ECS To Show Army Aviation Trainer, PM Cargo, at I/ITSEC 2019

Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS) will showcase its integrated training program, Project Manager Cargo (PM Cargo), which improves the Army Aviation capabilities for the CH-47F Chinook, at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, Florida, from December 2-5.

ECS has been designing training to familiarize soldiers on the modernized cockpit and upgrades to several flight systems for over a year under a contract for the U.S. Army Program Executive Office – Aviation (PEO Aviation). Jeffrey Huber, vice president of Operations, Huntsville, Alabama, leads this project with the ECS Huntsville team, which specializes in aviation and aerospace programs.

PM Cargo upgrades include modernizing the CH-47F Chinooktrainers with significant structural, software and systems updates. Becausechanges will require additional user training, ECS is providing traininganalysis and developing customized programs to ensure pilots understand thedifferences between the Multi Year II Configured Chinook, which featuresenhanced engines and improved avionics, and the Chinook Block II CH-47Fupgrade, which provides greater lift capacity and strengthened features.

Waymon Armstrong, ECS CEO and president, says “Our demonstration at I/ITSEC will highlight how the Army is modernizing its capabilities for aircraft that have a long-standing history of success in the field, while simultaneously ensuring that the aircraft and warfighters continue to perform at maximum efficiency.”

I/ITSEC is the world’s largest training, simulation andeducation conference, that focuses on the latest in technology and trainingadvancements and is held annually in Orlando, Florida.