Saudi F-15 Program

SIMULATORS DIVISION EXECUTES OVER 20 FMS CASES FOR 20 COUNTRIES VALUED AT $1.3B+; FURTHER, THERE ARE 10+ ADDITIONAL CASES IN VARYING STAGES OF IMPLEMENTATION WHICH WILL ADD TO THE FMS PORTFOLIO.

The F-15SA Fleet Modernization Program, the largest Foreign Military Sales program in USAF history, is upgrading the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) F-15 fleet. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Simulators Division is responsible for the acquisition management of all training devices to support the fleet modernization effort. The program incorporates six types of training devices. Simulators will be located at six in-Kingdom locations.

Aircrew training device support consists of six Full Mission Trainers (FMT), six Egress Procedural Trainers (EPT), and two Integrated Avionics Trainers (IAT).

The FMTs and IATs will incorporate an advanced technology visual system. The FMTs will also incorporate a dual cockpit configuration and digital Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems for both the pilot and the Weapons System Officer. A Database Generation System (DBGS), also being acquired under this contract, will allow the RSAF to develop realistic scenarios for the F-15SA FMTs and IATs.

The IATs will supplement FMT training by providing built-in test functionality, avionics systems checks, operational procedures for attack instrument and flight control, and communication, navigation, and penetration aids. The six EPTs will provide egress emergency procedures, fire and engine fire on takeoff, ejection seat replication with operable ejection seat handle in a static environment, and a fully functional canopy. The Aircrew Training Devices are currently being acquired under contract with Boeing Training and Professional Services.

F-15 Mission Training Center (MTC)

Maintenance training support consists of one Virtual Maintenance Trainer (VMT), comprising ten Student Stations and two Instructor/Operator Stations, two physical Armament System Trainers, and two physical Jet Fuel Starter trainers. The VMT utilizes desktop stations for instructor and RSAF student interaction in a classroom environment. The student has the ability to fault isolate, analyze Fighter Data Link failures, simulate Line Replaceable Unit change-out, and perform other simulated major maintenance events on the aircraft. The RSAF student also learns aircraft locations and proper maintenance practices through 3D modeling scenarios, to augment on-the-job training. The physical trainers provide the RSAF student with hands-on training for armament load stations and additional 3D instructional and hands-on experience for intermediate level repair of the Jet Fuel Starter. The RSAF selected Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems as the Directed Sole Source for F15SA Maintenance Training Systems. All Maintenance Training Devices are located at King Khalid Training