Flight simulation technology from CAE selected by Turkish air force for fighter and trainer simulators

Posted by John McHaleMONTREAL, 8 Nov. 2010. CAE will provide its CAE Medallion-6000 image generator for Turkish air force fighter and trainer aircraft simulators. Havelsan, a Turkish simulation and training company, selected CAE to deliver more than 190 CAE Medallion-6000 image generators for a range of Turkish air force flight simulators. In addition, Havelsan and the Turkish air force have adopted the CAE-developed Common Database (CDB) architecture to enhance the ability to correlate and rapidly update databases to support training and mission rehearsal requirements. The CAE Medallion-6000 image generator will be used on flight simulators for the Turkish air force F-16 fighter, T-38 jet trainer, and KT-1T basic trainer. As the prime contractor, Havelsan will have overall responsibility for integrating the CAE Medallion-6000 image generator with the F-16, T-38 and KT-1T training devices. The suite of training devices supporting the Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter includes full-mission simulators, weapons tactics trainers, and a forward air controller trainer, all of which will include CAE Medallion-6000 image generators. Each of the F-16 full-mission simulators will feature a 25-channel CAE Medallion-6000 image generator with a 360 degree by 135 degree field-of-view dome display. The T-38 and KT-1T training devices include instrument flight trainers and operational flight trainers that will feature the CAE Medallion-6000 image generator.CAE will also support Havelsan and the Turkish air force with establishing a database generation system based on the CDB. The CDB, originally developed by CAE for the U.S. Special Operations Command, is a standard, open database architecture that is both rapidly updateable and enables correlated distributed mission training. "We are pleased that after a competitive evaluation, Havelsan has selected the CAE Medallion-6000 image generator for the Turkish air force's demanding combat and trainer aircraft flight simulation requirements," says Ulrich Aderhold, managing director of CAE's military operations in Europe and Africa. "The CAE Medallion-6000, combined with the common database architecture, truly gives military customers a state-of-the-art visual solution that helps contribute to enhanced synthetic training and mission readiness."

Flight simulation technology from CAE selected by Turkish air force for fighter and trainer simulators

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