Air Warfare Simulation

FAAC Air Warfare Simulation Division (AWS)

FAAC’s Air Warfare Simulation Division (AWS) represents the original core of our company, founded in 1971 to provide high-speed accurate weapon simulations for the original training range USN/USAF Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) systems developed to better prepare pilots for combat operations. This has grown into supporting newer generations of training ranges, such as P5, TCTSII, TACTS/ACTS, AARI, and other systems.

FAAC’s AWS Division is the primary commercial supplier for many military training and weapons simulation systems. Our suite of real-time asset and weapon simulation systems are built on more than 45 years of experience developing end-to-end military simulations. Current FAAC Air Combat Training Simulation solutions include threat environment simulation, weapon system analysis software, weapon system trainers, and air combat training ranges with integrated Instructor Operating Systems (IOS) and highly adaptable low-cost flight simulator options. Our mission is to assist the Air Force, Marines, and other military operations in developing the most advanced aircraft simulation systems, ensuring that the training received by the pilot and aircrew translates into real-world combat scenarios.

Our weapon simulation technology established and maintains the standard for real-time weapons assessment. This capability was eventually brought from the training world to the tactical world through the incorporation of the Zone Acquisition Program (ZAP) into the fighter’s Operational Flight Program. ZAP was a revolutionary leap in capability for the US and FMS warfighter, replacing low-fidelity coefficient-driven algorithms, with accurate high-speed simulations.

Our 50+ years of weapon simulation and software development experience is used to provide our customers with the best training and tactical software possible.

Air Warfare Simulations Division

AWS Goals

Provide high quality software and support our customers with integrity and professionalism, going beyond what is required to do what is right.
Provide the warfighter with the best training and tactical weapon system software in the world.

Zone Acquisition Program (ZAP)

Our Zone Acquisition Program (ZAP) established and remains the standard for real-time weapons assessment. In the form of the Zone Acquisition Program Common Weapon Engagement Zone (or ZAP Common WEZ), it has been integrated into the Operational Flight Program system of a variety of U.S. fighter planes (including the F-15, F/A-18, F-16, F-35, and F-22), where it offers pilots real-time combat decision aids and visual cues. The ZAP system was a revolutionary leap in capability for the US warfighter both in training and the battlespace, replacing low-fidelity coefficient driven algorithms, with accurate high-speed simulations, calculating dynamic launch zones (DLZ), launch acceptability regions (LAR), and missile launch envelope (MLE) to display cues in real-time.

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SimBuilder

SimBuilder is an unclassified data-driven weapons system and countermeasure simulation solution for Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) training systems, including live air combat, virtual flight simulators, and synthetic battlespaces. The SimBuilder library models all the major weapon subsystems needed to accurately assess performance (i.e., aerodynamics, guidance, seeker, propulsion, autopilot). SimBuilder’s physics-based 5DoF flyout models are designed for efficient real-time operation and include air-to-air, air-to-surface, surface-to-air, anti-radiation, and cruise missiles, aircraft guns, bombs and rockets, countermeasures, and more.

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The KC-135 BOSS

The KC-135 BOSS simulator is a state of the art training device capable of providing a high fidelity immersive training environment in a compact device. The KC-135 BOSS is designed to support complete boom operator training curriculum (Initial Qualification, Difference Qualification, Certification, Re-qualification, Mission Certification and Instructor Upgrade Training) and meet Aerial Refueling Airplane Simulator Qualification (ARASQ) standards. It is designed for squadron level training and to be operated by unit personnel with the option of dedicated on-site contractor personnel.

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FACETT

The FAAC Air Combat Environment for Testing and Training (FACETT) is a desktop software solution for simulating air combat engagements for weapons testing, tactics development, and post-combat debriefing. The first-person flight simulator employs 3D graphics and accurately emulates in-craft Multi-Function Display (MFD) and Heads-Up Display (HUD) systems. Not only can you create hypothetical air-combat scenarios to evaluate weapon employment tactics, you can also replay real events from TSPI data, or even network FACETT with live systems for real-time weapon employment assessment. (FACETT is fully compatible with the SimBuilder weapon simulation software.)

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Air Combat Training

The Air Combat Training (ACT) is an affordable, immersive high fidelity, networked, multi-pilot training solution. Train F-16 pilots in single ship proficiency skills as well as 2- and 4-ship team tactics.

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Air Warfare Training Customer-for-Life

FAAC was founded in 1971 specifically to create military weapons simulations. These military simulation training technologies have become the standard for real-time military weapons training and assessment. FAAC advancements including the leap to high-fidelity simulation (leaving behind low-fidelity coefficient-driven algorithms) and head tracking technology (providing a superior simulation of depth perception) help trainees learn critical skills safely and affordably.

FAAC embraces a “Customer for Life” philosophy. We invest time in understanding your assets and objectives, work closely with your team to develop and deliver the appropriate simulation solution, and help you find the best way to integrate this custom solution into your training procedures. Most importantly, we support you in maintaining and evolving this solution as your policies, assets, and challenges inevitably change over time.

We don’t sell equipment; we partner with agencies and their instructors to develop their ideal tools for Air Force pilot training. Using simulated fighter aircraft interiors, the flying experience obtained within the simulation can translate into real-life skills used on the job. Whether your pilots are preparing for “dogfighting” air-to-air combat scenarios, air-to-surface missile usage, or any other skill set, FAAC can provide high-fidelity simulated training missions that will have a real impact on pilot performance.

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