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Leonardo unveiled its new unmanned platform – the latest entry in the Falco family – during the Paris Air Show on 17th June in the Leonardo static area. Paris will also be the first opportunity for guests to see the AWHERO unmanned rotorcraft in its pre-production configuration with the... 18 June 2019
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) won a prime contractor spot on the $245 million U.S. Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Systems Support multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract. The company will compete for task orders to support pre-deployment training programs for Marine Corps’ operating forces within the context of Joint and... 18 June 2019
The 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), forward deployed from U.S. Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, and the California Air National Guard’s 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron out of Fresno, California, provided training support to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during exercise Diamond Storm May 6 to 26, 2019. Exercise... 18 June 2019
On the occasion of the German Armed Forces day, June 15, 2019, the new maintenance training rig NTH90 MTR FC of the German Navy Air Wing 5 in Nordholz, Lower Saxony, built by REISER SIMULATION AND TRAINING GmbH, was handed over to the unit in a formal ceremony. The... 18 June 2019
A strong commercial aviation industry, stable defense spending and the need to service all platforms throughout their lifecycle are driving a growing aerospace and defense market, according to the Boeing Market Outlook. Released at the Paris Air Show, the outlook values the aerospace and defense market at $8.7 trillion... 18 June 2019
Cubic Corporation announced its Cubic Global Defense (CGD) business division received certification from the National Security Agency (NSA) for Engage, its Air Combat Training System Miniature Encryptor (AME). Designated by the NSA as the KOV-135, Engage was previously granted an Interim Approval to Operate (IATO) and was used to... 17 June 2019
"As a lapsed wargamer and Napoleonic enthusiast I was interested to see this piece in the UK London Times newspaper on a recreation of the battle of Waterloo using 22,000 miniatures as a way of not only raising money for soldiers’ charities but also to raise awareness of the... 17 June 2019
Leonardo has signed a contract with the Armaments and Airworthiness Department of the Italian Ministry of Defence for the supply of 13 M-345 HET (High Efficiency Trainer) aircraft, for a total value of €300 million. This follows an initial contract for five aircraft, bringing the number of M-345 trainers... 17 June 2019
The U.S. Army Joint Technology Center and Systems Integration Lab (JSIL) recently purchased 86 new MetaVR Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) licenses for the continued rollout of the U.S. Air Force MQ-9 remote piloted air vehicle simulator. The simulator, also known as the MALET-JSIL Aircrew Trainer or MJAT, is... 17 June 2019
The 372d Training Squadron, Detachment 11 (Det. 11), is a unit specifically dedicated to improving maintenance airmen skills surrounding the many lethal aircraft assigned to the 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. Their main focus is to deliver major command-directed and unit-requested training throughout the Air Force... 14 June 2019
The U.S. Air Force has deployed one squadron of F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, airmen and associated equipment to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings (FW), at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to participate in exercises and conduct training with other Europe-based aircraft as... 13 June 2019
The U.S. Air Force Security Forces (SF) Academy has added an innovative technology into its apprentice course to help with force training. The 343rd Training Squadron schoolhouse recently acquired eight Multiple Interactive Learning Objectives simulators from the security forces career field team, as well as a VR-based (virtual reality)... 13 June 2019
Maritime forces from 18 nations commenced the in-port operations for the 47th annual multinational exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) in the Baltic Sea, June 9-21. Nations participating in BALTOPS 2019 include Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United... 12 June 2019
UFA Inc. (UFA) announced the successful delivery of four ATTower Tower Simulators to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The simulation systems were delivered to the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Control Operations (CFSACO) in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Each of the four ATTower simulators is comprised of a 12-channel... 12 June 2019
Lt. Gen. David H. Berger, commanding general, U.S. Marine Corps Combat Development Command and deputy commandant for Combat Development and Integration, was confirmed by the Senate for his fourth star to the rank of general, and as the 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) June 5. Berger will... 11 June 2019
Airmen deployed from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, recently wrapped up the U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II's first participation in a large European air-and-missile defense exercise. The focus of the multi-national exercise, Astral Knight 2019, was to defend... 11 June 2019
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched its new and improved Veterans Community Care Program on June 6, 2019, implementing portions of the VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (MISSION Act), which both ends the Veterans Choice Program and establishes a new... 11 June 2019
Lockheed Martin has launched the latest version of RELY3D, an advanced visualization and training tool for Apache AH-64 sensor system maintainers. RELY3D originated from an employee idea to improve maintenance efficiency through interactive training content. The tool leverages capabilities from popular commercial gaming technology to transform training into advanced... 11 June 2019
AERALIS is working closely with defence primes to ensure that it can deliver the advanced training required for sixth-generation fighter jets. The United States, the U.K., France, Germany, Japan, China and Russia have already announced the development of a sixth-generation aircraft program. Whilst these conceptual aircraft of the future... 11 June 2019
RUAG MRO International welcomes the first of two Bangladesh Navy (BN) Dornier 228-212 special mission aircraft for its 72-month inspection. The maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contract was signed at the Directorate General of Purchase (DGDP) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 3 April 2019. This first aircraft was ferried from... 11 June 2019