Demonstration enables live distributed connectivity between Australian air force and U.S.-based lab
NewsDecember 14, 2016
CANBERRA, Australia. Engineers at Northrop Grumman Australia - a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corp. - completed a demonstration with a distributed network environment between two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) simulators and a Northrop Grumman test lab.
During the exercise conducted last month, engineers provided distributed simulation capability by connecting a RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport simulator with a C-17A Globemaster III simulator at RAAF Base Amberley and a Northrop Grumman test laboratory located in Orlando, Florida. The demonstration enabled the capability for close formation maneuvers and communications between the aircraft simulator with boom operators across the world. The integration and test environment allowed for the introduction of simulated constructive or computer generated elements that simulator crews observed and interacted with.
The demonstration was conducted in conjunction with CAE and L-3 Communications. It follows the first of a four-phased program where the simulators of RAAF’s Air Mobility Group (AMG) KC-30A, C-17A, and C-130J Hercules transports were surveyed to determine their operating standards compared to those of the U.S. Air Force’s Distributed Mission Operations Network (DMON). The survey determined configuration changes required to achieve U.S. Air Force Mobility Air Force standards.
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