Air Boss: Navy taking steps to improve LVC training ranges by 2020

By Justin Katz / November 29, 2017 at 10:58 AM
The Navy is taking several steps to improve the capabilities of its live, virtual and constructive training ranges by 2020, according to the service's air boss. "We're working very hard to integrate live, [and] that requires the ability to have a good tactical aircrew training system pod on the airplane that can do that communication," Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, commander of naval air forces, told reporters following a Nov. 9 House Armed Services subcommittee hearing on aviation readiness . "We're...

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