Northrop Grumman has delivered an IBCS training solution to Poland using English-language materials. (Photo: US Army)
The introduction of a new item of equipment into service always requires an accompanying training programme. This may seem an obvious statement, but it is only relatively recently that major defence procurement tenders have routinely specified the provision of simulators to support that training as an integral part of the package.
An associated issue is the provision of this training when a major item of equipment that is already in service domestically is first sold to a foreign customer.
This is invariably accompanied by a training package in the format that customer needs, particularly in terms of language, and is
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