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ITEC 2019 will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, from 14 to 16 May 2019. Since 1999, Sweden has been leading the VIKING series of exercises alongside participants from the UN, EU, civilian authorities, police, military and representatives from humanitarian organisations. VIKING is a practical extension of efforts... 19 February 2019
Oregonians hurt by a car crash or another traumatic event can mend their injuries with the help of skilled and seasoned U.S. Army healthcare professionals stationed at OHSU, in Portland, Oregon, through a new medical exchange program. OHSU is one of two hospitals nationwide participating in the new Army... 19 February 2019
VSTEP, in partnership with RH Marine, is set to deliver a classroom of NAUTIS simulators to the Royal Netherlands Navy. This will allow the next generation of Dutch seafarers to enhance their ship handling skills and prepare for their future workstations. In line with the Royal Netherlands Navy’s extensive... 18 February 2019
U.S. soldiers from 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, conducted Stinger missile familiarization with Rakkasan soldiers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, February 4-7, 2019. The... 18 February 2019
There are just three weeks to go before the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) closes the defence simulation and training focus areas of its Open Call for Innovation, having already funded a number of successful proposals. The closing date to submit an innovation idea to these focus areas is... 18 February 2019
The Louisiana Army National Guard recently trained 12 soldiers on a new virtual simulation marksmanship training system at Camp Beauregard, Pineville, Louisiana, in January. The Engagement Skills Trainer II (EST II) is designed to assist and improve the basic fundamentals of marksmanship, as well as collective and escalation of force... 18 February 2019
Air Vice-Marshal Aliyu Bello, director of training for the Nigerian Air Force, and other members of the Nigerian Air Force visited Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, in January to get a firsthand view of the Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) training program and check on a Nigerian student who... 15 February 2019
Military Simulation & Training Magazine is happy to host the MMAST bi-monthly newsletter. 14 February 2019
Cubic Corporation announced that its Cubic Mission Solutions business division was awarded a contract from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide a Full Motion Video (FMV) system for the U.S. Navy’s MH-60S Multi-Mission Helicopter Program. The introduction of Cubic’s MH-60S FMV system to the fleet will significantly... 14 February 2019
Trust Automation Inc. has created a new operating division that will develop and deliver the next generation of cyber defense technologies. Called Trust Intelligence Systems, the new division is commercializing the Autonomic Intelligent Cyber Sensor (AICS), which uses advanced machine learning techniques and specialized sensors to detect and mitigate... 14 February 2019
Representatives from NAVSEA PMS 378, COMNAVAIRLANT, NAVFAC MIDLANT, Cape Henry Associates (CHA), REI Systems (site contractor), Huntington Ingalls Industries – Fleet Support Group and the crew of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) put their shovels to work early February to break ground and start making a semi-permanent... 13 February 2019
ITEC, the international forum for the military simulation, training and education community, announced that the 2019 conference agenda has been finalised. With an overarching theme of “Interoperable by design: connecting people, technology and nations”, this year’s conference will bring together thought leaders from across research, industry and government to... 12 February 2019
IXTROM has launched Visualization, Modeling and Simulation Collective Training Management and Awareness System (IXVMS), a next-generation training and simulation solution that prepares soldiers for the challenges of modern warfare. IXVMS is the first, IXTROM says, of a new, next-generation software designed to modernize the training capabilities of U.S military... 12 February 2019
Aptima has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy worth up to $18.4 million to develop numerous training advances to improve naval force readiness. As part of the Navy’s mission to prepare a more agile force, Aptima will assist the U.S. Navy’s Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS)... 11 February 2019
Leonardo has signed a contract worth approximately €180 million to provide new electronic warfare training equipment for the NATO Joint Electronic Warfare Core Staff (JEWCS). Leonardo was selected in an international competition and will incorporate technology from partners Cobham and Elettronica. The contract was placed by the U.K. Ministry... 11 February 2019
L3 Technologies has been awarded a $120 million contract to continue training U.S. Air Force B-2 pilots, maintainers and weapons-loading personnel using its B-2 Aircrew Training System. L3 has been the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and provider of the training system since 1984. As the OEM with two previous... 8 February 2019
Triumph Group Inc. will provide Airframe Mounted Accessory Drives (AMAD) and hydraulic systems to Saab for the Boeing T-X advanced pilot training jet. Saab, Boeing’s partner for the T-X program, responsible for the aft fuselage and the associated subsystems, named Triumph as the supplier to design, develop, manufacture, and... 7 February 2019
Embraer Defense & Security and its partner Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) were awarded a contract to deliver 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force. The contract for the Nigerian Air Force includes ground training devices, mission planning systems, mission debrief systems, spares, ground support... 7 February 2019
In January 2019, the Joint Multinational Simulation Center in Germany was fielded the Stryker Virtual Collective Trainer (SVCT). The SVCT is the U.S. Army’s effort to introduce a Stryker vehicle combat simulator with the capability to train a multi-vehicle Stryker Platoon. More importantly, the center says, it is a... 7 February 2019
American Power Systems Inc. (APS) will introduce its new APS-500 during IDEX, an international defense exhibition and conference on February 17-21, 2019 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn how to reduce vehicle downtime and limit equipment and maintenance costs with the... 6 February 2019