visual display, will be used to support extensive procedural training to allow pilots to hone their aircraft systems operational skills and practice basic flight maneuvers. Pilots also will practice all aspects of ground and in-flight egress, in addition to operation of life support systems, within the F-16 Egress Procedures Trainers. The geo-specific visual database that Link will build for the F-16 Aircrew Training System will encompass the majority of Poland's sovereign borders. Link Simulation and Training, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary, is a systems integration organization that delivers and supports training systems and equipment designed to enhance operational proficiency. Link's services include conducting front end analysis, program design, simulator design and production, and field support. Link has its headquarters operation in Arlington, TX and other key bases of operation in Binghamton, NY, Orlando, FL, Broken Arrow, OK, and Phoenix, AZ. Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , L-3 Communications is a leading provider of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance may refer to:
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