(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA/Anatolia
The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) yesterday inaugurated the Helicopter Simulation Flight Training Center 'Augusta AW139, at Al Udeid Air Base. The Center was inaugurated by Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, along with the National Defence Minister of the sisterly Republic of Turkey, Nurettin Canikli.
The Augusta AW139 helicopter simulation center is a training center for pilots and aircraft crew using 3D technology at both the foundation, progressive and operational levels and in all climatic conditions. The simulator was manufactured by the Turkish Havelsan company which is considered the latest and best for its advanced technology and efficiency .
The new Center provides more than 3,800 training hours per year, to upgrade pilots efficiency and reduce the operational cost of aircrafts. The center can also be linked to all aircraft simulators located at the Emiri Air Force.
Earlier in the day, Canikli was received by his Qatari counterpart at Al Udeid Air Base. During the ceremony, Canikli gave a presentation on the facility built by the Turkish state-run air defence and military software company Havelsan.
Canikli described Turkey and Qatar as two sister countries enjoying a strategic partnership. 'Our ties in the field of defence will improve and the new training facility is in accordance with our objectives, Canikli said.
The Turkish National Defence Minister stressed that his country has made progress to manufacture its military needs, but 'we have to improve ourselves even more, working together, he added.
Following the inauguration, Al Attiyah and Canikli inspected the facility together with other military delegations. The project was signed on May 10, 2013 with the aim of meeting the needs of AW 139 helicopter pilots and operators in Qatari Air Forces. By the end of 2016, the project moved to Qatar.
Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, along with the National Defence Minister of the sisterly Republic of Turkey, Nurettin Canikli, and other dignitaries during the inauguration ceremony of the Helicopter Simulation Flight Training Center 'Augusta AW139, at Al Udeid Air Base.
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