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Inzpire’s team successfully delivered their White Force team to Exercise Eastern Zephyr at the Royal Air Force base in Lakenheath, England. The joint training exercise between the UK Royal Air Force and US Air Force seeks to increase partnership and capabilities between the two nations. Specifically, the military branches are... 31 October 2017
Poland’s 8th Air Base Krakow-Balice is welcoming a new CAE simulator for the C295 military transport. The Polish Air Force has a fleet of 16 Airbus C295 aircrafts, which are utilized for a variety of transport operations. To develop the full-flight simulator, CAE worked with Airbus Defence and Space. "This... 31 October 2017
During a flight trial, Saab’s Gripen E smart fighter flew supersonic for the first time, breaking the sound barrier while flying over the Baltic Sea on October 18. This part of on-going trials for the aircraft as the company collects data as the plane hits and sustains various milestones like... 27 October 2017
In further steps to keep the Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility (MSHATF) at RAF Benson up to date, Serco was awarded an eight-year extension to its CAE contract. “We are very proud to have been chosen to remain CAE’s trusted partner at RAF Benson in managing and operating this... 26 October 2017
Lockheed Martin announced the Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) Program Training Systems Critical Design Review (CDR) was successfully conducted. This allows the CRH program to proceed to assemble, test and evaluate the Sikorsky developed HH-60W helicopter's training systems. “The CRH team is working hard to provide our warfighters the capability they... 26 October 2017
The UK Ministry of Defence announced a £90 million investment into a helicopter simulation center for Royal Air Force and Royal Navy pilots. The deal will sustain 70 jobs at the Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility based at RAF Benson in South Oxfordshire. “The importance of effective synthetic training... 25 October 2017
CAE awarded VSTEP a contract for a suite of custom-built ship bridge simulators for the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Naval Training Centre. "This is a major strategic win for VSTEP and clearly demonstrates our capabilities to provide adaptive and fully integrated simulators in the Defence industry," said Pjotr van Schothorst,... 24 October 2017
On October 20, Expeditionary Strike Group 3 and the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps respectively, kicked off an amphibious exercise dubbed Dawn Blitz 2017. This scenario-driven exercise is designed to train and integrate the staffs on global crisis responses between the two military branches. 23 October 2017
Boeing renewed its contract to use QinetiQ’s Hampshire, U.K.-based wind tunnel to evaluate aircraft designs. The latest extension will see Boeing use the facility for aircraft testing through 2024. The 40-year, £25 million contract was originally awarded back in 2004, and is reviewed every five years. “The wind tunnel, which... 23 October 2017
Inzpire worked with the Royal Jordanian Air Force to developed training courses around cyber, intelligence, unmanned air systems (UAS) and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). “We have a rare capability in Inzpire in that we are able to offer not only deep technical knowledge but also extensive experience of having... 19 October 2017
Protection Group International and AGH University of Science and Technology signed an agreement in Krakow, Poland on October 18 to develop a cyber academy to help build skills in the growing cyber security field. “It is now well-understood that national and corporate cyber security is critically dependent on the availability... 19 October 2017
During a NATO missile-defense exercise, a Raytheon built Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile off the coast of Scotland. "Real-world events demand real-world testing," said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, Raytheon Missile Systems president. Formidable Shield 17 is an integrated air and missile defense exercise to simulate real-world scenarios. The... 18 October 2017
At I/ITSEC 2017, Cruden will highlight the benefits of simulation training for high-speed boats. The planned live demonstrations will emphasis handling, navigation, drills and tactics scenarios in the company’s small-ship simulator. “Cruden is already well-known as a provider of training simulators, from our background in the motorsport, automotive and aerospace... 17 October 2017
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the U.S. Army’s 400th UH-72A Lakota helicopter, fulfilling its contract requirements to date by delivering every aircraft on time, on budget and meeting the Army’s rigorous quality standards. “From the moment when the Army awarded Airbus the contract to produce the UH-72A, our team has strived... 17 October 2017
GATR Technologies, a subsidiary within the Cubic Mission Solutions business division, was awarded an order worth more than $5 million to provide satellite communication (SATCOM) solutions for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). “GATR’s SATCOM is expected to provide the New Zealand Army with a communications solution that meets its... 16 October 2017
Airbus Defence & Space contracted Indra to develop a tactical and integrated procedures trainer (IPT) for pilots who will operate the A330 MRTT aerial refueling tanker. System delivery is scheduled for 2019. The system will familiarize pilots with functions of the A330 tanker in high-risk situations, replicating scenarios which are... 16 October 2017
BMT secured funding through the Defence and Security Accelerator, a UK research fund offering millions of pounds to projects for the Ministry of Defence, to build a prototype Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) that will allow a team of responders to remotely assess a scene for hazardous materials and predict the likely impact. 13 October 2017
Diamond Visionics successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for the upgrade on the U.S. Marine Corps KC-130T Image Generator. Using GenesisIG, the worked was done for the avionics company JF Taylor, Inc. The GenesisIG scene was generated from NAVAIR Portable Source Initiative (NPSI) data sets. Using NPSI satisfies the... 13 October 2017
The U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) in San Diego, California awarded Alion Science and Technology a $24.6 million contract. The 3-year contract, with two 1-year option periods, ordered training services for tactical afloat shipboard, ashore and submarine command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and... 12 October 2017
With an additional $22 million from an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, Cubic Global Defense continues to support the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). “We are pleased with receiving additional awards for the development of cutting-edge training and learning products for the U.S. Navy,” said Dave Buss, president of... 11 October 2017