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Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS) will highlight cockpit capabilities and future upgrades to the CH-47F Chinook at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando on November 26 – 30. The company was selected this year to design maintenance programs and upgrades for the aircraft by the... 7 November 2018
CM Labs Simulations announced the release of Vortex ® Studio 2018c, the latest version of its unified simulation and visualisation platform for the training and virtual prototyping of land and sea equipment. Expanding on the physics and dynamics that CM Labs is known for, Vortex Studio 2018c features upgraded... 7 November 2018
The Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) announced 23 finalists who will be showcased at the 2018 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) Nov. 26-29. The winners will be recognized on Nov. 29 at 1:30 p.m. during a special SGS&C awards presentation taking place on the I/ITSEC floor. In... 6 November 2018
FlightSafety International has been selected by the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NA WCTSD) to design and manufacture Flight Training Devices for the AH-I Z and the UH-1Y. The devices will be installed at the Marine Air Corps Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan. They will feature FlightSafety's latest... 5 November 2018
For the first time, U.S. Air Force crew members from Misawa Air Force Base, Japan, participated in two live RED FLAG Alaska missions from virtual cockpits at the Misawa Mission Training Center. These training events demonstrate Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) technologies with its LVC Experimentation, Integration,... 2 November 2018
British Army personnel have completed integration training with Danish and Polish allies in preparation for NATO Exercise Trident Juncture 2018 in Norway. After three days of intense training in harsh conditions – including helicopter drills, bridging drills and cold weather training – they now form a tight-knit, well-prepared and combat-ready... 2 November 2018
American, Canadian and Ecuadorian combat medics and hospital corpsmen gathered at a medical site established by the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) in Esmeraldas, Ecuador to exchange the techniques each country uses for medicine in a tactical environment. Participants included 10 Ecuadorian service members, four U.S. Navy sailors and... 2 November 2018
Ryan Aerospace delivered three virtual-reality helicopter simulators to the Royal Australian Navy at HMAS Albatross, in Nowra, NSW Australia. The three simulators will be used by the Fleet Air Arm’s Naval Aviation Prospects Scheme as an engagement tool to attract aspiring aircrew to join the Royal Australian Navy. Managing Director... 1 November 2018
Lockheed Martin, in partnership with Saab, received a $17.7-million change order to provide modernized VTESS code to the U.S. Army Vehicle Tactical Engagement Simulation System (VTESS) contract that was awarded originally in July 2017. The VTESS Code Modernization effort is to integrate one-way and ballistic simulations, and provide integration into... 31 October 2018
Cruden, a designer, manufacturer and integrator of training and R&D simulators, will highlight the benefits of simulators to crew training for high-speed-boat handling, navigation, drills and tactics scenarios at the Interservice Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2018, at booth 712. Cruden will offer live demonstrations of its Fast... 31 October 2018
Publisher’s note by Andy Smith, MS&T Publisher & Jeremy Humphreys, Director. Business Development November 11th 1918 marks the end of the First World War or the 1914-18 war, known at the time as the ‘War to end all Wars.’ Regrettably that did not prove to be the case and conflict... 30 October 2018
Sponsored Content On the 13-14 November, the Royal Aeronautical Society’s annual Autumn Flight Simulation conference takes place at No.4 Hamilton Place, London. ‘Effective Development of Flight Simulators’ will detail the latest developments in simulation engineering and the technologies that will move the industry forward, ensuring that the future generation of... 30 October 2018
PLEXSYS delivered a third set of sonomarc Instructor Link software and touchscreens to DELEX Systems, a subsidiary of Zenetex LLC and an International Air Traffic Control (ATC) and Ground Control Intercept (GCI) Training Center. DELEX uses sonomarc at their Oklahoma City-based training center to provide high-fidelity radio and intercom simulation. 30 October 2018
MAN Energy Solutions selected Modest Tree, a provider of simulation and training software, to develop a virtual-reality training solution for Royal Canadian Navy to train crews to operate and maintain the MAN engines onboard the Navy’s new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships. The training solution will be the first of... 29 October 2018
As in the years before, NATO will be represented at I/ITSEC by the Science & Technology Organisation (STO) and the Allied Command Transformation (ACT). The event represents ideal opportunities for the NMSG's Task Groups to perform live Cooperative Demonstration of Technologies (CDT) related to their activities in the joint NATO... 29 October 2018
Saab Training and Simulation won a contract to capture data for evidence in support of the U.K. Army Warfighting Experiment (AWE) 18. Cervus will partner with Saab to provide analytical support using its HIVE training data exploitation service to harvest Tactical Engagement Simulation (TES) and other data to provide AWE... 26 October 2018
4C Strategies and Cubic connected the Exonaut® training and exercise management system to the Cubic deployed private Long Term Evolution (LTE) network for the first time in an army field training exercise. The two technologies coupled within hours and let users operate Exonaut via the LTE connection in remote locations... 26 October 2018
The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) and the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM), partnered to lead the development of the Soldier Squad Performance Research Institute (S2PRINT). According to the Army, the way a soldier interacts individually, in squads and on small teams... 26 October 2018
Aero Simulation Inc. (ASI) won the B-1 Training Systems Program contract award from the U.S. Air Force (USAF), which involves the sustainment of 35 flight and maintenance B-1 training devices at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Abilene, TX; Ellsworth AFB, Rapid City, SD; Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX and at... 26 October 2018
Barco, a visualization and virtual reality solutions provider, launched Barco RigiFlex, a rigid and flexible powerwall screen that can be used as an alternative to fixed screens. It is the first rigid, rollable product of its kind, according to Barco, and offers easy transportation, installation and maintenance. In the virtual... 25 October 2018