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VT MÄK added a new role - a Sensor Operator to its VR-Engage multi-role virtual simulator. VR-Engage lets you play the role of a first-person human character; a vehicle driver, gunner or commander; or the pilot of an airplane or helicopter – and now – a Sensor Operator. Using... 11 October 2018
FlightSafety International and Global Simulation Incorporated won a contract to provide 10 Mixed Reality Training Systems for the T-38C program. The new training systems will be installed early in 2019 at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas, home to the 80th Flying Training Wing and the Euro-NATO Joint Jet... 10 October 2018
L3 Technologies won a U.S. Army contract to provide its next-generation WESCAM MX™-10D electro-optical/infrared and laser designator (EO/IR/LD) sensor suite to support the Army’s Modernization Strategy. The five-year contract is worth up to $454-million, with an additional five-year option. The WESCAM imaging and targeting turrets are modernized Intelligence, Surveillance, and... 10 October 2018
L3 Technologies opened its newly expanded multi-purpose L3 Arlington Training Center facility in Arlington, Texas that will enhance its training capacity for simulation and instruction for military and commercial pilots. The expansion adds approximately 40,000 square feet to the center and doubles the size of the high-bay facility, which is... 10 October 2018
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. won a Task Order (TO) from KBR Wyle for an additional year of UH-1N Aerial Gunnery Simulation Training for the U.S. Air Force at the Kratos Aircrew Training Center in Orlando, Florida. Kratos has been conducting Aerial Gunnery Training (AGT) for Air Force Global... 10 October 2018
ACME Worldwide Enterprises’ Replica M2 .50 Cal, Gun Active Recoil (GAR®) weapon systems trainers are on their way to select U.S. Pacific Air Force sites. The heavy machinegun trainers are included as an element in the MILO Range Theater Systems recently procured by the U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). 9 October 2018
The Spanish Army Aviation Academy’s Helicopter Simulation Center (CESIHEL), developed with Indra, plans to install two new Indra-developed NH90 helicopter simulators at the Agoncillo Base in 2019 to train Spanish Army Air Force pilots and mechanics. The addition of these two devices will bring the network of simulators connected for... 9 October 2018
The Center for Cyber Safety and Education, the charitable foundation of (ISC)² that specializes in cybersecurity training and certifications, selected Engility Holdings Inc. as its 2018 Partner of the Year for its commitment to create cybersecurity career opportunities for veterans. Last fall, the Center and Engility partnered to introduce their... 9 October 2018
Defence Ministers from Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a Multinational Special Aviation Program. Under the agreement, a new aviation-training center will be established in Zadar, Croatia to train aircrews that will conduct the insertion and extraction of Special Operations Forces. NATO’s Deputy Secretary... 8 October 2018
The U.S. Army Program Executive Officer for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) brought its Tactical Combat Casualty Care Exportable (TC3X) medical training mannequins to Fort Benning, Georgia to increase the realism of medical trauma training that can ultimately save lives and limbs. The mannequin can scream, breathe, bleed and... 8 October 2018
A pair of BAE Systems’ Hawk T2 aircraft from the Royal Air Force (RAF) Valley’s IV Squadron in Anglesey, Wales completed a series of planned exercises in temperatures reaching 44° Celsius (111° Fahrenheit) to showcase the aircraft’s ability to operate in conditions typically found in the Gulf region during the... 8 October 2018
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) entered into a new agreement with the Bundeswehr to provide localized support services to VBS3 users in the German Armed Forces. The Bundeswehr has used VBS for a variety of training and simulation purposes for over eight years, and in 2014, significantly expanded its use of... 5 October 2018
Alelo won a multi-year, $8-million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) to expand and enhance its suite of Virtual Cultural Awareness Trainers (VCATs). The VCATs are simulation-based learning environments that help military personnel develop the cultural skills they need when... 5 October 2018
The DiSTI Corporation completed the $2.8M U.S. Army’s PEO STRI contract award for the development of the Counter–Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM), Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS) Operator/Maintainer Trainer (OMT) developed on the VE Studio platform. Student safety and lowering the cost of training were key considerations for the development... 4 October 2018
Cubic has begun delivering its new Artillery Mission Training System to the British Army for use with its L118 105mm light gun, which the company says fills a much-needed gap in this type of training that previously lacked an instrumented capability. Following a 14-month development, the system was contracted... 3 October 2018
Airbus Helicopters completed its service provision buildup of the UK’s Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) contract, and now, after delivering 29 Helionix-equipped H135s and three Helionix, hoist-equipped H145s earlier this year, is fully embedded at Royal Air Force (RAF) Shawbury and RAF Valley, supporting Ascent’s Training delivery from modernized... 3 October 2018
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) commissioned its fourth and fifth Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessels (LMVs), the RSS Justice and RSS Indomitable, and opened its RSS Daring integrated LMV simulation center at Tuas Naval Base, Singapore to give crews efficient and effective training in realistic conditions. The two LMVs are... 2 October 2018
PLEXSYS released version 4.5 of its sonomarc and PLEXComm communications software that includes two new products, Operator Link and Chat Link, and a major upgrade to its Instructor Link product. Several modeling improvements were also made, increasing realism by adding Fresnel zones and Weather effects. With text chat, PLEXSYS... 2 October 2018
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), a developer of advanced simulation and training software with origins in video game development, released Gears Studio, an integrated development environment that streamlines the creation of modular software products. Gears Studio helps developers focus their time on feature implementation. It guides them through component development... 2 October 2018
Military units from 19 NATO allies and partner nations participated in the fourth Exercise Ample Strike, a multinational, live exercise and outreach effort in the Czech Republic. It directly supports the U.S. Department of Defense’s 2018 National Defense Strategy Summary (NDSS) elements that work to make interoperability a priority. The... 2 October 2018