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At a small office park on the east side of Orlando, Florida, a group of companies that build simulators and display technology showed off something new. It was a behind-the-scenes look at the technology that produces some of the more impressive visuals that modern training simulators display. 17 July 2023
The companies will collaborate to develop a common mission system architecture which will deliver an advanced operational training concept. 17 July 2023
Collins Aerospace was one of 37 companies to be selected for this $32.5 billion ceiling award and will deliver integrated simulation solutions to enhance mission effectiveness. 14 July 2023
The integration of Mercury’s HUD into this specific aircraft solves the obsolescence problem for the training aircraft and ensures pilots are trained in an operationally realistic environment. 14 July 2023
The last four pilots completed the Delta Conversion Training at the Swedish Air Force. 14 July 2023
Of significance to MS&T, the SASC and HASC members and their staffs remain focused on advancing the US services’ training readiness in and beyond the budget outyears. 12 July 2023
“Before the war, everyone in Ukraine thought simulation was a game,” said Michael Obod, an entrepreneur whose Ukraine-based Skiftech builds tactical simulation programs. “But they are very serious now and understand how to utilize it.” 12 July 2023
Having already earned $20,000 from previous rounds of competition, SoarTech will receive an additional $25,000 cash award. 11 July 2023
For this project, GE Systems had to combine three key elements of unique capability and experience to meet the Royal Navy’s requirements. 11 July 2023
This U.S. Air Force pilot has accomplished another aviation first in his family’s legacy. 10 July 2023
This company will provide its software for the US Navy’s F-5N simulator upgrade. 10 July 2023
ECS has been awarded a contract to provide global services and training to the Royal Armed Forces (RAF) of the Kingdom of Morocco in support of their National Defense and Security objectives. 9 July 2023
The Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges Program Office have delivered the first Aircrew Procedures Trainer (APT) device to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan. 7 July 2023
Adacel Technologies Limited (Adacel) and SkyWarrior Flight Training LLC (SkyWarrior were awarded a new subcontract by General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) to replace the United States Army Enhanced Tower Simulator (ETOS) and Army Aviation Radar Training Simulator (AARTS) as part of the Flight School Training Support Services (FSTSS) program. 7 July 2023
One of outgoing Marine Corps Commandant David Berger’s remaining administrative duties was approving the annual update of Force Design 2030. The concise, 20-page document contains high-level, policy items of interest for the broader military, industry, academic simulation and training community. 6 July 2023
Rheinmetall plans to build an ultramodern factory at Weeze in the Kleve district of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) to produce fuselage sections for the F-35A Lightning II, the world’s top-performing warplane. 4 July 2023
One major development in the US Defense Department’s aviation training enterprise remains the continued delay of Boeing T-7A Red Hawks entering the US Air Force’s aging training force. Group Editor Marty Kauchak updates the impact of this program’s missed acquisition milestones and the Air Force’s challenge to meet its pilot readiness goals – without a purpose-built fifth-generation jet trainer. 4 July 2023
Team Fisher, the Capita-led consortium including Raytheon UK, Elbit Systems UK, Fujitsu, the University of Lincoln and several smaller British suppliers, has assumed responsibility for engineering and maintenance support for a range of 34 training systems and simulators. 4 July 2023
Team Topography Troopers emerged victorious at the NATO Modelling and Simulation as a Service (MSaaS) Coalition Jam. 3 July 2023
Researchers at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California are exploring how passengers may experience an air taxi ride by building a custom virtual reality flight simulator. 3 July 2023