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INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGY FOR MULTISHIP AIR COMBAT TRAINING

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 9963
Amount: $48,430.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1989
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
4900 Seminary Rd - Ste 1150
Alexandria, VA 22311
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 William E Ardern
 (602) 571-0333
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

MULTISHIP AIR COMBAT TRAINING REPRESENTS THE FIGHTER PILOT'S MOST COMPLEX AND DEMANDING PEACETIME CHALLENGE. MASTERY OF THIS ART IS CRUCIAL TO THIS SUCCESS IN COMBAT. YET, CURRENT PROGRAMS AFFORD THE FIGHTER PILOT LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN FOR MULTISHIP AIR COMBAT. MOST AVAILABLE FLYING TIME IS DEVOTED TO THE ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF INDIVIDUAL SKILLS WHICH ARE PREREQUISITE TO MULTISHIP TRAINING. THE FIGHTER FORCE NEEDS AN INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGY WHICH INCREASES MULTISHIP AIR COMBAT TRAINING WITHOUT INCREASING FLYING HOUR REQUIREMENTS. RECENT ADVANCES IN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELATIVELY LOW COST INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA WHICH CAN INCREASE THE FREQUENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF MULTISHIP AIR COMBAT TRAINING. DEVELOPING THE MEANS TO ACQUIRE AND PRACTICE THE NECESSARY INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM SKILLS WHILE ON THE GROUND WILL ALLOW MORE ACTUAL FLYING TIME TO BE DEVOTED TO MULTISHIP TRAINING. THIS PHASE I EFFORT WILL DEFINE TRAINING CONCEPT AND OUTLINE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO DEVELOP AN INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGY.

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