ADECS 2018: RAAF training commences on upgraded Hawk Mk 127 fleet
With 20 of the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) BAE Systems Hawk Mk 127 fleet of 33 aircraft now converted to Lead-In Fighter Capability Assurance Programme (LIFCAP) standards, training on the upgraded aircraft has started at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales.
The Project Air 5438 LIFCAP has seen the aircraft undergo a major avionics upgrade and the deployment of three Full Mission Simulators (FMS), two at Williamtown and a third to RAAF Base Pearce, Western Australia.
Based at Pearce, 79 Squadron conducts conversion training onto the Hawk after students have completed their advanced training on the Pilatus PC-9.
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