27 November 2019: As a part of NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program, CAE has completed major upgrades to the CT-156 Harvard (T-6) and CT-155 Hawk flight training devices (FTDs) at 15 Wing Moose Jaw in Canada.
These upgrades were on the backdrop of Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), the world's largest military training and simulation event to be held next week in Orlando, Florida.
As a part of the upgrade, CAE replaced computing hardware on the simulators, added new visual display systems, updated the instructor operator stations, and upgraded the image generators to the latest CAE Medallion series. The upgrades were done on three CT-156 Harvard FTDs and one CT-155 Hawk FTD that are used extensively for ground-based training elements of the NFTC pilot training syllabus.
"The ground-based training system and use of simulators has become increasingly important for military pilot training," said France Hbert, Vice President and General Manager, CAE Canada. "With the upgraded flight training devices used for NATO Flying Training in Canada, we will now be able to deliver ground-based training that is more immersive and realistic, which in turn contributes to the more effective and efficient delivery of live flying training."
The benefits of the upgraded CT-156 Harvard and CT-155 Hawk FTDs
-The new visual systems provide more realism in the synthetic environment
-It has enabled training tasks such as formation flying and tactical scenarios to be rehearsed in the simulators
CAE will now begin upgrading the CT-155 Hawk FTD located at 4 Wing Cold Lake, which is used as part of Phase IV fighter lead-in training under the NFTC program.