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A new Directorate of Simulation (DOS) was established at the Health Readiness Center of Excellence (HRCoE). The directorate is charged with coordinating and incorporating all medical simulation efforts across the full spectrum of medical and military operations. Key stakeholders were brought together for a Strategic Medical Simulation Synchronization Summit... 29 May 2019
NATO’s multinational battlegroup in Lithuania began exercise Eager Leopard in Pabrade on 17 April 2019. The exercise mobilises around 650 troops, including Czech, Dutch, German and Norwegian forces. It provides an opportunity for the battlegroup to enhance its readiness, testing its ability to deploy troops and equipment. The battlegroup... 28 May 2019
The DiSTI Corporation has released GL Studio 6.3. This latest release encompasses several new GL Studio features and GLS-Map Toolkit enhancements, and 50 additional GL Studio improvements allowing designers and developers to create 2D and 3D HMI/UI without compromise for aerospace, automotive, defense and medical markets. The features and... 28 May 2019
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a $46-million delivery order for eight Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) Units. This award is a part of the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity JTE Enhanced Delivery Initiative contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force in December 2018. JTE is a mobile air defense electronic warfare... 28 May 2019
On the eve of CANSEC, Canada’s global defence and security show, CAE announced it has been awarded a subcontract from Lockheed Martin Canada to begin work during the design phase of the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) ship program. During the design phase over the next several years, CAE will... 28 May 2019
Trideum Corporation has been awarded a contract to support the U.S Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE) at Fort Huachuca as a subcontractor to Jacobs JEC to provide training development and support for the Army and other Department of Defense agencies. Under the Huachuca Training and Support Contract (HTASC),... 28 May 2019
The U.S. Army's new battlefield heads-up display, the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), will revolutionize the way soldiers prepare for future conflicts, the Army's vice chief of staff told lawmakers on May 9. "This is cutting-edge technology," Gen. James C. McConville said before the House Armed Services Committee's subcommittee... 28 May 2019
US Air Force leadership has made a call to action for airmen to get innovative – to get creative, to take risks, to utilize all their skills and be unafraid to fail. Sheppard Air Force Base’s 365th Training Squadron F-15 avionics course accepted this challenge by training their airmen... 24 May 2019
This 21 May, Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, surgeon general, US Air Force, provided her leadership responses to diverse questions from Halldale Group Editor Marty Kauchak, on behalf of MST. The surgeon general’s insights are provided in entirety below. “…it is vitally important that our medical force receive advanced training... 23 May 2019
Clarion Defence & Security and Crisis Intelligence Japan have collaborated to launch and operate Japan's first tri-service defence exhibition and conference, DSEI Japan, which takes place for the first time at Makuhari Messe from November 18-20, 2019. The exhibition and associated conferences will run biennially thereafter, and in keeping... 23 May 2019
Air Force Special Operations Command welcomed the commander of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke, to Hurlburt Field, Florida, on May 7. During the visit, Clarke received an AFSOC orientation to gain an increased understanding of how the command contributes to the National... 21 May 2019
Antycip Simulation has announced the appointed Enrico Salcuni as its new sales manager. Salcuni will be in charge of the development of new business areas in the R&D department, particularly in the field of virtual reality simulators for engineering sectors (civil, transport & construction and educational), and will answer... 21 May 2019
Barco is introducing its newest LED series. Over the past years, high-res LED has established a certain dominance as the core technology in the world of display visualization, and its use cases are booming across many segments. Barco’s XT series is designed to provide quality and reliability, addressing a... 21 May 2019
A project of the U.S. Army has developed a new framework for deep neural networks that allows artificial intelligence (AI) systems to better learn new tasks while forgetting less of what they have learned in previous tasks. The North Carolina State University researchers, funded by the Army, have also... 21 May 2019
Saab Grintek Defence has appointed Graham Walker as their marketing executive for Naval and Maritime Systems in the Saab Sub-Saharan Africa Country Unit. Based in the company’s Cape Town office in Capricorn Park, South Africa, Walker will manage all naval and maritime client portfolios, overseeing stakeholder needs and maintaining... 21 May 2019
Digital Projection will use its booth (#1642) at this year’s InfoComm from June 12-14 in Orlando, Florida, to give a technology preview of its Satellite Modular Laser System (MLS). Satellite MLS offers a small number of simple building blocks that will allow users to address a wide range of... 21 May 2019
A NATO member since 1999, the Hungarian Air Force needs to train its Mi-24 attack helicopter and Mi-17 transport helicopter aircrews for NATO-led collective and tactical mission. The Hungarian Defence Forces also need to train helicopter crews for homeland defence operations. In 2018, Hungary acquired a helicopter mission trainer... 20 May 2019
MetaVR's business partner, Close Air Solutions, has recently conducted a major upgrade of the UAE Presidential Guard Joint Fires Training Simulators (JFTS), which use MetaVR visuals and 3D content. The upgrade includes the latest versions of MetaVR VRSG and Battlespace Simulations' MACE software; 49 VRSG licenses were renewed and... 16 May 2019
Diamond Visionics has launched GenesisLunar, software which gives organizations the ability to go beyond earth to the moon for a high fidelity Lunar landing simulation based on a realistic 3D model of the lunar surface. As GenesisLunar uses GenesisRTX, realistic immersive 3D scenes that include reflections, shadows and dust... 16 May 2019
On May 14-15, VI-grade will invite executive managers and experienced engineers at automotive and transportation companies, engineering firms, universities and research centers from all over the world to Hanau, Germany, for an international conference where Barco is a golden sponsor. VI-grade will be showcasing current solutions and development plans... 15 May 2019