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The commercial sector is developing key technologies and applications that have the potential for cost-effective adaptation for defence use and use in modelling and simulation (M&S) applications such as defence planning, training, operations, and capability development. 11 April 2023
Babcock has been selected to work with the Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capability Office (RCO), as it takes another significant step towards a sustainable aviation future. 10 April 2023
The parlous state of the UK’s military pilot training system has been much in the news of late. Although the RAF and the MoD have been at pains to downplay any suggestion of a crisis, there is little doubt that the situation is serious, and that the problems are both chronic and acute. 5 April 2023
Outsourcing of aircrew training within the UK Armed Forces has been a long-running saga. The concept of what eventually became the Military Flight Training System (MFTS) was widely discussed in the MoD during the 1990s, but it was not until 2008 that the first contract was signed between the MoD and Ascent Flight Training. MS&T’s Dim Jones visited Ascent in their Bristol HQ to get their take on past achievements and future plans. 5 April 2023
Boeing and CAE have signed Teaming Agreements to expand multi-mission platform collaboration in Canada, Germany and Norway. 4 April 2023
Elbit Systems UK has successfully upgraded its Interim Combined Arms Virtual Simulation [Deployable] (ICAVS(D)) system with an advanced simulation software called Defence Virtual Simulation 2 (DVS2). This is the first complex British Army training capability to be fully integrated with DVS2, which utilises Bohemia Interactive Simulations’ VBS4, VBS Blue Image Generator and One World Terrain. 4 April 2023
Pietro Mazzei has been appointed President and Chief executive officer of Rheinmetall Canada by the board of directors of Rheinmetall AG. 4 April 2023
Schriever Wargame, which concluded on 31 March, presented a global scenario depicting a notional peer competitor seeking to achieve strategic goals by conducting multi-domain operations. 4 April 2023
Applicants will develop prototypes that address the challenges often associated with distributed mission training events, such as interoperability and configuration management. Submissions are open now until 21 April, with cash prizes totaling $100,000. 3 April 2023
The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) has launched its new scholarship programme to highlight the importance of internships and impact in the field of aerospace, aviation and space. The application process is currently open now until 31 May. 3 April 2023
Del Toro, Berger and Gilday recently provided fiscal insights across their portfolios for the US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee’s Defense Subcommittee as Congressional hearings are underway on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget request for the Pentagon. 3 April 2023
Operative Experience, Inc. (OEI) will introduce the first medical simulator to integrate all 13 Prolonged Combat Casualty Care (PCCC) training modules in one high-fidelity trainer. 3 April 2023
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is working with the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) on a series of Service-Level Training Exercises (SLTE) using a company-owned MQ-9A Unmanned Aircraft System to support the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC). 31 March 2023
Fectar, a content management system for virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) in education and enterprise training, have integrated an Ultraleap hand tracking feature within their platform. 31 March 2023
Elbit Systems Ltd is marking 20 years of operating the 16 GROP G-120-AI aircraft fleet of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) that was established by Elbit Systems in 2002 as a multi-year Private Finance Initiative (PFI) program under which the company procures, operates and maintains the fleet, providing the IAF with training flight hours. 30 March 2023
BAE Systems, an aerospace and defense company, and Heart Aerospace, a Swedish electric airplane maker, are collaborating to define the battery system for Heart's ES-30 regional electric airplane. 30 March 2023
Standing NATO Maritime Group Two visited Souda Bay, Greece, with its flagship USS James E. Williams as well as HMCS Fredericton, HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën, and ITS Paolo Thaon di Revel. 29 March 2023
Ukrainian tank crews have completed training on Challenger 2 tanks in the UK and have returned home to continue their fight against Russia’s illegal invasion. 28 March 2023
American Soldiers from the 92nd Chemical Company (Hazardous Response) “Rock Steady” and the 756th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) “Blasters” supported the 2nd ABCT, 3rd Infantry Division, during Decisive Action Rotation 23-05 at the National Training Center (NTC) on Fort Irwin, California. 28 March 2023
The US House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Space & Aeronautics Subcommittee convened a hearing on Advanced Air Mobility: The Future of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Beyond. Group Editor Marty Kauchak monitored the proceedings. 27 March 2023