P-8 maintenance training systems procured by Australian air force
NewsFebruary 04, 2016
ST. LOUIS. The Royal Australian air force (RAAF) officials chose Boeing engineers to provide P-8 maintenance training devices for use by P-8A maintenance personnel starting in early 2018.
The devices enable interactive, high-fidelity simulations based on actual mission systems software while the hardware-based trainers are full-scale replicas of aircraft components.
“This provides the RAAF with the ability to train its maintainers on more than 1,400 maintenance procedures using the Boeing provided suite of devices,” says Tom Wagner, Boeing’s P-8 maintenance program manager.
Earlier this year, RAAF officials ordered a Boeing P-8 aircrew training system to use for training pilots and mission crews to operate the aircraft, its sensors, communications, and weapons systems.
Two years ago the Australian government approved the acquisition of eight P-8A aircraft with an option for four more. The contract provided for training and initial spares and support equipment. Boeing officials plan to begin delivering the aircraft later this year and the P-8A training system in 2018.
This is the first international sale of P-8 maintenance training equipment that is currently used by the U.S. Navy for its P-8A Poseidon fleet. The RAAF virtual trainers were purchased via the U.S. Navy and RAAF Cooperative Program and will be used to train .
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