Bob Gower, Vice President of Boeing's Training Systems and Government Service (exhibiting at booth #1700) provided an update on numerous Boeing training activities, including progress on I-LVC, Constant Resolution Visual System, and more at a media roundtable yesterday.
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Two military aircraft produced by Boeing – the F-15E EAGLE and the F/A-18E Super HORNET – now are equipped to train in an environment that puts them at odds against real aircraft and computer-generated enemy threats at the same time. This technology can provide aircrews with a complex virtual strike environment in which to train, while potentially decreasing the number of real aircraft and other assets to practice against. Generally, an actual combat aircraft (live) is networked with ground-based simulation computers (virtual) that provide computer-generated threats (constructive). Before this new capability, pilots could practice using flight simulators on the ground, but when they trained in the actual aircraft, other people were needed to play the role of an opponent, commonly referred to as a “red” or adversary team.
Boeing continues to set new standards while reducing lifecycle costs in training with its Constant Resolution Visual System (CRVS). It is the centerpiece of a complete training suite, providing 360° of immersive, low-cost and highly effective training. Boeing's CRVS provides the soldier with constant target visibility throughout the entire field of vision, with a low-risk growth path to 20/20 acuity and is compatible with a wide array of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. CRVS uses one-third to one-half the number of projectors of other approaches and provides unparalleled realism that gives pilots a more intense training experience than ever before.
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| Boeing has been developing the CRVS as a company-funded project for several years. Its applications include fast-jet, rotorcraft and ground-based training, as well as visualisations for presentations, virtual prototyping and analysis. CRVS is now production ready for a very broad market base. (Photo: Boeing) |
Pilots and mission crew members operating the new P-8A POSEIDON aircraft are mastering their skills on Boeing training technology at a new state-of-the-art training facility at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, FL. The training facility includes a full-visual operational flight trainer that simulates the flight deck of the P-8A, as well as a weapons trainer for mission crew training. All of the technology prepares pilots and mission crew members to operate the best anti-surface and anti-submarine capabilities provided by the P-8A.
Boeing is a premier provider of Logistics Information Management Systems and Simulations & Training Solutions for the US military, civil government and private sector. Boeing delivers strategic to tactical level products and services, as well as field engineering services for a host of systems including the US Army's Battle Command Sustainment Support System (BCS3) Total Logistics Support programme. Through BCS3, Boeing delivers software, field services, 24/7 help-desk support and training that provides information via web services. As a result, commanders and soldiers in Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Europe, and the US have increased situational awareness on the battlefield for safety and mission success.
For more information, please see MILITARY TECHNOLOGY 12/2014, available at I/ITSEC 2014 on booth #773.