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National Defense July 2005 Robert H. Williams	Nighttime Field-of-View Doubles for Pilots The night just got a bit brighter for special operations crews. The 20 Block I panoramic night vision goggles offer pilots a 95-degree field of vision that compares to 40 degrees for standard devices.
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 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 February 2014 Valerie Insinna	Tactical Trainer Would Teach F-35 Pilots Decision-Making Skills A new tactical trainer for fifth-generation aircraft would allow F-35 pilots to practice how to react in deadly situations that would be impossible to recreate in live exercises.
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.
National Defense December 2013 Valerie Insinna	Special Operators to Test Digital Night Vision Goggles Troops currently rely on analog night vision goggles that use image intensifier tubes to amplify existing light, but new digital goggles and cameras are finally making their way into the hands of special operators and pilots.
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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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 John McHale	High-Fidelity COTS Technology Drives Flight Simulation Designers of flight training and simulation systems for military and commercial aviation depend on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology and common standards to create high-fidelity solutions.
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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 2004 Roxana Tiron	Special Ops Aviators Press Industry to Improve Trainers The U.S. Army special operations aviators, the Night Stalkers, typically choose training devices that give them the ability to rehearse missions at the drop of the hat, industry officials say.
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.
National Defense February 2006 Stew Magnuson	Upgrades Will Keep F-15's, F-16's In Combat for Two More Decades The Defense Department and the fighters' overseas customers have a long list of upgrades in the works.
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National Defense December 2005 Stew Magnuson	Training Fleet Sees Slow but Steady Progress The U.S. Air Force is about four years away from completing a two decade-long process of revamping its fleet of training aircraft, according to service officials.
National Defense August 2008 Grace V. Jean	Predator Ground Stations Need Redesign, Say Pilots The demands for aerial surveillance in Iraq and Afghanistan grow by the day, and that means more Predator unmanned aircraft and pilots are needed.
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2009	Boeing Selects Presagis Technology for Next-Generation Helicopter Simulator Boeing engineers are developing the Block III Apache Engineering Development Simulator (EDS), the virtual simulation of the Apache weapon system, using Lyra and ImaGen.
Defense Update July 2008	Raptor Displays Super Aerodynamics at Farnborough 2008 In a breathtaking demonstration of aerodynamics and power, the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter claimed an uncontested position as a 'superfighter'.
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National Defense December 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	Budget Cuts, Fuels Costs Could Spur Military Spending on Virtual Training The Air Force estimates it could save about $1.7 billion over five years by reducing flying hours by 5 percent and shifting more of its pilot and crew training to simulators.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010	Raytheon Wins $38 Million U.S. Air Force Delivery Order to Modify Weapons Training Equipment Raytheon is modifying weapons data link equipment used in pilot training for F-15 fighter aircraft under terms of a $37.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the Air Force Training Frequency Relocation (TFR) program.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2005 John Keller	Laser pointer or terrorist threat? Several recent incidents in which aircraft pilots claim to have been temporarily blinded by laser beams are igniting debate over whether legally obtained laser pointers in the wrong hands could be considered terrorist weapons.
National Defense May 2004 Frank Colucci	Air Force Refines Training Programs for UAV Operators With growing numbers of Predator and Global Hawk unmanned aircraft expected to enter service in the years ahead, the U.S. Air Force is solidifying plans to train operators and support crews.
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National Defense September 2009 Grace V. Jean	We Want What U.S. Troops Have: Better Night Vision Goggles Because the demand from U.S. forces for night vision goggles has been so high in recent years, major suppliers such as ITT Night Vision have focused on their Pentagon customers rather than the international market.
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.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2004	F-35 pilots to use helmet-mounted displays from BAE and VSI Pilots of the future F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will wear different helmet-mounted displays, depending on which variant of the stealth fighter they fly.
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National Defense October 2007 Stew Magnuson	Researchers Push for Advances in Night Vision Technology Night vision technology once gave the nation's armed forces an edge on the battlefield, but the devices have proliferated around the world.
Popular Mechanics April 1, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	Inside the War Games for U.S. Air Force Fighter Pilots This week, warplanes from the Air National Guard 174th Fighter Wing will be flying training missions over the desert outside Nellis Air Force Base, trying desperately to compete during simulated combat over the high Nevada desert.
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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
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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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.
Popular Mechanics January 25, 2010 Joe Pappalardo	The Big Money Behind Europe's U.S. Warplane Trash-Talk Eurofighter's Typhoon is considered a leading contender in a $10.4 billion contract to sell 126 warplanes to India.
National Defense December 2004 Roxana Tiron	Collective Simulation Essential For Pilot Leadership Training To prepare these young aviators for their leadership roles, the U.S. Army's aviation school, at Fort Rucker, Ala., is using the Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer-Aviation reconfigurable manned simulator at its full capacity.
National Defense August 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	Drones in The Military: Infatuation or True Love? Unmanned aircraft will remain an important component in the aerospace industry, but the military is still uncertain how to integrate them into their plans.
National Defense June 2005 Roxana Tiron	Launching Flights Around The Clock in the Persian Gulf About to return home from the Persian Gulf, the Navy aircraft carrier USS Vinson has spent the last six months balancing two crucial missions: providing close-air support to U.S. ground troops in Iraq and trying to keep the waters safe from terrorists.
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.
National Defense March 2010 Grace V. Jean	Taking 'Heads-Up' Displays to the Next Level Scientists are developing technologies to give aviators better in-flight information on wearable displays that untether them from stationary screens.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Combat training with COTS Developers of military simulation and training systems and solutions are tapping commercial off-the-shelf technology to keep costs in check and take advantage of commercial hardware and software innovations.
National Defense September 2014 Valerie Insinna	As F-35 Ramps Up, Legacy Fighters Face Existential Threat After 2018, the F-35 is likely to capture over a 50 percent share of the global fighter jet market, says Richard Aboulafia, aerospace analyst for the Teal Group, in a February report.