BAE Systems wins MOD contracts for Typhoon pilot training

Under the Typhoon Future Synthetic Training (TFST) contracts, BAE Systems will lead delivery of ten high fidelity, immersive simulators together with training facilities at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire and RAF Lossiemouth, Moray.

The new training environments will be linked to provide an integrated environment for pilots to carry out complex combined training exercises using real world mission software and tactics. The technology will provide students with a secure experience tailored to the individual which is difficult to achieve in live training environments, BAE Systems said.

Defence Equipment and Support, the MOD’s procurement arm, has made the investment in line with the RAF’s ambition to increase use of synthetic training which can deliver cost, time and sustainability benefits over live training.

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BAE Systems works with industrial and academic partners to integrate technologies such as virtual assistants, data analytics, single synthetic environments and artificial intelligence into next generation training solutions such as simulators.