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U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Hawaii awarded a $54 million firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction of an Undersea Operational Training Facility (UOTC) to Hensel Phelps Construction Co., of Honolulu, Hawaii. The contract also contains one Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment line item and one unexercised option, which if... 21 April 2020
The use of simulations at colleges and universities worldwide is becoming commonplace in various areas of study. In part 2 of 2, Robert W. Moorman looks at the educational pipeline for the next generation of simulationists. 21 April 2020
The Thales Watchkeeper is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and is the latest, and most capable and sophisticated, unmanned aerial system (UAS) in the British Army. MS&T’s Dim Jones visited the UK’s Watchkeeper Force and 47th Regiment, Royal Artillery. 21 April 2020
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Advanced Simulation Technology inc. (ASTi) a follow-on contract for an Enterprise License Agreement (ELA). This latest award marks the third renewal since the contract’s inception. The contract provides licensing and support services for ASTi’s networked voice communications, radio-over-IP bridging to the Warrior Preparation... 20 April 2020
The National Center for Simulation (NCS) launched a scholarship campaign within the modeling, simulation & training (MS&T) industry to help more students with tuition and educational expenses during the recovery phase of COVID-19. M&S Student Day at the University of Central Florida on February 19, 2020. Image credit: NCS. 20 April 2020
Slovenian company Pipistrel is providing open access to all online training materials during the current period of world-wide enforced isolation. Pipistrel Academy computer-based training courses are now available free-of-charge to anybody, for three months. Anybody, whether student pilot, pilot, flight instructor or aviation enthusiast, flying clubs, or flight schools... 20 April 2020
Colonel Scott Gilman, Deputy Director of the Army Modeling & Simulation Office (AMSO), was interviewed by Group Editor Marty Kauchak. 20 April 2020
Malaysia-based low-cost carrier AirAsia is taking bookings to resume some domestic flight operations on 29 April with flights to Thailand, the Philippines, India and Indonesia to follow in early May. The airline advised that governments still need to give their approval. Initial flights are intended to serve people who... 20 April 2020
Lockheed Martin is partnering with Varjo for its visual simulation platform Prepar3D. Varjo is working with Lockheed Martin and the Prepar3D team to enable demanding training and simulation scenarios that require high-fidelity immersive displays. Image credit: Varjo Developed by Lockheed Martin, Prepar3D allows users to create training scenarios across... 16 April 2020
Lockheed Martin is partnering with Varjo for its visual simulation platform Prepar3D. Varjo is working with Lockheed Martin and the Prepar3D team to enable demanding training and simulation scenarios that require high-fidelity immersive displays. Image credit: Varjo Developed by Lockheed Martin, Prepar3D allows users to create training scenarios across aviation,... 16 April 2020
Circuit Stream has opened up new workshops (some free) and webinars that cater to a wide variety of learners, as the growth in demand for augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) creators, designers and developers, as well as the number of AR/VR projects are expected to increase in the years to come... 16 April 2020
Sim labs may be closed due to COVID-19, but Arch Virtual’s Virtual Reality sim lab remains open 24/7 and is accessible from home. The company released a major Acadicus update, in which users can explore free VR medical training simulations, live standardized patients, and a Coronavirus info hub, as well... 16 April 2020
