T-100 Team Member on U.S. Air Force Training Program will be Keynote Speaker at Military Flight Training Conference

A 20-year veteran U.S. Air Force pilot with experience in flight training and combat operations, Lewis will overview the critical need for LVC training that links aircraft and ground simulation to better prepare pilots, save government money and enable a safer training environment.  Lewis is currently the Director of Business Development and Training Solutions for CAE USA, where he supports the U.S. Department of Defense and various international military customers for complete LVC training solutions, including the Leonardo M-346 program which is the base platform of the T-100. 

Integrated LVC flight training is a key element in the U.S. Air Force T-X advanced pilot training competition. Using LVC, a pilot flying a trainer jet can engage in an exercise with other pilots flying as wingmen in ground-based simulators. Sensor data from the simulators is sent to the aircraft providing a shared constructive training scenario for both live and virtual aircraft.

Live Virtual Constructive training provides a state-of-the-art safer training environment for multiple new 5th-generation pilots to train together, while reducing operational costs of numerous daily sorties.

CAE USA is leading the ground-based training and LVC effort for the T-100 program.  It is the most advanced and globally-proven LVC training solution for trainer aircraft operating today, featuring a cutting-edge cockpit-embedded tactical training simulation that integrates with multiple aircraft and ground-based simulators. This proven system is ready for the T-100 program having consistently demonstrated its effectiveness, producing skilled pilots around the world.

The Military Flight Training USA conference, on December 7th – 8th in San Antonio, TX., will focus on military pilot training and bring together an audience of policy makers, military leaders and industry executives from the U.S. and  around the world. For more information on the T-100 LVC training program and the T-100, visit www.T-100.com.

About the T-100 Team

The Leonardo DRS T-100 is more than just an aircraft, it’s a proven, low-risk, fifth-generation solution for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X advanced pilot training program.

It’s high-performance flight capabilities, advanced cockpit and state-of-the-art training systems make this the solution the Air Force needs for affordable and effective 360-degree training of next-generation pilots.

The team, including CAE USA, Honeywell and Leonardo Aircraft, will build the T-100 in the U.S.A. in a new manufacturing facility in Tuskegee, Alabama.