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An overview of the US Army's new training helicopter competition

Bell, M1 and Lockheed Martin have been selected for the next phase of the U.S. Army's Flight School Next competition. Let's ...
Morningstar

Augmented Reality Training System integrated on Apache attack helicopter platform

First-ever AR flight training system integration on rotorcraft platform demonstrates next-generation military pilot training technologies MESA, Ariz., Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Red 6 today ...
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Textron to supply Beechcraft T-6 Texan II training system to Japan

Textron Inc. TXT recently revealed that it has secured its first contract to supply the Beechcraft T-6JP Texan II integrated training system to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in partnership with ...
USA Today

Why an airline pilot training is 'similar to a specialist surgeon' | Cruising Altitude

Pilots undergo rigorous training, accumulating hundreds of flight hours and passing numerous exams. Automation is changing pilot training, requiring pilots to master technology while maintaining ...
Flying

U.S. Air Force Turns to Aviation Training Devices Amid T-1A Divesting

The U.S. Air Force is integrating hundreds of new immersive training devices, including Redbird Aviation Training Devices (AATDs) with mixed-reality capabilities, into its pilot training system. This ...
Forbes

Pilots Are Learning To Fly Helicopters In VR, Thanks To This Swiss Startup

A pilot trains on a Loft Dynamics simulator for an Airbus H125 helicopter at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. I am hovering in a valley in the Swiss Alps on a beautiful day in a ...
The Aviationist

Deep Dive Into The International Flight Training School, ‘World’s Leading 5th Gen. Training System’

We have recently talked to the Chiefs of Staff of the ITAF, RAF, JASDF and RCAF and here’s why the Italian training system, based on the M-346 and already chosen by nine air forces for the training of ...
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VIDEO: AIR 5428 Pilot Training System

The AIR 5428 Pilot Training System will deliver performance-based options to train the next generation of Australian pilots over the next 25 years. Lockheed Martin leads the delivery of an integrated ...
Agence France-Presse

Textron Aviation Defense Secures First Contract to Deliver Beechcraft T-6 Texan II Integrated Training System to Japan

The Beechcraft T-6 Texan II is designed and manufactured by Textron Aviation Defense LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ...
War on the Rocks

Flying Desks, Not Planes: The Backlog in British Fast Jet Pilot Training

It may not have been the spiciest of leaks — and no Discord servers or Russian disinformation were involved. But a leak of internal Royal Air Force documents to Sky News last year shed light on an ...
Forbes

The 1,500-Hour Rule Has Broken The Pilot Pipeline In The U.S.

The U.S. airline industry is facing demand for pilots that won't be met by the current training pipeline. Today's U.S pilots are overwhelmingly male and white. Returning to an apprentice-based system ...