Esterline Provides Ongoing Support for the USAF F-16 MTC Program
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Esterline Simulation Visual Systems, an Esterline Avionics Systems business of Esterline, announced that it has been awarded follow-on contracts from L3 Technologies for continued support of the USAF F-16 Mission Training Center (MTC) program. Esterline has been supporting the program since 2012.
The latest contract includes provisions for 189 SIM7 high-brightness, high-contrast LCoS projectors with built-in image warping, brightness uniformity and other multi-channel display features. It also includes upgrades to xRACU projector control and AutoAlign automatic alignment systems. The SIM7 is a high-performance simulation projector with several thousand fielded/delivered over the past 10 years. Esterline expects to deploy and support the proven SIM7 for many years to come.
Michel Potvin, President, Esterline Avionic Systems, commented, “We are very pleased that L3 Technologies continues to have confidence in Esterline’s products and integration services. With the growing number of projector options and visual display providers, customers continue to rely on us to provide and sustain the very best in simulation visual capabilities in the marketplace.”
Lenny Genna, President, Link Training & Simulation division of L3 Technologies commented, “L3 is a world leader in training and simulation. To maintain that leadership, we depend on partners who can deliver high-quality systems both on-time and on-budget. Esterline continues to deliver a product that allows us to keep the men and women of the U.S. Air Force on the cutting-edge of pilot training. We look forward to continuing this partnership through the lifetime of the F-16 Mission Training Center contract.”
Esterline Simulation Visual Systems offers the TREALITY® systems portfolio to support of military and commercial simulation and training needs. The TREALITY® brand promotes the design, development, manufacture and worldwide support of market-leading, high-performance visual systems for military and commercial simulation solutions.
