Hawk LIFCAP complete

摘要

PERFORMED under Project Air 5438, the LIFCAP program was delivered by BAE Systems Australia, in partnership with BAE Systems (UK), the RAAF, CASG and industry partners including CAE and Cubic Defence Applications. The upgrade is intended to retain the Hawk's relevance as a Lead-in Fighter trainer as fast jet candidates graduate from the RAAF's new Pilot Training System (PTS) flying the new glass-cockpit Pilatus PC-21 and prepare them for operational conversion to a fifth-generation platform such as the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II. Also included in the LIFCAP program was the replacement of legacy simulators and training aids by three full mission simulators (FMS) supplied by CAE.