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National Defense December 2015 Stew Magnuson	F-35 Program Ramps Up Training for Pilots, Technicians The F-35 joint strike fighter program is transitioning to a day when its pilots will come fresh out of flight school and the new jet fighter will be their first assignment.
National Defense September 2014 Dan Parsons	Fifth-Generation Fighters Will Determine Air Dominance in Future Conflicts The Raptor is the only combat-ready fifth-generation fighter in the world. Its thrust-vectoring engines, sensor fusion technology and stealth are what define it as a generational leap from previous fighter designs.
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IEEE Spectrum February 2008 Susan Karlin	James Brown: Above & Beyond This experimental test pilots are aviators trained in engineering and can convey problems and improvements for plane development.
National Defense March 2008 Grace V. Jean	Pilot Stress, Aging Equipment Cause Angst at D.C. Air Guard Defending the nation's capital from an aerial attack might seem a good enough reason to give a wing commander whatever he needs. But it has not worked out that way for the aviators of the District of Columbia Air National Guard.
National Defense December 2007 Breanne Wagner	Digital Designs and Virtual Tests Continue To Be Subject of Debate To speed up deliveries and cut costs, the U.S. military's newest jet fighter will undergo much of its testing in digital simulations.
National Defense July 2008 Grace V. Jean	Eglin Prepares to Open F-35 Training Center Lockheed Martin Corp. is building a high-tech training center at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., which will be used by all F-35 pilots and maintainers.
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National Defense July 2005 Michael Peck	Air Force, Air Guard Pilots Merge in F/A-22 Wing Air National Guard pilots are training to fly the F/A-22 Raptor as part of an experimental combat unit that combines active duty and Guard fighter members.
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National Defense June 2009 Grace V. Jean	Training For War: A Multimedia Experience Just as training technologies for the newest fighter jets are going digital, so are those for one of the Air Force's oldest airplanes, the C-130 Hercules.
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National Defense December 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Air Force Drills Emphasize `Expeditionary' Combat Skills With the number of aircraft expected to shrink in the years ahead---particularly fighter jets---the service will require a different talent mix, and eventually will end up with fewer fighter pilots and more officers in other specialties considered more relevant to the war on terrorism
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National Defense May 2008 Grace V. Jean	Technology Upgrades Give Edge to Ground-Attack Pilots A-10 jets will soon see an upgrade in technology.
National Defense July 2011 Eric Beidel	Multi-Role JSF Simulator Delivered to Air Force Lockheed Martin recently sent the first of a new F-35 simulator to Eglin Air Force Base's 33rd Fighter Wing, which will begin using the system this fall.
National Defense February 2010 Grace V. Jean	Teaching Non-Pilots to Fly Predators Requires More Cockpit Hours in Manned Aircraft The Air Force last fall graduated its first class of Predator pilots from an experimental program aimed at training non-aviators how to fly remotely-operated aircraft.
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The Motley Fool December 29, 2004 Brian Gorman	Raptor Under Attack The Pentagon is considering scaling back Lockheed Martin's F/A-22 Raptor fighter jet program.
National Defense May 2007 Grace Jean	Air Force `Virtual Flag' Makes up for Lost Flying Hours As the Air Force's budget continues to be squeezed, officials are looking for ways to cut back flying hours. Simulations and honed in digital war games such as Virtual Flag are one way to provide pilots inexpensive training.
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National Defense December 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Air Force Revisiting Requirements for Pilot Training Senior U.S. Air Force officials are debating whether a planned drawdown of the service's aircraft fleet should be matched by cutbacks to the number of pilots that are recruited and trained.
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National Defense December 2014 Sarah Sicard	Simulation Technology Offers Aircrews Enhanced Training Opportunities Simulators have long provided pilots with the basic training needed. Now, industry leaders are taking flight simulation to higher levels, creating entire new realities for pilots.
National Defense August 2011 Grace V. Jean	New Sensor Aims to Give F-35 Pilots a 'Window Into the Night' F-35 fighter pilots will wear a helmet that allows them to peer into the darkness with ease -- but only if a new digital sensor proves itself as capable as or better than existing night vision technology.
National Defense December 2014 Valerie Insinna	Predator, Reaper Crew Training at All Time High As Demand Continues Training activity at Holloman Air force Base reflects the ever-growing need for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets such as the MQ-1 and MQ-9.
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National Defense December 2012 Stew Magnuson	T-X Jet Training System Competition Pits Old Aircraft Versus New With so few new big-ticket military hardware programs in the pipeline, major contractors are gearing up for the acquisition of the next-generation T-X jet fighter trainer, and its supporting simulators.
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National Defense June 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	Aviation Wish-Lists Send Mixed Signals The Navy and Air Force want more planes from Boeing and Lockheed Martin, but doing so would decrease funds from the Joint Strike Fighter program.
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