Thales’ Rafale Simulator To Train French Pilots

12:00 AM, July 10, 2012
3248

The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has accepted Thales’ upgrade of the F3.2 standard for the first two Rafale simulator cabins at the simulation centre in Saint-Dizier. The Transformation Squadron at Saint-Dizier has a total of four cabins which provide training on the Rafale for French Air Force and Navy pilots. The upgrade will allow improved and training for pilots preparing to join the squadron. Pilots will be trained for air-to-sea attack with the AM39 anti-ship missile missions, reconnaissance with the Reco-NG pod, air support with the Damocles laser targeting pod and nuclear deterrence with the ASMP/A enhanced medium-range air-to-ground missile. In 2013, the Rafale simulation centre in Landivisiau, which has two simulators, will be upgraded to the F3.2 standard.

Thales’ Rafale Simulator To Train French Pilots

Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter

Are Helicopters Giving Way to Drones as Combat Platforms?

NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?

Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions

Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?

Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases