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The Orlando Economic Partnership was awarded $110,000 through the Florida Defense Support Task Force Grant Program. 18 November 2020
Lt. Col. James Cooper (retired) will be joining the Design Interactive firm as the new Extended Reality Division Head. 18 November 2020
RUAG Simulation & Training has confirmed its capabilities for full remote monitoring and supervision support for live training systems on behalf of a European customer. 18 November 2020
The 492nd Special Operations Wing of the U.S. Air Force has implemented Britannica Knowledge Systems’ Fox to streamline and improve its training environments. 17 November 2020
Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides a high-level glimpse of rapidly evolving defense S&T trends and programs in Asia.
Asian military services are using learning technologies to strengthen their readiness levels across their mission sets. At one end of the spectrum, new training and education systems are supporting the introduction of the fifth-generation F-35A to the Royal Australian Air Force. At the same time, regional defense forces are using wargame-like solutions to allow their units and staffs to prepare for tasks in and beyond warfighting domains. Further to these trends, the overarching, major development to which simulation and training (S&T) companies, beyond and from the region, are responding is the expanding, insatiable demand for products and services by diverse Asian customers – hardware OEMs, defense departments and other government organizations, and others. This feature article selectively reviews developments in the Asian Pacific S&T defense market space through the regional portfolios of four industry companies.
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ST Engineering Antycip (formerly Antycip Simulation) has been commissioned to upgrade the projection system for two Tiger attack helicopter simulators located at a Military technical centre in Europe. 17 November 2020
The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference, will be all virtual this year. 17 November 2020
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp. a 171 million USD modification to the contract for the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Helicopter Training System. 16 November 2020
The Royal Australian Navy has completed Exercise Cuttlefish 2020, which provided participating Minehunters HMAS Gascoyne, Huon and Yarra, with realistic mine clearance training. 16 November 2020
The first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle occupational qualification assessment course of the Chinese PLA recently got underway at the Ordnance Sergeant School of PLA Army Engineering University. 14 November 2020
The Hong Kong Garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army recently undertook joint air-sea patrol exercises in the waters and airspace near Hong Kong. 13 November 2020
Improbable LLC has appointed Deborah Lee James, Dr. Jim Miller and Dr. Michael Vickers to its Board of Managers. 12 November 2020
Improbable’s Defence business has been awarded a contract for a second year to further develop and extend a Single Synthetic Environment Technology Demonstrator for UK Strategic Command. 12 November 2020
The Air Force Test Center broke ground on the 52,000-square foot Joint Simulation Environment facility at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. 12 November 2020
A new Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul facility for the Australian F-35 flight simulators’ ProSim projectors will provide regional support for the devices. 11 November 2020
Boeing has won three foreign military sales contracts with the U.S. Air Force for training services and support in the Middle East valued at more than $800 million. 11 November 2020
Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. was awarded follow-on task orders supporting Fort Huachuca Unmanned Aircraft Systems Instruction and Mission Support contract. 10 November 2020
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company will provide the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps with fleet fighter jet training support services under the Fighter Jet Services program. 10 November 2020
Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) CH-47 helicopter crews have obtained deck landing qualifications to the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) largest vessels, HMAS Adelaide and Canberra. 10 November 2020
Common, baseline technologies are being adapted and tailored for use in more civil aviation and military training organizations. The trend will continue. Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports. 9 November 2020