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Defence
ADF’s largest networked simulation Army and Navy

system virtually delivered Helicopter Aircrew
Training System Achieves
Milestone
April; Lockheed Martin Australia signed a just job opportunities but the further
contract with the Australian government development of its cutting-edge virtual The Australian Defence Force’s
to deliver Australia’s largest, networked 3D training software – Titan – as a core Helicopter Aircrew Training System
simulation system. element of our solution, thus enhancing for the Army and Navy has declared
In partnership with Calytrix local IP and export opportunities. an initial operational capability (IOC).
Technologies and NEC Australia, this Amy Gowder, Vice President and Designed to replace Navy’s Airbus
team will work to transform how the General Manager, Lockheed Martin AS350BA Squirrels and Army’s Bell
Australian Defence Force trains and Training and Logistics Solutions based 206B Kiowas with one training system,
develops future generations of Defence in Orlando, Florida, said, the Distributed HATS is a combined Boeing/Thales
personnel. Mission Training capability integrated team offering 15 Airbus EC135 T2+
Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin live, virtual and constructive entities helicopters, new synthetic training
Australia Vince Di Pietro said the team into one shared training environment, devices and courseware adopted under
of partners was providing a uniquely creating interoperability across all Project AIR 9000 Phase 7.
Australian solution for the ADF creating military platforms.
up to 100 jobs located in Canberra, Minister for Defence Christopher
Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth. Pyne said the contract Defence
“The addition of 5th generation had entered into with Lockheed
capabilities such as the F-35 and Aegis, Martin Australia formed part of the
means Australia has one of the most Government’s total investment of $897
modern defence forces in the world,” million in ADF simulation capabilities.
Mr Di Pietro said. “The partnership with Lockheed
“JP9711 will transform the ADF’s Martin Australia will deliver Defence’s
approach to training and simulation, core simulation capability, and result in
ensuring the latest technologies are new simulation technologies integrating
used to best prepare our service with existing ADF systems” Mr Pyne
personnel for the complexity and said.
challenges of the future.” “This important project will provide
He said The partnership with more simulation-supported training
Calytrix Technologies and NEC events on a broader scale, and ensure
underpined Lockheed Martin’s that simulation-enabled collective
continued commitment to developing training is conducted in secure and
and sustaining relationships with highly realistic environments.”
innovative high-tech local companies. Minister for Defence Industry Linda
“Calytrix is a prime example of Reynolds said the Lockheed Martin
our commitment to Australian Australia consortium required a skilled
owned businesses, delivering not workforce, increased by 100 personnel
for this project, to deliver this
transformative capability.
“I congratulate the consortium
for their continued involvement in
science, technology, engineering
and maths – STEM – programs,”
she said.
“We want our soldiers, sailors
and aircrew to be fully prepared
for any situation they may face
and simulation is a vital part of
that preparation, and provides
training opportunities that are
not always possible in real-world An Australian Army OH-58A Kiowa leads a
Royal Australian Navy AS-350BA Squirrel
situations.” and its replacement a Eurocopter EC-135
Lockheed Martin photo over the skies of Nowra, NSW.
Photo LSIS Jayson Tufrey.

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