ales awarded contract for second UK A400M full-flight simulator

Thales awarded contract for second UK A400M full-flight simulator

Thales awarded contract for second UK A400M full-flight simulator

May 21, 2014

Key points

Thales will supply RAF Brize Norton training facility with a second A400M full flight simulator.

The training school was delivered to the UK Ministry of Defence at the end of March 2014.

Airbus Defence and Space has awarded Thales a multi-million pound contract to supply the Royal Air Force with a second full-flight simulator for the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft.

The Full-Flight Simulator employs state-of-the-art visual and motion technology developed and produced by Thales that represents the current production cockpit configuration of the Airbus A400M aircraft and simulates the ground and flight operations of the aircraft in various natural and tactical environments. It includes an enhanced field-of-view visual system that can support training in all aircraft manoeuvres, including air-to-air refuelling and low-level tactical operations. The motion system offers six degrees of freedom. Also provided are on-board and off-board instructor stations and a record and replay system to aid crew briefing and debriefing.

Both Full Flight Simulators will help train aircrews at the RAF Brize Norton training school in Oxfordshire. A400M Training Services Ltd (ATSL), a joint venture company formed by Thales and Airbus Defence and Space, manages the support services and maintenance.

Through ATSL, Thales also successfully delivered the training school building at the end of March.

This order follows on previous orders for A400M Full Flight Simulators from Spain, France, Germany and the UK. It confirms Thales as a leading military training service provider for the UK Ministry of Defence .

Peter Hitchcock, Thales's Vice President, UK avionics business.

Notes to editors

Thales is the main supplier of the Airbus A400M's avionics system, covering cockpit displays systems, Head-up displays, Flight management systems, Integrated Modular avionics, Enhanced Vision System.

Thales has been a world leader in provision of training services for more than 80 years.

The Airbus A400M is an all new military airlifter designed to meet the needs of the world's Armed Forces in the 21st Century. Thanks to its most advanced technologies, it is able to fly higher, faster and further, while retaining high manoeuvrability, low speed, and short, soft and rough airfield capabilities. It combines both tactical and strategic/logistic missions, while being also able to be used as a tanker plane. With its cargo hold specifically designed to carry the outsize equipment needed today for both military and humanitarian disaster relief missions, it can bring this material quickly and directly to where it is most needed.

Conceived to be highly reliable, dependable, and with a great survivability, the multipurpose Airbus A400M can do the job of three of today's different aircraft models in a single one. This means smaller fleets and less investment from the operator. Able to do more with less, the A400M is the most cost efficient and versatile airlifter ever conceived and absolutely unique in its capabilities.

About Thales

Thales is a global technology leader in the Aerospace, Transportation and Defence & Security markets. In 2013, the company generated revenues of 14.2 billion with 65,000 employees in 56 countries. With its 25,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design, develop and deploy equipment, systems and services that meet the most complex security requirements. Thales has an exceptional international footprint, with operations around the world working with customers and local partners.

Thales UK employs 7,500 staff based at 35 locations. In 2013 Thales UKs revenues were around £1.3 billion.

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