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At the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference, CAE was awarded a subcontract from Leonardo Helicopters to provide the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) with a comprehensive NH90 helicopter training solution. The contract is valued at more than C$150 million. The QEAF has signed a contract with Leonardo Helicopters... 19 March 2018
The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to provide comprehensive training support services for Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), supporting schoolhouse operations for various crew positions across multiple mission design series aircraft, aircrew training and support for AFSOC Special Operation Forces (SOF) aircrews and assets. The... 19 March 2018
Ryan Aerospace (Australia) has launched the HELIMOD Mark III, a helicopter simulator targeted at teaching pilots the art of vertical reference and managing external sling loads. The simulator has a virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display which gives a full sense of immersion brought about by the 3D, stereoscopic nature of... 15 March 2018
QuantaDyn completed installation of their QFires™ Dome D500 Joint Terminal Control Training Rehearsal System (JTC TRS) for the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron (STS) at Hurlburt Field in early February. The QFires D500 is a five-meter fully-immersive training system for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC), Forward Air Controllers (FAC), and Forward... 15 March 2018
Regional Health Command Europe conducted medical training for more than 200 medical providers from across the European theater in March in Wroclaw, Poland. The training event was sponsored and coordinated by RHCE and hosted by the Polish Armed Forces, which also included participants from Hungary and Germany. RHCE conducts medical... 14 March 2018
Cohort plc companies MASS and SEA have been selected to form part of a new UK Ministry of Defence maritime research and development programme being managed by defence technology company QinetiQ. QinetiQ has been awarded a contract by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) to manage the Progeny Maritime... 14 March 2018
The V International Exhibition of Weapons Systems and Military Equipment, KADEX 2018, will be held in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan from May 23 to May 26, 2018. This year the exhibition is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Defense and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of... 14 March 2018
The US Army Human Resources Command has awarded Science Applications International Corp. a $108 million task order to continue to develop, operate, and maintain more than 191 virtual applications that support soldiers from enlistment to retirement. Awarded under the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions - 2 Services (ITES-2S) contract vehicle, the... 12 March 2018
FoxGuard Solutions, Inc. recently partnered with Cape Henry Associates (CHA) in support of a $4.2 million task order related to design, development, and delivery of the Carrier-Advanced Reconfigurable Training System (C-ARTS). C-ARTS is a mobile, scalable, reconfigurable High Velocity Learning Environment (HVLE) powered by CHA's Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)... 8 March 2018
The CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC), a joint venture of CAE and the Ministry of Finance of Brunei Darussalam, have announced that the Thai Aviation Services has begun Sikorsky S-92 helicopter simulator training at the CAE Brunei MPTC. Under a multi-year contract, Thai Aviation Services S-92 aircrews have started... 8 March 2018
CAE USA has been awarded a contract by the United States Navy under a US foreign military sale (FMS) program to provide the Brazilian Navy with a comprehensive S-70B Seahawk helicopter training system. CAE will design and manufacture two S-70B training devices: a fixed-base S-70B operational flight trainer (OFT) to... 7 March 2018
Quantum3D, Inc. has appointed Clayton Conrad as President and CEO for both Quantum3D Group, the parent company of Quantum3D, Inc., as well as Quantum3D Inc. itself. Clayton brings with him over 40 years of experience and background in aviation, technology, and training-related markets. Prior to joining Quantum3D, Clayton was the... 7 March 2018
In January 2018, the NATO Modelling & Simulation Group started a follow-on activity on Mission Training through Distributed Simulation (MTDS). The aim of this activity is to provide NATO and its nations with a capability to conduct realistic multi-national training for air operations. The vision for MTDS was discussed in... 6 March 2018
ECS opened its Huntsville, Ala., office in Cummings Research Park in late 2017. The office will support the military and other clients with engineering services, software development, 3D visualization, augmented reality/virtual reality, advanced learning technologies and subject matter expertise. The 20-year old company, headquartered in Orlando, Fla., provides customized training... 6 March 2018
Gen. Stephen J. Townsend has assumed command of US Army Training and Doctrine Command from Gen. David G. Perkins during a ceremony on Fort Eustis, Virginia on March 2. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley, who hosted the ceremony, said it was a great but bittersweet day as... 6 March 2018
Cubic Global Defense (CGD) will be teaming with Thales in the UK to bid for the Training and Simulation Systems Programme (TSSP) Joint Fires Synthetic Training (JFST) project. JFST looks to improve training capabilities delivered to the British Army by providing an immersive Joint Fires (JF) solution to train JF... 5 March 2018
Much progress has been achieved on the Royal Navy’s preparations to accept the two new Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) carriers into the Fleet, in both the carrier and the associated F-35B Lightning II programmes. MS&T’s Europe Editor Dim Jones captures the status. 2 March 2018
LVC has tremendous untapped potential but something needs to change. Phil Jasper writes. 2 March 2018
How game-based training and assessment helps the IDF grow better future leaders. Ran Rimon writes. 2 March 2018
Technology and collaboration has created an optimal training environment for the CC-130J. Managing Editor Jeff Loube visited the RCAF’s Air Mobility Training Centre. 2 March 2018