Advanced Pilot Training

Abstract

Advanced Pilot Training (APT) program will deliver the capabilities needed to successfully train USAF pilots beyond 2024. The APT program will replace AETC’s aging T-38C fleet with new aircraft, Ground Based Training Systems (GBTS) (simulators, training devices, computer based training systems, academics, etc.), and support infrastructure currently used in the fighter/bomber advanced Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) track as well as in the Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) program. The APT program will close training gaps in the current advanced pilot training system and will provide student pilots with the foundational flying skills and core competencies required to transition into current and future fighter/bomber aircraft. The Stores-Aircraft Interface project provides funding for development planning efforts in support of future capabilities. This program is in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration (SDD) because it has passed Milestone B approval and is conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full-rate production.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Source ID
0605223F_5_3600_PB_2017
Change Summary Explanation
The FY2016 funding was reduced by $1 million due to a Congressionally directed reduction for T-X to restrain growth in S&A and A&AS.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Bomber Aircraft
  • Computer-Aided Instruction
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Engineering
  • Flight Training
  • Ground Based
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Acquisition
  • Procurement
  • Simulators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Training Devices

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • STEM Education

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