Working a Lightning II Simulator: Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter has tapped Rockwell Collins to develop the image generation system for the JSF pilot training simulators. A Rockwell statement says the contract calls for two configurations, one for the full mission training device and another for the deployable mission rehearsal trainer.
The last remaining T-1 Jayhawk at JBSA-Randolph, Texas, took its final flight to the "Boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on July 15. The 99th Flying Training Squadron will train pilots using T-6 and simulator until it gets T-7 Red Hawk in fiscal 2026.