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The DiSTI Corporation has received a $4.7 million delivery order from the United States Army. DiSTI will provide Diagnostic Troubleshooting Trainers for the M1 Abrams battle tank and the classroom hardware. 16 September 2020
L3Harris Technologies will design and field new training capabilities for the U.S. Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program. This is L3Harris’ first contract in missile system training. 15 September 2020
Pinnacle Solutions Inc. has been awarded a subcontract by Boeing-Sikorsky Aircraft Support for the recompete of the Life Cycle Contractor Support Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract. 15 September 2020
The NATO Modelling & Simulation Group-177 Symposium “Towards On-Demand Personalized Training and Decision Support” will be held virtually from 22 to 23 October 2020. 14 September 2020
Major construction works have commenced for the planned expansion of Australia’s Shoalwater Bay Training Area located in Central Queensland. 11 September 2020
The Australian Department of Defence has inked an AU$4.1 million contract with InVeris Training Solutions Pty Ltd for supply of 14 mobile weapons training simulators. 10 September 2020
Quantum3D has completed assisting Northrop Grumman with the upgrade of the B2 PEZ simulator at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City. 9 September 2020
While the National Training and Simulation Association has cancelled the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference live event in Orlando, Florida, a new NTSA-run virtual event called vIITSEC is now taking place November 30 - December 4, 2020. 8 September 2020
FlightSafety International has been awarded a contract to provide TH-73A Aircrew Training Services in support of the Advanced Helicopter Training System. 8 September 2020
BeBop Sensors and Talon Simulations have received an Epic Games MegaGrant to develop an economical "Hands-on Immersive Full-Motion VR Trainer" for the Unreal Engine. 8 September 2020
Barco and DACOMS Technology Co. Ltd., a Taipei-based systems integrator in the AV, control room, and multimedia networking space, have announced a new technology partnership and business relationship that will focus on simulation and training display solutions. 8 September 2020
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, and Gama Aviation have been appointed by the UK Ministry of Defence as the organisations responsible for supporting the airworthiness of the Viking T1 – the aircraft used by Royal Air Force Air Cadets for basic glider training. 8 September 2020
NATO has quickly responded to the imperative to maintain training readiness for widely dispersed training audiences and real-world missions during the coronavirus pandemic. Group editor Marty Kauchak provides insights on NATO’s latest efforts to selectively migrate live training and education content to a virtual format to help deliver mission ready staffs, units and individuals to supported commanders. 7 September 2020
Charles River Analytics Inc. was recently awarded a four-year, cross-disciplinary research effort to improve team performance. 7 September 2020
Street Smarts VR won a contract award with the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command in the amount of approximately $1.5 million to standardize and modernize training using VR-based performance measurement. 4 September 2020
The Royal Australian Air Force recently commenced a trial initiative for maintenance of its C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft using Microsoft HoloLens mixed-reality devices with software developed by Boeing. 4 September 2020
PLEXSYS has been awarded the E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System Mission Crew Training Set Performance-Based Logistics contract by AFLCMC/HBS. 3 September 2020
The US Marine Corps recently acquired hundreds of Bohemia Interactive Simulations VBS4 licenses for the DVTE program. 3 September 2020
CAE USA Mission Solutions Inc. has been awarded an Other Transactional Authority contract by United States Special Operations Command to aid the Special Operations Forces Global Situational Awareness initiative. 2 September 2020
Following directives to avoid mass gatherings for public safety amid the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, the National Training and Simulation Association has made the decision to cancel I/ITSEC 2020. 2 September 2020