Future F-35A pilots will now be able to train in four network-connected simulators at the Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
The 34 ° Fighter Squadron will be the first department in the world to reach the Initial Operational Capacity in August of 2016, four months earlier than we had expected - that's what they communicate from Lockheed Martin.
"The possibility of using virtual technology and connecting four pilots gives them the ability to refine individual skills and develop tactics against land units and air threats. The simulators represent a realistic and safe environment for pilots who can test the new tactics and the F-35A arsenal. "
According to Lockheed Martin, more than 190 pilots and more than a thousand specialized technicians of the maintenance staff will be patented by next August. The Air Force will reach the Initial Operational Capacity of the F-35A as soon as the first squad consisting of 12-24 aircraft was formed, with trained airmen and crews able to carry out close air support missions, interdiction and limited suppression and destruction of enemy anti-aircraft defenses.
The Us Navy, equipped with the F-35C, will reach the Initial Operational Capacity as soon as the first squadron of 10 aircraft will be formed, with personnel and pilots of the navy trained and able to carry out the assigned missions. The F-35C will reach the Initial Operational Capacity between August 2018 and February 2019.
The Marine Corps has certified the Initial Operational Capacity with the F-35B last 31 July.
(photo: Lockheed Martin)
