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BAE delivers Royal Air Force software upgrade

Synthetic simulator software will help pilots know the terrain before they deploy.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz
The U.K.'s Royal Air Force has received a synthetic simulator software upgrade, BAE Systems announced Wednesday. Photo courtesy BAE Systems.
The U.K.'s Royal Air Force has received a synthetic simulator software upgrade, BAE Systems announced Wednesday. Photo courtesy BAE Systems.

LONDON, June 29 (UPI) -- The U.K. Royal Air Force has received a synthetic simulator software upgrade, BAE Systems announced Wednesday.

The software upgrades provide pilots with the chance to simulate sorties over current operational areas, giving them the lay of the land before they deploy, the company said in a statement.

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Engineers in BAE's aircrew training and synthetic services team delivered an urgent operational requirement to the Typhoon simulator's emulated deployable cockpit trainers at RAFs Coningsby and Lossiemouth.

The simulators allow pilots to recreate environments in Iraq and Syria, the company said.

The new capability, along with a de-briefing facility that was recently delivered to the RAF, was presented to Air Commodore Ian Dugid, the Typhoon Force Commander, during a visit to the Typhoon training facility in Lossiemouth.

Most recently, Typhoon FGR4s, flew close air support missions over Fallujah, Iraq, on June 22, the U.K. Ministry of Defence said.

The jets successfully attacked three ISIS strong points with Paveway IV guided bombs after allied ground forces identified the threats.

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