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Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides further impressions from his walkabout of 2022 I/ITSEC conference and exhibition presentations. 1 December 2022
Aechelon Technology Inc. (booth #1722) and Varjo (booth #3010) unveiled at I/ITSEC the worldwide capable Forward Deployable Virtual Sand Table proof of concept with two Varjo XR-3 units. 30 November 2022
Elbit Systems UK’s Interim Combined Arms Virtual Simulation (Deployable) (ICAVS(D)) has proved its agility and highly deployable capabilities on British Army exercises in Germany and Estonia after 8 months in service. 30 November 2022
Under the contract, ASTi will integrate its Simulated Environment for Realistic ATC (SERA) product into five unit training devices (UTDs) and two operational flight training devices (OFTs) at Training Air Wing SIX (CTW-6) aboard NAS Pensacola. 30 November 2022
The Swiss Army mobilised 5,000 soldiers this week in exercise “PILUM 22”, which took two years to prepare. The exercise ranges across the cantons of Bern, Solothurn, Aargau, Lucerne and Zurich. 30 November 2022
I/ITSEC Air Force Leadership Forum insights from Gen. David W. Allvin, US Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. Group Editor Marty Kauchak attended. 30 November 2022
The University of Iowa may not have the visibility of some aviation schools, but the institution is well known for important research for the civil and military sectors. Robert W. Moorman spoke with their principals. 30 November 2022
Thales (I/ITSEC booth #2810) is entering into a long-term agreement with Epic Games (booth #1815), creator of Unreal Engine. 30 November 2022
Group Editor Marty Kauchak shares insights on defense vehicle maintenance trends and accompanying changes to maintenance learning activities. 30 November 2022
BAE Systems’ Pioneer wargaming platform will use Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing enabled services to deliver more realism in the platform’s high fidelity simulations providing customers increased confidence in decision making. 30 November 2022
Hadean is set to collaborate with Microsoft and power the digital transformation of the defence industrial base with scalable, interoperable, and secure cloud-based military training capabilities. 30 November 2022
Unreal Engine, an open and advanced 3D game engine developed by Epic Games, is engaged in a long-term research and development effort with Lockheed Martin to create more realistic simulation solutions. 30 November 2022
The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) is a “system of systems” envisioned as swarming drones and a sixth-generation fighter to replace France’s Rafales, Germany’s Typhoons, and Spain’s EF-18 Hornets. 30 November 2022
This new capability means that large numbers of Simthetiq’s high fidelity, DIS/HLA compliant 3D simulation entity models can be deployed in Unreal Engine 5 environments that use the Nanite system, in an optimised but visually compelling way. 30 November 2022
Quantum3D Inc. is now offering Level D capable Training solution, a system bundle with hardware, software, and visual content. 30 November 2022
Rheinmetall together with Capita, Cervus, Improbable Defence has joined the Raytheon UK-led team, Omnia Training. Omnia Training is an industrial team that will be bidding to become the Strategic Training Partner for the British Army’s Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP). 29 November 2022
BAE Systems will collaborate with Red 6 to explore the integration of the Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality Systems (ATARS) onto the Hawk fast jet trainer aircraft. This will enable pilots to identify, engage and defeat virtual threats and cooperate with virtual wingmen. 29 November 2022
Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides impressions from his walkabout of I/ITSEC conference rooms and the exhibition floor. 29 November 2022
The US Defense Department is experiencing its most severe recruiting challenges in more than a generation. The services are moving forward with a diverse set of solutions to not only recruit but retain servicemen and-women. Group Editor Marty Kauchak reviews some developments. 29 November 2022
Any thought of the US taking its policy eyes off the Pacific Rim during the ongoing Ukraine-Russia War should be set aside following US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin’s just-concluded visit to Cambodia where he attended the 9th ASEAN Ministers’ Meeting. Austin reaffirmed the US’s commitment to working with ASEAN to address the complex set of challenges confronting the region – from terrorism to nuclear proliferation to maritime security threats. 29 November 2022