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Rockwell Collins has been selected by Aero Simulation, Inc. to provide modifications to the B-1 Lancer training system for the U.S. Air Force. Rockwell Collins will execute concurrency, obsolescence, and cybersecurity upgrades to the five current training systems including the Weapon Systems Trainer, Mission Trainer, Cockpit Procedures Trainer and...   26 November 2018
Immersive Display Solutions Inc. (IDSI) selected the Barco F70 for its latest advanced dome display project. Using 13 F70-4K6 projectors per dome and featuring the Barco Pulse electronics processing platform and Single Step Processing (SSP) pixel-shifting technology, the integrated solution from IDSI will support high-performance fast jet pilot training. This...   26 November 2018
Kongsberg Digital launched the new K-Sim Tactical Boat Handling and Firing Simulator solution at its UC 2018 Maritime Simulation User Conference in Tromsø, Norway. While delivering a realistic and immersive simulated environment to effectively train crews on boat handling and fast interception operations, together with weapon engagements, the simulator is...   26 November 2018
JVC Visual Systems, a division of JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation, will introduce three new Visualization Series projectors designed for simulation environments at Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference and Trade Show (I/ITSEC) in Booth 1712, which runs Nov. 26-30 in Orlando, Florida. The DLA-VS4600 offers 4000 ANSI lumens, while the...   26 November 2018
Esterline Simulation Visual Systems, an Esterline Avionics Systems business of Esterline Corporation, announced the market introduction of its new rear-projection dome displays for fast-jet training at I/ITSEC. Esterline is expanding its product offerings of TREALITY® rear-projection domes to a new family of displays designated as TREALITY RP-X. The TREALITY RP-X...   26 November 2018
CAE will use the True Q® Dynamic Motion Seats built by ACME Worldwide Enterprises (ACME) in the Brazilian S-70 simulator it is making. ACME is providing high-fidelity motion seats to CAE for its helicopter and fighter simulators that feature ACME’s patented multi-channel cueing. With this contract, Brazil becomes the 15th...   26 November 2018
Kongsberg Digital Maritime Simulation has landed its largest ever simulator contract in a SGD 21.2-million deal with the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs. The contract, executed by Kongsberg Digital, will see the delivery in quarter one of 2020 for four advanced K-Sim Tactical Boat Handling and Firing Simulators with a...   23 November 2018
Trideum, a Huntsville, Alabama-based small business, was selected for four major Army contracts with a combined earning potential of more than $3.6-billion in less than a year. Since November 2017, Trideum Corporation earned prime contractor spots on the Enterprise Training Services Contract (ETSC), Aerial Target Systems II (ATS-2), Mission Training...   21 November 2018
Trideum’s SimChEC program is a game-changing innovation enabling live, virtual and constructive (LVC) event managers to identify and resolve configuration or architectural compliance issues before training activities begin; identify systems requiring critical software updates and schedule updates so that they do not impact the readiness of training missions. Mission readiness...   21 November 2018
Cubic Corporation announced that its Cubic Global Defense (CGD) business division will demonstrate its portfolio of advanced training solutions at the 2018 Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, Florida, from November 26-29. Organized by the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA), I/ITSEC is the world’s largest modeling,...   21 November 2018
Antycip Simulation, a virtual reality and 3D immersive solutions integrator, announced the appointment of Audrey Zarlenga as digital marketing manager and Thibaut Hébrard as display systems design engineer­–further expanding its burgeoning team as it grows in line with interest in bespoke virtual reality solutions and their applications. Joining the company...   21 November 2018
Next week at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), Rockwell Collins (Booth 2201) will showcase how the company’s integrated training solutions are enhancing training in the digital battlespace. At the show, Rockwell Collins will introduce the next-generation of its fast-jet simulator display system and a new product that...   21 November 2018
FlightSafety International introduced its new Evolution 360 direct-view dome display. “The Evolution 360 Dome is designed to provide an exceptional fast jet training experience by combining extreme field of views with unparalleled visual fidelity, said Ed Koharik, general manager, Visual Systems. “It offers up to 360-degree horizontal by 135-(degree) vertical...   20 November 2018
FlightSafety International’s Simulation Innovation Lab in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is unveiling a new glass-and-graphics technology which can serve as a “training canvas.”   20 November 2018
The EHUD AACMI system stitches together live and virtual to train fighter pilots for precision. Arie Egozi explains.   19 November 2018
Simthetiq is pleased to announce new tasks under the CASE SEM contract from the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) to grow the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) access to additional simulation entity models from their interoperable 3D Model Library. Simthetiq was selected in 2016 for the unique benefits offered by...   19 November 2018
Elbit Systems, together with Leonardo’s Aircraft Division, completed the delivery of M-346 Full Mission Simulators (FMS) and Flight Training Devices (FTD) to the Polish Air Force (PLAF). Resembling the simulation technology at the core of the M-346 training center that was previously delivered to the Israeli Air Force, the supplied...   19 November 2018
Moving to enhance the modeling and simulation capabilities of military organizations and system integrators specializing in defense vehicle training, CM Labs Simulations and Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) announced the launch of the new Vortex® Studio for VBS integration. Virtual Battlespace (VBS3) provides a multiplayer, virtual training environment for land, air...   19 November 2018
The new Joint Program Management Office for Medical Modeling and Simulation is stepping out with a new contract vehicle. MS&T’s Chuck Weirauch spoke with Deputy Project Manager Jude Tomasello about the present and the future of the office.   19 November 2018
Everybody does it – train across terrain, that is. MS&T Editor Rick Adams compends significant worldwide training exercises.   19 November 2018