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Countering terrorism requires special skills and knowledge. Arie Egozi examines anti-terror training and simulation systems. 2 October 2018
Lockheed Martin won the U.S. Army Close Combat Tactical Training (CCTT) Manned Module Modernization (M3) contract to upgrade nearly 500 simulators for the service's tactical vehicle fleet. Work on the $356-million contract will modernize training and increase sustainability in support of emerging Army training requirements and systems. The CCTT M3... 1 October 2018
Boeing won a $9.2-billion contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide 351 T-X jets, 46 simulators and associated ground equipment to replace the Air Education and Training Command's 57-year-old fleet of T-38C Talons, and transition cadets to the new aircraft in the Air Force’s T-X pilot-training program. Pilots in... 28 September 2018
Zen Technologies Limited, a provider of military combat training products and technologies, opened its first U.S.-based office, Zen Technologies USA Inc. in Washington, DC, to support foreign military sales and provide marketing, service and customized solutions for customers around the world. Zen Technologies USA President, Pratish Shah says, “Each of... 28 September 2018
Robert W. Moorman rounds out his series on military university education with an examination of the US Navy and Coast Guard academies. 28 September 2018
The US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) training system is maturing to eventually train individuals, crews and teams for 32 ships. The system offers insights for the broader simulation and training community, Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports. 28 September 2018
Quantum3D Government Systems, a provider of training and simulation services, appointed Brian Holmes as vice president of Business Development in its Government Systems division. Holmes has over 30 years of experience in the training and simulation business and over 15 years of experience in business development, sales and marketing in... 27 September 2018
CAE USA won a U.S. Air Force (USAF) contract to provide comprehensive C-130H aircrew training services at the formal training unit for U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard C-130H training that is based at Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB) in Arkansas, as well as other C-130H... 26 September 2018
Reiser Simulation and Training’s Airbus H145 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) is now operational at the Norwegian Competence Centre Helicopter (NCCH) in Stavanger, Norway, which provides training for Norwegian Air Ambulance Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) pilots and crew members. The training device received CS-FSTD(H) EASA FFS Level D certification last... 26 September 2018
Leonardo and the Paramount Group signed a Letter of Intent to assess the possibility of developing an operational configuration of the M-345 jet trainer for the African market. The agreement will also look into the possible involvement of Paramount in the SF-260 program and its Logistic Support services. Leonardo’s M-345... 25 September 2018
QuantaDyn Corporation delivered the latest production Air National Guard Advanced Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) Training System (AAJTS) device for the USAF Air National Guard AAJTS contract. This device was delivered to the 138th Combat Training Flight (CTF) at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City, OK, and... 25 September 2018
The NATO Modelling & Simulation Coordination Office (MSCO) in Neuilly near Paris, which provides executive support to the NATO Modelling and Simulation Group (NMSG), has a new head. On 1 July 2018, CDR Santiago Fernández Dapena, Spanish Navy, replaced CDR Federico Perez Dueñas, who had led the MSCO for three... 25 September 2018
Northrop Grumman Corporation opened its new AC-208 Training Center of Excellence™ at Meacham Airport in Fort Worth, Texas that’s designed to provide partner nations with instructional classroom activities and initial aircrew and maintenance training on Northrop Grumman’s modified AC-208 Eliminator™ aircraft. The 5,000 square-foot classroom is part of Northrop Grumman’s... 24 September 2018
The NATO Modelling and Simulation Group (NMSG), together with the NATO Modelling & Simulation Coordination Office (MSCO) will organize the 2018 Annual Symposium from 11 to 12 October 2018 in Ottawa, Canada. This year's symposium will be on "Multinational Interoperability: Agility for Military Training and Operational Applications, Innovation in Enterprise... 24 September 2018
Field Aerospace began the flight deck modernization of the first of 178 U.S. Air Force (USAF) T-1A trainer aircraft that will bring the USAF’s fleet into compliance with Federal Aviation Administration Airspace System mandates and address increasing obsolescence problems. Field Aerospace’s $155.7-million contract with the USAF includes upgrading the turnkey... 21 September 2018
Cubic Corporation’s Cubic Global Defense business division won a contract from Lockheed Martin to deliver its latest-generation Air Combat Training System (ACTS) for the F-35 Lightning II. Cubic is scheduled to deliver more than 500 F-35 Training Subsystems over the next four years as part of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 production... 21 September 2018
The U.S. Army Central Readiness Training Center at Camp Buehring, Kuwait held an event using an Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Tactical Proficiency Trainer (IEWTPT) to teach its soldiers about suicide prevention techniques. The training used a virtual-reality scenario in which participants communicated with a virtual avatar of a soldier who... 20 September 2018
Sikorsky’s first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Weapons System and Operational Flight Trainers are in the final stages of assembly for delivery to the U.S. Air Force. The trainers will train U.S. Air Force pilots to fly the new HH-60W aircraft that will replace the H-60G Pave Hawk fleet that performs... 20 September 2018
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., a national security solutions provider, completed an operations, maintenance and flight navigation training of its Firejet unmanned aerial target system for an international customer. The series of training flights enabled the user to independently maintain and operate the target drone system for its own... 18 September 2018
Boeing won a four-year, $194-million contract from the U.S. Navy to update its P-8A Poseidon training system courseware and software at three U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force locations, which will give the latest configuration of the Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The P-8A training system is an electronic classroom... 17 September 2018