U.S. Navy air combat experts are expanding training & simulation activities for the F-35C carrier-based joint strike fighter to help give F-35 pilots and flight crews a realistic training experience possible at the most economical cost possible.
Over the next three years Navy Pacific Fleet F-35C pilots will gain access to a state-of-the-art flight simulation facility at Lemoore Naval Air Station in Central California that will involve training tasks ranging from basic flight skills to team-based mission rehearsal that will mimic challenging combat conditions.
Officials of the Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., announced a $20.8 million order earlier this month to the Lockheed Martin Corp. Aeronautics segment in Fort Worth, Texas, to build a sophisticated F-35C training & simulation facility at Lemoore.
The Pacific Fleet Strike Fighter Wing is based at Lemoore, as will be all Pacific Fleet F-35C squadrons. Lockheed Martin is the F-35C aircraft manufacturer and flight simulator integrator.
