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AgustaWestland Awarded 76 MillionPound Lynx Wildcat Training Facility

Contract

Date news: 08/03/2011 17:39

 AgustaWestland will design and develop an integrated training solution which includes the

building and equipping of a new modern training centre for the AW159 Lynx Wildcat

helicopter.

 AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a

contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to design and develop an integrated

training solution which includes the building and equipping of a new modern training

centre for the AW159 Lynx Wildcat helicopter. The state-of-the-art training centre will be

located at RNAS Yeovilton in South West England, alongside Royal Navy and British

 Army AW159 Lynx Wildcat squadrons. The facility will provide training courses for Army

aircrew and maintainers starting in January 2013, with training for Royal Navy aircrew and

maintainers starting January 2014.

John Ponsonby, Senior Vice President Training, AgustaWestland said “This contract

represents a step change in the way AgustaWestland is partnering with the MoD to deliver world-class training for front line crews, whilst ensuring we provide value for money within

every part of the service.” He added “This contract underlines AgustaWestland’s

commitment to provide the highest quality of training to Lynx Wildcat aircrew and

maintainers, thereby ensuring the front line units are fully prepared for whatever missions

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they may be asked to undertake.” The Wildcat Training Centre will be equipped to provideair crew and maintainer training using a wide range of synthetic training technology

including two Full Mission Simulators (FMS), Flight Training Device (FTD) and Cockpit

Procedures Trainer (CPT). All devices will be capable of delivering Army or Royal Navy

conversion and mission training. Each of the Full Mission Simulators has six degrees of 

freedom to provide the acceleration sensations associated with helicopter flying together 

with a visual system that complies with JAR-FSTD-H Level D, to give highly realistic and

cost effective training. The maintenance training facility will be equipped with a suite of synthetic training devices covering the aircrafts mechanical, avionic and weapon systems.

The training centre will also contain a suite of briefing rooms, integrated electronic

classrooms and a learning management system will be operational and providing training

for the Army from early 2013 and for Royal Navy from early 2014. AgustaWestland has

partnered with a number of key suppliers to achieve a high level of technology insertion

into the project. These suppliers include Indra, who will supply Full Motion Simulators andother aircrew training equipment and Pennant Training Systems, who will supply a suite of 

maintenance training aids. Development of training devices, equipment and media will

start immediately, with the contract for construction of the facility to be awarded later this

year. This major contract for the AW159 Lynx Wildcat training facility continues

 AgustaWestland’s growth in the helicopter training services market. AgustaWestland has

training academies located in Italy, USA and UK and in March 2010 opened its

Operational Flying Training Centre at Newquay Cornwall Airport.

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