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The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to provide its Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod’s (ATP) for the QEAF’s Rafale aircraft. Lockheed Martin will provide the QEAF with pods, spares and deployment support for the Rafale – the 10th platform to fly with Sniper ATP. Sniper ATP... 11 June 2018
The Swedish Air Force has selected Pitch Technologies’ Intuitech ACES as the synthetic fighter controller service to enhance the training realism and capability in the Gripen Mission Training System. ACES combines voice recognition and synthetic speech with a sophisticated behavioral model to replicate the behavior of a fighter controller. The... 7 June 2018
Draken International won a $280 million Adversary Air (ADAIR) II contract to provide adversary air services at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in Nevada through December 2023. Adversary air, or “Red Air”, is training that simulates real-world threat scenarios. As the sole provider of adversary support for the USAF (United... 7 June 2018
The Royal Norwegian Navy (RNN) confirmed acceptance of the latest iteration of the portable DECKsim Virtual Reality (VR) trainer supplied by Cohort company SEA. The RNN have used a fully integrated Flight Deck Officer (FDO) simulator DECKsim for five years at their training establishment in Haakonsvern Naval Base, Bergen. The... 6 June 2018
Cubic Corporation completed the closing of its divestiture of the Cubic Global Defense (CGD) Services business to Valiant Integrated Services. Cubic received approximately $135 million at closing plus $3 million of contingent consideration tied to contract wins expected over the next 12 to 24 months. “The close of our CGD... 5 June 2018
QinetiQ has launched the QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) Rattler Ground Air Launched Supersonic Target (GAL-ST). The Rattler is a low-cost supersonic target used to accurately replicate anti-radiation missiles (ARM) and supersonic/high-diving threats suitable for use over land and at sea. The Rattler is the latest addition to the QTS aerial... 5 June 2018
SCALABLE released new versions of QualNet 8.2 and EXata 6.2. The updated versions of the network modelling and simulation tools offer enhancements to existing libraries, additional cyber-attack models and traffic modelling tools. Users can visualize results in new ways, simulate the latest communications technology, import common traffic capture and network... 4 June 2018
Ravenswood Solutions says it demonstrated the value of its Testing-as-a-Service (TaaS) model to the test and evaluation community after completing instrumentation support of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle’s (JLTV) Multi-Service Operational Test and Evaluation (MOT&E) at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California. As part of... 1 June 2018
The U.S. Navy plans to negotiate a potential 10-year, $1.86 billion contract with Boeing for new and updated P-8A Poseidon training systems. Under the contract, Boeing will test and evaluate P-8A systems, hardware, software, courseware and subsystems. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract will include upgrades on aircrew and maintenance training systems... 31 May 2018
VSTEP is getting ready to release the NAUTIS Fishing module. 31 May 2018
CAE selected Rockwell Collins to provide its Panorama™ collimated display for the CC-295 full-flight simulator (FFS) that CAE will deliver to the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) program. CAE will install Rockwell's Panorama display on the CC-295 FFS it is building for the training program being... 31 May 2018
Quantum3D, a provider of training and simulation solutions for government and commercial applications, released its Next Generation MANTIS (MANTIS NG) Image Generation Software that offers Common Database (CDB) compatibility. CDB is an open standard for scene content and is now an official standard adopted by the Open Geospatial Consortium. Users now... 30 May 2018
Matrox® Graphics celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Matrox G200 graphics chip that was developed for 2D, 3D and video acceleration. Matrox says the G200 has powered a number of industry-first graphics and multi-monitor-based product lines that delivered image quality across one or more displays. Today, G200 is an integrated... 30 May 2018
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kazakhstan Aviation Industry (KAI) regarding bilateral cooperation of ANKA, a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) System; and HÜRKUŞ, a New Generation Advanced Trainer. 25 May 2018
Engility Holdings won a $41 million SeaPort-e® task order to provide on-site command and control expertise, training and integrated logistics support for the U.S. Marine Corps' core command and control programs. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic awarded Engility the Global Command and Control System Tactical Combat Operations/Joint Tactical... 25 May 2018
Vectrus Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Vectrus, won an $84 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide base maintenance support services for the Air Education and Training Command (AETC Sheppard Air Force Base (AFB), Texas. Vectrus will provide support for Installation Management, Operations and Maintenance, Installation Engineering, and Emergency Management. 24 May 2018
The U.S. Navy's guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez conducted combined operations with the multipurpose Italian frigate ITS Alpino in May. The training was designed to promote camaraderie and collaboration among NATO partners. "The crew exchange was highly beneficial to both Gonzalez's crew and Alpino's, giving rare insight into each other's daily... 24 May 2018
Maryland National Guard cyberwarriors worked with their Estonian counterparts during Exercise Hedgehog 2018, also known as Exercise Siil 2018 locally and by NATO. Estonian police, border forces and emergency management personnel participated along with members of the Michigan and Oklahoma National Guard. With the cooperation from 15 NATO allied forces,... 24 May 2018
Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, opened its new Advanced Vertical Lift Center (AVLC) in Washington, D.C. that provides a setting for military customers, partners and policy makers to interact with new technology that is defining the future of vertical lift (FVL). Bell says it is increasing its presence in the... 23 May 2018
Charles River Analytics, a developer of systems solutions, is using its Cyber Adversary Modeling and Simulation toolkit, CyMod, to construct a cyber defense tool that models realistic behavior for the United States Air Force. The company is also using its probabilistic programming language, Figaro™, to build relational models of network... 23 May 2018