Navy Harnessing New Technology to Restructure Aviation Training
By: Mallory Shelbourne
September 14, 2020 6:50 PM
The Navy is incorporating new technologies into its aviation training curriculum, from hand-held devices to full simulators, to better train airmen to fly and fight their aircraft.
Speaking at a panel over the weekend at the Tailhook Association’s online symposium, service officials touted the use of live, virtual and constructive (LVC) training and said the Navy is working to embed the methods into its pilot training program.
“We are undergoing modernization across the board, and one of the key pillars of that is to leverage the new technology that is out there in the market,†Rear Adm. Robert Westendorff, the chief of naval air training (CNATRA), told the panel.
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