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Inzpire Limited and Discovery Air Defence Services Inc. (DA Defence) have joined forces to bid for the UK Ministry of Defence's Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme. The two companies will combine their capabilities in the live training environment to deliver a training solution for the UK Ministry... 22 February 2017
CAE USA, prime contractor for the United States Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Aircrew Training System (ATS) program, has received an Authorization to Operate (ATO) on the USAF's Distributed Training Center Network (DTCN). The first KC-135 operational flight trainer (OFT) to receive the ATO is at Scott Air Force Base (AFB),... 22 February 2017
Cohort company SEA has installed an aircraft procedural trainer (APT) at the UK Defence Academy at Shrivenham. The APT, the latest iteration of SEA's DECKsim technology, provides an immersive, high fidelity, 3D virtual environment for training students in flight deck and land-based operations. It is a demonstration system based on... 21 February 2017
UK-based Inzpire Limited has been awarded a contract to continue their provision of Apache and Wildcat Civilian Qualified Helicopter Instructors (CQHIS) to the UK Joint Helicopter Command. The contract will cover the delivery of Conversion to Type and Conversion to Role training on both Apache and Wildcat, through the provision... 14 February 2017
Metova CyberCENTS has announced updates to SLAM-R©, the industry's leading Cyber-Attack emulation and simulation technology. Metova CyberCENTS SLAM-R Cyber Range technology for persistent cyber training environments creates a digital environment that emulates a real world "mission partner" network and Internet (gray) space. SLAM-R provides a risk-free persistent training environment for... 14 February 2017
Cyberbit and Ni Cybersecurity have signed an agreement to launch a unique cybersecurity training and simulation center in Tokyo powered by the Cyberbit Range platform. The training center will provide hands-on training for cybersecurity professionals and will help address the growing shortage of cybersecurity experts. According to the Japanese Ministry... 8 February 2017
The NATO Modeling & Simulation Coordination Office has started a new activity that focusses on threats deriving from Low, Slow and Small (LSS) aerial platforms. In fact, countering unmanned aerial vehicles commonly referred to as "drones", is a big worry. A recent example of this emerging menace is the use... 7 February 2017
Since 2010 NATO scientists have explored Data Farming, a process that has been developed to support decision-makers by answering questions that are not currently addressed. Simply said, Data Farming is a question-based approach, the key words being: What if? "Data Farming provides invaluable aid to the decision makers in light... 7 February 2017
NSC will continue to provide virtual training to the British Army until at least 2020 after being awarded a major contract by the UK Ministry of Defence. Having been competitively selected to deliver the Army's Unit Based Virtual Training (UBVT) capability, the simulation specialist will manage a diverse range of... 31 January 2017
Meggitt Training Systems has announced the Middle East debut of its FATS ® 100e virtual training system will take place February 19-23 at IDEX 2017 in Abu Dhabi. Meggitt representatives will be available for demonstrations of the FATS 100e and other products at the show at both 03-A22. "The Middle... 26 January 2017
In the past quarter, Orlando-based DiSTI Corporation has received three contracts totaling $10.6 million for the development of training devices to teach US Army and other foreign military maintenance personnel using video game technology. The contract awards cover training devices for the Stryker armored vehicle, the M1A2 battle tank, and... 26 January 2017
Défense Conseil International Group (DCI), the reference operator of the French ministry of defence for the international transfer of French military know-how, has announced the ISO 9001 certification of the Qatar Air Academy by BSI. It becomes the first military training centre to be certified in the Middle East. This... 24 January 2017
Thales has won the CERBERE contract to upgrade the instrumentation for the French Army's live combat training centres. The new system will be installed at the Sissonne army base for urban combat training and at Mailly-le-Camp for training in open terrain operations. The CERBERE solution will enable combined-arms task forces... 19 January 2017
Leonardo has signed, with the Italian National Directorate of the Italian Defence Ministry, two contracts for an initial batch of five Aermacchi M-345 trainer aircraft and for the first phase of development and delivery programme of the new exploration and escort helicopters (NEES) for the Italian Army. The combined value... 18 January 2017
CAE has won defence contracts on a range of customer platforms valued at more than C$175 million to provide new simulation products, simulator upgrades and training support services for global military customers. Key contracts awarded during the third quarter of CAE's fiscal year 2017 include Babcock France to support pilot... 18 January 2017
CAE USA has been awarded a United States Army contract to provide rotary-wing flight training instructor support services. Under terms of the contract, which was awarded as a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for over US$50 million for the transition and base one-year period, CAE USA will provide classroom, simulator, and live flying... 17 January 2017
CAE has announced that the Government of Canada has formally modified the contract for the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program and will now utilize the NFTC program through at least 2023. The original NFTC 20-year contract was scheduled to expire in 2021. As the Government of Canada announced... 12 January 2017
Britannica Knowledge Systems has won the highest honor, 'Gold', in the 2016 Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards in Technology for 'Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for Compliance Training'. Fox's compliance, qualification and certification solution is its most essential and widely-used component. It properly manages employee training and certifications to... 10 January 2017
L3 Link Simulation & Training (L3 Link) has been awarded a position to compete under the US Navy's Fielded Training Systems Support (FTSS) IV Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Contract (MAC), which has an estimated contract ceiling value of $1.75 billion. L3 Link is one of several contractors... 4 January 2017
Missions at sea, in mountainous regions or close to skyscrapers are extremely risky for helicopter pilots. The turbulent air flows near oil rigs, ships, cliffs and tall buildings can throw a helicopter off balance and cause a crash. To provide pilots with optimal preparation for these challenging conditions, engineers at... 4 January 2017