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RUAG MRO International’s Jan Uebersax will present at MilSim 2020, during Asia Defence Expo & Conference Series (ADECS) 2020. An architect of new simulation & training systems, Uebersax will provide insight into approaches for mission success in today’s evolving urban scenarios. The 30-minute presentation, Case Study 1: “Training for... 4 February 2020
University College London (UCL) has gained planning permission to build a laboratory that explores how people interact with their environments. To be completed in 2021, PEARL (Person-Environment-Activity Research Laboratory), part of UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering’s (CEGE) Centre for Transport Studies (CTS), will be the only space in... 4 February 2020
Farnborough Airport has opened its Flying Scholarship for 2020. Now in its 13th year, the programme engages local schools and colleges to inform and educate about aviation. Under the auspices of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots’ scholarship programme, Farnborough Airport grants one person a scholarship with the aim... 4 February 2020
The Spanish Air Force has bought the PC-21 Training System, including 24 Aircraft. The single-engine turboprop trainer aircraft will replace the Casa C-101 jet trainers used since 1980. The Ministry of Defence was looking for a new, highly efficient training platform to provide advanced training for Spain’s future military... 4 February 2020
Rheinmetall will supply the German Bundeswehr with simulation technology that will enable realistic training of mechanized infantry units equipped with the Puma IFV. The value of the contract could reach €142 million, including value added tax. At the end of 2019, Rheinmetall received order to this effect from the... 4 February 2020
Global performance improvement solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation has won the 2019 Supplier of the Year Award for Health and Safety from AVANGRID, a diversified energy company. The award was presented to GP Strategies during a ceremony near AVAGRID's headquarters in Orange, Connecticut. GP Strategies has a 50-year history of... 3 February 2020
Paired with advanced technology, the human-centred activity of air traffic controller training can lead to an increase in air operations safety. Mario Pierobon examines current thinking on simulated and stimulated controller training. 3 February 2020
Now in its fifth year, the DSET Conference and Workshop will be held 9-11 March in Bristol, UK. MS&T Editor Andy Fawkes spoke to its organisers Tess Butler and Sadie Lockett about its origins and what to expect at DSET 2020. Growth DSET (Defence Simulation Education and Training) was... 3 February 2020
Andy Fawkes, MS&T Editor The simulation and training domain never ceases to interest me with its synergy of people and technology, and its challenges both enduring and emergent. It has a global community that for the most part shares its ideas and standards and looks to other sectors for... 3 February 2020
Four U.S. Air Force Junior ROTC (AFJROTC) cadets from Battle Ground High School received scholarships to earn private pilot licenses. Nathanial Davis, Jarrett Huntington, Brooke Kirby, and Wyatt Moody are among only 200 AFJROTC cadets nationwide selected to receive scholarships from the Flight Academy Scholarship Program, a collaborative initiative... 31 January 2020
Four U.S. Air Force Junior ROTC (AFJROTC) cadets from Battle Ground High School received scholarships to earn private pilot licenses. Nathanial Davis, Jarrett Huntington, Brooke Kirby, and Wyatt Moody are among only 200 AFJROTC cadets nationwide selected to receive scholarships from the Flight Academy Scholarship Program, a collaborative initiative... 31 January 2020
Three Purdue University alumni will soon help more members of the U.S. Air Force advance critical communication skills to keep them safe in the cockpit. PlaneEnglish, a simulator created by the three Purdue alumni, has received a $1 million SBIR Phase II award, sponsored by the U.S. Air Force... 31 January 2020
