After nearly two decades of
providing sustainment support, Collins Aerospace Systems has received a 10-year
extension from the USAF to provide services critical to maintaining the
training system for the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
(JSTARS) aircraft. The system includes full flight simulators and navigator
training terminals located at Robins Air Force Base. Collins Aerospace is a
unit of United Technologies Corp.
With a track record of 99% uptime
over the life of the contract, Collins Aerospace will continue to help the USAF
overcome the obsolescence of the training system by providing cyber security
updates, hardware upkeep as required and provide onsite logistics to assure
maximum uptime.
The JSTARS training system is made
up of two Collins Aerospace full-flight simulators as well as two navigator
training stations that provide simultaneous training for both pilots and crew.
Beyond the E-8C JSTARS, Collins Aerospace has been providing broad-scope,
complex simulation and training systems for other platforms that include the
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, B-52 Stratofortress and E-6B Mercury for over 15 years.
