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The US has re-entered an era of peer competition with Russia and now China as well. Supporting this new geopolitical reality is a flurry of activities to increase the rigor and scale of DoD’s training and education programs. Group Editor Marty Kauchak reviews the developments.   1 March 2022
simpleAR has unveiled the latest release of simpleAR Pro v2.0.4.0, which delivers XR software development tools and solutions that enable businesses to implement and sustain Enterprise XR.   25 February 2022
ST Engineering Antycip, a company of ST Engineering, has delivered a MAK ONE-based solution for an IABG project to enhance its mission de-brief training systems.   25 February 2022
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, has started production of the first AH-1Z Viper for the Czech Republic at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center in Texas.   25 February 2022
Today's generation of 18-to-25-year-olds recruits are coming from a far more sedentary lifestyle compared to previous generations, making their skeletons more prone to injuries because they're not used to the kind of intense activity they will face at basic training.   24 February 2022
The Hawk Lead-In Fighter will continue to train Australia’s frontline fighter pilots through to 2031 following the $1.5 billion commitment by the Australian Government.   23 February 2022
The company concluded in its report that possessing information is not enough, advantage comes from exploiting that information to produce a physical advantage in the real world.   22 February 2022
XR is maturing and finding its way into many applications.   22 February 2022
Babcock International has opened a new Additive Manufacturing centre as part of a new partnership with Plymouth Science Park.   21 February 2022
Ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from nine Allied nations converged in the Central Mediterranean Sea for NATO exercise Dynamic Manta.   21 February 2022
Naval forces from France, Italy and the U.S. sailed together while conducting naval training in the Mediterranean Sea this month.   16 February 2022
Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s Nuclear Disablement Teams conducted water survival training at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.   15 February 2022
Student Naval aviators with Training Air Wing 4 now have the capability to speak directly with live air traffic control personnel during simulator training.   15 February 2022
The U.S. turned over four Cessna 172 Skylark planes to the Philippine Naval Air Wing based in Sangley Point, Cavite, as part of a Php298.1 million grant under the Foreign Military Financing program.   14 February 2022
Red 6 has been awarded a contract from Tactical Funding Increase, an implementation of the U.S. Air Force SBIR/STTR Supplemental Funding Pilot Program.   14 February 2022
simpleAR, an augmented reality and mixed reality software company, has officially launched as a company with Marlo Brooke as CEO, founder of AVATAR Partners.   11 February 2022
DefenseTek Solutions has secured contracts to upgrade and support NATO Joint Tactical Air Controller simulator equipment at training sites in Slovenia and Latvia.   11 February 2022
The Portuguese Visa Court approved the purchase of a new F-16 tactical training centre for the Portuguese Air Force, which will be built by IFAD TS A/S.   10 February 2022
Lockheed Martin Australia has delivered the AIR5428 Pilot Training System, combining simulators and aircraft, to prepare Australia’s Navy, Army, and Air Force pilots for today’s complex mission requirements.   9 February 2022
The Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges program office began installation of the new Mask on Breathing Device trainer at U.S. Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.   9 February 2022