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VirtaMed has collaborated with Smith+Nephew to provide surgical simulation training as part of its Training & Education portfolio for advanced surgical devices. Smith+Nephew’s original surgical instruments will be adapted and incorporated into new simulation modules for knee, shoulder and hip arthroscopy, including advanced surgical techniques such as rotator cuff... 11 September 2019
infoWERK has entered into several new contracts for training. Becker Aviation Trans S.R.L from Romania awarded infoWERK a contract for its PPL (Helicopter) training. The company will use infoWERK’s Learning Management System – iLMS – to deliver PPL(H) courses for its international students at its flight school location at... 11 September 2019
Wayman Aviation Academy has earned accreditation from the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET), certifying that Wayman Aviation Academy is following the best practices of the U.S. Department of Education. The Academy has operated for over 32 years and is the largest professional flight school in South... 11 September 2019
By December 2019, Resource Group will have trained in excess of 700 aviation maintenance apprentices – significantly contributing to government targets of achieving 3 million apprenticeships by 2020 and addressing the well-documented critical skills shortage in the aviation sector. On 17 September 2019, Resource Group will host its annual... 11 September 2019
Mount Sinai HELPS Center and Colorado-based Health Scholars completed a study this July to assess the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) simulation training for assessing Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) competency. The study demonstrated that Health Scholars’ ACLS VR application performed similarly to high-fidelity mannequin-based simulation, specifically: VR simulation... 11 September 2019
QinetiQ has announced the launch of the Next-Generation Banshee, “Banshee NG”, the target that replicates fast flying jets and missiles, enabling test and evaluation and live fire training exercises. The unveiling of the Banshee NG will take place September 11, 2019, at Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI), at... 10 September 2019
Thales has signed a contract with the Finnish Defence Forces to upgrade its Leopard 2A6FIN main battle tank simulators. This is Thales’s first training & simulation contract for Finland’s land forces. With the upgraded systems, the Finnish Army will have a state-of-the-art training solution incorporating the latest virtual and... 10 September 2019
Three of UK’s maritime defence companies – Babcock, QinetiQ and Thales – along with academic and industry partners – have joined forces to create Team iMAST: intelligent Maritime Adaptive Synthetics and Training to bid to support the modernisation of the UK Royal Navy’s individual maritime training. Down selected to... 10 September 2019
The British Army’s 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (1 Mercian), the Salisbury-based unit specialised in urban warfare, has taken delivery of a Inflatable Walls Training System (IWTS). It is the first ever UK reference for the technology developed to create temporary urban structures for use in combat training exercises. 10 September 2019
Cubic Corporation announced its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division appointed retired Rear Adm. Brian LaRoche as vice president and chief operating officer (COO). In this role, he will oversee the daily operations of the CMS business to ensure effective execution performance. This includes implementation of business strategies, plans... 10 September 2019
The photos attached are of the Joint Fires Mobile Trainer (JFMT) which was supplied to the British Army by Elbit Systems UK and is in active service with the Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) and Fire Support Teams (FST). The UK Minister for Defence Procurement announced that Elbit Systems... 10 September 2019
Kongsberg Digital and SeaCross have announced a new partnership at the DSEI (Defence & Security Equipment International) exhibition and conference in London. The pairing forms the basis for the coming together of two technical innovations, with the focus to develop unique and effective products and end-to-end solutions for high-speed... 10 September 2019
