Pilot Training

Caverton and Thales sign acceptance of Africa's first Level D helicopter full flight simulator

14 Apr 2021

In the presence of the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Cpt. Musa S. Nuhu and Mr Franck Riester, French Minister Delegate in charge of Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, Caverton and Thales sign the acceptance of the Reality H full-flight simulator configured for the AW139 helicopter, installed in Caverton's brand-new training center located at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Nigeria.

Héli-Union calls on Thales to train helicopter pilots for Mongolia's civil security forces

14 Dec 2020

The French government is helping to strengthen Mongolia's civil defence capabilities through a concessional loan granted by the Treasury Department. The country's first helicopter search and rescue centre will be deployed by Héli-Union close to the Ulaanbaatar international airport.

Supporting frontline staff, both military and NHS

29 Jun 2020

Thales has a worldwide reputation for developing and applying the latest synthetic training methods and equipment to prepare military aircrew for the most demanding of working environments…

How the world’s best pilots train to fly some of the world’s best fighter jets

10 Dec 2019

Earlier this year, Thales celebrated 17 years of training pilots in the RAF and the Royal Navy to fly the Tucano trainer aircraft. During that time, our simulator team provided over 45,000 hours of synthetic training to more than 1,000 pilots. Now, as the Tucano retires from service, we have a new mission…

Reliving combat air missions with augmented reality

13 Jun 2019

Debriefing is a vital part of pilot training and a key success factor in planning future operations. To make the most of the exercise, they’re using SALVe, a mission debriefing solution developed by Thales with augmented reality technology.

Thales High-G training fit for modern aircraft pilots

06 Jun 2019

Thales in the UK has been training Royal Air Force (RAF) aircrews for over 87 years. Since the beginning of this steadfast relationship, Thales has developed and delivered over 300 complex simulators for 60 different platforms…