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New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) has acquired a perpetual enterprise license this past July for the VBS3Fire FST from the Australian simulation company SimCentric. SimCentric describes the program as an immersive call-for-fire and close air support training simulation, providing training for both ground and air based fires. “To have VBS3...   16 August 2017
Lockheed Martin has celebrated the latest milestone for the AIR 5428 Pilot Training System at a ceremony to mark the Chief of Air Force (CAF) completing the first flight of AIR 5428's in-service Pilatus PC-21. The AIR 5428 Pilot Training System is an integrated solution tailored for all future pilots...   16 August 2017
Baltimore, Maryland welcomes a new cybersecurity training and simulation center, Baltimore Cyber Range. The new facility is an effort from Cyberbit Ltd., a subsidiary of the Israel-based defense technology company Elbit Systems. “I am very pleased to celebrate the opening of the Baltimore Cyber Range,” said Governor Larry Hogan. “As...   15 August 2017
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has dispatched its two largest aircraft — C-17A Globemaster III transport and KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport — to the United States for Exercise Mobility Guardian 17. Held in Washington State from 30 July to 12 August 2017, Mobility Guardian 17 is conducted by the...   15 August 2017
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is one of five companies awarded a position on a five-year, $250 million contract to provide aviation training services in support of Security Assistance programs for the U.S. Army’s Security Assistance Training Management Organization (SATMO). The SATMO program is a component of the U.S. Security Cooperation Enterprise that...   14 August 2017
Rockwell Collins is to provide the French Air Force FOMEDEC training program with Visual Display Systems (VDS) for its Pilatus PC-21 simulators. Under a subcontract awarded by CAE, Rockwell Collins will develop two Spectraview Visual Display Systems in Salt Lake City, Utah, support CAE with integrating the systems at the...   14 August 2017
Sundog Software has released version 5 of its SilverLining Sky 3D Cloud and Weather Software Development Kit (SDK) for simulation and game developers to enable more immersive flight training in dangerous weather conditions. "SilverLining 5 includes a new library of hand-modeled cumulonimbus thunderheads and towering cumulus clouds," explains Frank Kane,...   14 August 2017
L3 Link Simulation & Training (L3 Link) has been awarded a contract modification from CSRA to deliver a fourth CH-47F Chinook Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) in the current aircraft configuration for the U.S. Army’s Flight School XXI (FSXXI) program. The contract also includes the upgrade of the three existing CH-47F...   9 August 2017
Cubic Defence Australia has been selected as the primary contractor for the development and delivery of simulation-enabled training events for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The four-year contract will see Cubic Defence Australia enhance the RAN’s multi-site synthetic training events at the Navy Synthetic Warfighting Centre (NSWC) by providing a...   7 August 2017
The DiSTI Corporation, a provider of graphical user interface software and customized 3D virtual maintenance training solutions, won the year 2 option of Interim Contractor Support (ICS) from the U.S Army for the UH-72A Lakota Virtual Maintenance Trainer (VMT). The initial $4.4 million contract on the UH-72A included the development...   2 August 2017
Simlat, a provider of training and simulation systems for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), is delivering a new high-fidelity maritime simulation to new and existing customers.   2 August 2017
L3 Link Simulation & Training (L3 Link) has been awarded a contract to build and deliver the F-16V Peace Phoenix Rising Mission Training Center (MTC) to the Taiwan Air Force. The MTC will consist of four fully networked mission simulators designed for immersive mission training. Scheduled for delivery in 2018...   2 August 2017
The Royal Air Force of Oman has taken delivery of its first Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft. The two Mark 166 aircraft arrived at Masirah Air Base on July 29th and will now prepare pilots for life in the cockpit of the country’s fast jet fleet, which now includes the...   1 August 2017
Cubic Global Defense (CGD) has supplied more than 60 P5 Combat Training Systems (CTS/TCTS) with Air Combat Meneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) pods for the upgrade of the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) Hawk 127 fleet. As part of the Lead-In Fighter Capability Assurance Program (LIFCAP) - which achieved Initial Operating Capability...   27 July 2017
Rockwell Collins won an Interim Contractor Support (ICS) contract by the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS) Program Office at Eglin Air Force Base that includes field support, repair and security maintenance of the currently fielded CRIIS program. The program will allow test ranges to stay certified under the new...   26 July 2017
Charles River Analytics Inc. has announced a follow-on contract to build a low-cost, flexible option for training psychological flexibility and enhancing the resilience and performance of the Marine Corps. The two-year contract for Strengthening Health and Improving Emotional Defenses, or SHIELD, awarded by the Office of Naval Research, is...   24 July 2017
Raydon Corporation has won a $20 million contract to expand the U.S. Army National Guard’s training infrastructure. The National Guard will add 10 Virtual Convoy Operations Trainers (VCOT) to its existing fleet of 114 and upgrade three existing systems. The VCOT is a mobile classroom that was first developed and...   21 July 2017
Lincoln, UK-based Inzpire Limited has been awarded a contract to provide subject matter expertise to support the development of training for the RAF's future ISR asset, the Protector Remotely Piloted Air System. The contract will see Inzpire personnel involved in the development of the Training Needs Analysis and Synthetic requirements...   19 July 2017
CAE won more than C$175 million in defence contracts on a range of platforms to provide simulation products, training services and in-service support for global military customers. The contracts are from Lockheed Martin to support development of five C-130J fuselage trainers for the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force...   18 July 2017
The organisers of Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition are launching an 'Innovation Hub' at this year's event, which takes place at ExCel, London in September. The military has a history of successful technology exploitation, including 'EpiPens', the auto injecting syringes, and microwave ovens - both of which now...   18 July 2017