"Unified combat", "net-centric warfare" - the name is not important. The changing needs of modern air combat require that almost all types of aircraft operated by an air force will "play" like a well-practiced orchestra.
The Israeli air force (IAF) has indentified this need, and is preparing itself to answer it.
The IAF has recently awarded a contract to Elbit Systems to integrate the F-15 array into the Mission Training Center (MTC) that the company is building at one of its bases.
Elbit was previously awarded a contract by the Israeli Ministry of Defence to establish the F-16 training center for the IAF through a private finance initiative programme.
The new follow-on contract for the integration of the F-15 array will enable the IAF fighter aircraft array to perform joint mission training in operational flights and formations, as well as joint training with other armed forces.
This is also part of the development, as in recent years the world's governments have been forced more than once to form military coalitions to handle "dangerous situations".
According to Elbit the MTC marks a significant breakthrough in the operational training sector, as it enables training in various mission scenarios in varying warzones - and in the relevant threat environment of each warzone, providing a new training capability which has not yet been available to the IAF.
The IAF teams will be able to train in different formations under the full supervision of flight inspectors, who will take a central part in the training sessions.
The system will enable integration with other training systems operated by the Israel Defence Forces, such as trainers for helicopter pilots, unmanned aerial system operators and ground forces. In addition, the new system will enable coordinated training of operational scenarios, even when the trainees are geographically distant from one another.
New ways of fighting, new tools for training.
This technology makes it easier to combine them.
The Israeli air force (IAF) has indentified this need, and is preparing itself to answer it.
The IAF has recently awarded a contract to Elbit Systems to integrate the F-15 array into the Mission Training Center (MTC) that the company is building at one of its bases.
Elbit was previously awarded a contract by the Israeli Ministry of Defence to establish the F-16 training center for the IAF through a private finance initiative programme.
The new follow-on contract for the integration of the F-15 array will enable the IAF fighter aircraft array to perform joint mission training in operational flights and formations, as well as joint training with other armed forces.
This is also part of the development, as in recent years the world's governments have been forced more than once to form military coalitions to handle "dangerous situations".
According to Elbit the MTC marks a significant breakthrough in the operational training sector, as it enables training in various mission scenarios in varying warzones - and in the relevant threat environment of each warzone, providing a new training capability which has not yet been available to the IAF.
The IAF teams will be able to train in different formations under the full supervision of flight inspectors, who will take a central part in the training sessions.
The system will enable integration with other training systems operated by the Israel Defence Forces, such as trainers for helicopter pilots, unmanned aerial system operators and ground forces. In addition, the new system will enable coordinated training of operational scenarios, even when the trainees are geographically distant from one another.
New ways of fighting, new tools for training.
This technology makes it easier to combine them.
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