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MS&T’s Europe Editor, Dim Jones, visited the Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS) at MoD Boscombe Down to track the progress of the members of the Class of 2019; by the time of this instalment, they were approaching the halfway mark, undertaking more complex and demanding tasks. 9 March 2020
Precision OS Technology will host the first cadaver-less training course at the Global Spine Congress (GSC) using their mobile platform, the Oculus Quest. Hailed as one of the largest gatherings globally for spine surgeons, the GSC takes place May 20-23 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and provides a unique forum... 9 March 2020
London's Middlesex University has bought five VR headsets so that student nurses can train in a virtual hospital ward. The university bought the devices from Oxford Medical Simulation (OMS). It follows the purchase of a four-bed simulation ward last year. Third year adult nursing and paediatric postgraduates are using the... 9 March 2020
Motor gliders that trained RAF Air Cadets are to get a new lease of life and bring joy to people with disabilities and injured ex-military personnel. The MOD’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation has sold 63 decommissioned Vigilant T1 aircraft to Aerobility. The charity provides flying experiences to... 9 March 2020
Scotland's MIME Technologies has produced a device which it claims will revolutionise in-flight medical care for millions of passengers. It's team of physiologists, technologists and aviation medicine specialists have created Aiber, a wireless technology that provides support to cabin crew, pilots and clinicians on the ground. Aiber can live stream a wide range of passenger data... 6 March 2020
Las Vegas travel company Allegiant have opted to use PRODEFIS TPMS for its electronic training management Allegiant and Germany-based PRODEFIS are undertaking a joint venture to develop Allegiant’s Advanced Qualification Program (AQP) flight training endeavour on PRODEFIS’ suite of training management solutions. Allegiant will use PRODEFIS TPMS for developing... 6 March 2020
Scotland's MIME Technologies has produced a device which it claims will revolutionise in-flight medical care for millions of passengers. It's team of physiologists, technologists and aviation medicine specialists have created Aiber, a wireless technology that provides support to cabin crew, pilots and clinicians on the ground. Aiber can live stream a wide range of passenger data... 6 March 2020
Together with TrianGraphics, HERE Technologies is extending its in-vehicle-centric HD Live Map use case to 3D modelling of road networks. 5 March 2020
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MOD) has awarded Ravenswood Solutions a five-year contract to provide the British Army with tactical engagement simulation in Kenya (TESIK). Paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment conduct a training patrol alongside British paratroopers of 2PARA, 16 Air Assault Brigade on November... 5 March 2020
The 90th CES/CEF Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, took delivery of a fire safety simulator built for the U.S. Air Force by JHB Group, Inc. This platform is set to provide a variety of teaching capabilities to the military and civilian population stationed at F.E Warren... 5 March 2020
The U.S. Department of Defense officially adopted a set of ethical principles concerning the military's use of artificial intelligence (AI). The principles act as a guide for all services to follow as they design, develop, and employ AI processes and capabilities. Army researchers and their academic partners have found... 5 March 2020
Air Education and Training Command (AETC) is working to build a faster and smarter Air Force in partnership with multiple major commands to develop a competency-based virtual and augmented-reality (VR/AR) training capability for the aircraft maintenance and career enlisted aviator communities. A completed 3D scan of a F-16C Fighting... 5 March 2020
