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Bagira Systems and Van Halteren Defence (VHD) won the Netherlands’ Ministry of Defense tender to supply the simulator for their National Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) training center, and to maintain and operate it for a period of 15 years. The center provides education, training and support in... 24 January 2019
CAE has been awarded a contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) to develop a comprehensive synthetic training system for the United Kingdom’s Protector RG Mk1 remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) program. The Protector will be operated by the Royal Air Force and is the UK-specific variant of... 24 January 2019
Regional Health Command Europe (RHCE) along with Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) hosted a Virtual Health Presenters Course for service members and civilians from across the European region. Virtual Health (VH) is the use of electronic information, imaging and communication technologies to provide and support healthcare when distance separates... 24 January 2019
Elbit Systems UK Ltd. as the prime contractor, together with QuantaDyn Corporation, recently completed delivery of a mobile Close Air Support (CAS) and joint fires simulator to the British Army. Built as a bespoke solution to satisfy requirement, the Joint Fires Mobile Trainer (JFMT) is now in active service... 24 January 2019
Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports on Vestdavit’s VR training system for shipboard davit operators. 24 January 2019
Sponsored Content AVT Simulation and the University of Central Florida Division of Continued Education are proudly partnering to offer new courses for simulation professionals (and those joining the work force) beginning this April! Enrollment is now open for our 2019 AVT 101 Simulation Overview. This course examines the major components... 23 January 2019
Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS) works with HaptX, to provide enhanced military medical virtual reality training. ECS has enhanced its Tactical Combat Casualty Care Simulation (TC3Sim) medical trainer to incorporate a sense of touch in training scenarios to improve realism and training by using the HaptX Gloves Development Kit, an... 23 January 2019
Serious Play Events, featuring more than 80 sessions by the global thought leaders driving and expanding the study of games and simulations to improve learning and research, will gather at two separate conferences in 2019: Wednesday - Friday, July 10-12 at University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) Wednesday - Friday,... 23 January 2019
At the U.S. Army Materiel Command, soldiers and civilians are being recognized for their contributions to being proactive in preventing accidents. For William Zaharis, safety director, Army Materiel Command, the Safety Awards are a way to recognize the workforce for acts that may otherwise go unnoticed. "What really gets safety... 23 January 2019
Operative Experience Inc. (OEI) announced the launch of TCCS Plus, a military-grade, high-fidelity simulator designed to provide hyper-real, clinically-responsive trauma training for combat medics on the battlefield as well as civilian first responders in active shooter and other mass casualty scenarios. The simulator provides training for forward deployed medical personnel... 22 January 2019
NBC News reports that, “Over the past 12 years, the U.S. government has hired role players and sent them to bases like Fort Irwin to help U.S. soldiers prepare for real-life situations overseas.” The government has paid several companies to provide predominately Afghan and Iraqi immigrants for their participation in... 21 January 2019
Specialists from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) tested NATO’s strategic communications during Exercise Trident Juncture. The biggest NATO exercise since 2015, the exercise saw around 50,000 troops deploy to Norway and Iceland for the three-month-long training, with Dstl spending five weeks on the exercise. Dstl worked with NATO’s... 21 January 2019
Ravenswood Solutions has achieved certification to the new International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) 9001:2015 Quality Management System. The certification is valid for three years and is provided by DNV GL – Business Assurance. ISO 9001 is a widely used quality management standard and has recently been updated to better reflect... 18 January 2019
CAE announced that its president and Chief Executive Officer, Marc Parent, was named CEO of the Year in the Large Corporation category by business journal Les Affaires. The jury, composed mainly of members of the business community as well as university professors, was asked to assess the vision, innovation, capacity... 18 January 2019
Pinnacle Solutions Inc. received the final acceptance of Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) for the Explosive Hazard Pre-detonation (EHP) Debris Blower System under CBID II, Delivery Order 0002 (DO) after the final customer review. This was the first project awarded under the CBID II contract in August 2017. For the end... 17 January 2019
The U.S. Air Force 81st Training Support Squadron held a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by an open house celebrating the completion of the SCALE-UP renovation project in Alee Hall at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. SCALE-UP stands for Student-Centered Active Learning Environment with Upside-down Pedagogies, where a pedagogy is a... 17 January 2019
Alelo Inc. and eThink Education LLC have partnered to create and deliver artificial intelligence-driven (AI) online learning solutions to organizations and learning institutions. The collaboration will integrate Alelo’s AI-based learning modules into eThink’s custom-built learning management systems with the purpose of giving learners access to immersive, personalized learning experiences. Moreover,... 17 January 2019
Digital entries in the International Serious Play Awards are due February 15, 2019. Serious Play’s 11-year-old award program recognizes outstanding games designed for use for education or training in business, government/military, healthcare, museums, higher education or K12. Digital games created by high school or college students with minimal faculty... 17 January 2019
Group editor Marty Kauchak reports on the opportunity to take mobile devices for military learners to a higher level of capability and utility. 17 January 2019
Saab AB has announced the award of a contract for the provision of Tactical Engagement Simulation (TES) to the U.K.’s Infantry Training Centre (ITC) Catterick. British Army infantry recruits will now use Saab’s Next Generation TES capability during their Attack Week exercises. This highly-deployable and high-fidelity capability will allow exercising... 17 January 2019