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VOLCANEX 19 - a Command Post Exercise designed to train a multinational C2 element formed by the EAG nations’ Force Protection forces, took place at the UK’s Synthetic Complex Air-Ground Environment (S-CAGE) facility at RAF Honington from 5-17 May. MS&T’s Dim Jones went along for an inside look. 9 September 2019
Italian tech company Leonardo and CAE are to collaborate on helicopter training solutions for the government market in the U.S. The two companies recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) that expands on their long-established relationship in helicopter training. The MoA focuses on delivering helicopter and training packages to... 6 September 2019
Melbourne's Royal Women’s Hospital will be home to a new, in-situ simulation education initiative after receiving A$2.4m in grants. The Australian hospital received A$1.6 million from Gandel Philanthropy and A$800,000 from the Melbourne Medical School at the University of Melbourne. Over four years the combined support, along with in-kind... 6 September 2019
Brig. Gen. James R. Sears Jr, director of plans, programs, and requirements for Headquarters Air Education Training Command congratulates Ensign Charles Hill at his Pilot Training Next graduation on Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Hill and Ensign Seth Murphy-Sweet are the first two Navy students to go through the... 6 September 2019
In May of 2019, Unitek College held a week of training sessions at their Fremont Campus. These events ran all day and consisted of 25-minute simulations with different staff members. Known as Pediatric Mock Code Training, the exercises took place within Unitek’s Fremont Simulation Center. The goal was to... 6 September 2019
Several days ago I was reviewing a manuscript on the history of simulation, replete with interesting images from the very early years of the 1900s to the 1970s and some of the early ‘full flight simulators’ used by a few airlines. 5 September 2019
US Army Alaska (USARAK) has granted Ravenswood Solutions an $857K contract to provide support to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division (4/25 ABCT) Culminating Training Event (CTE) - known as Arctic Anvil - at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Ravenswood will provide USARAK with exercise control (EXCON),... 5 September 2019
British tech start-up 4GD will display its products in a virtual training space of 98,000 sq ft at DSEI. The Virtual Reality Bar will be five-times larger than the biggest physical stand at DSEI, which takes place in London next week. Founded in 2016 by a team of ex-Royal... 5 September 2019
Spanish simulator firm Entrol has designed, manufactured and installed a K MAX FTD Level 5 simulator for Kaman Aerospace. The K MAX FTD will allow pilots to practice normal and emergency procedures. Entol installed the simulator at Kaman's helicopter customer service facility in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Kaman resumed production of... 5 September 2019
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded a contract to CAE to upgrade its Naval Warfare Training System (NWTS). The NWTS upgrades include enhancements supporting active sonar training, additional electronic warfare training capabilities and improved training scenarios. In addition, CAE will add a range of computer-generated forces (CGF)... 5 September 2019
Turkish-based SkyArt has signed a contract with Middle East Airlines to manufacture an A321neo ACF OWE door trainer. Made in accordance with Airbus Data Package, all operating functions of the trainer are equivalent to those on an aircraft. Over wing exit functions are accessible from inside and outside. This... 5 September 2019
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Fernand Defante (right) answers instructors questions during Navy Medicine's Hospital Corpsman Trauma Training program at Naval Hospital Jacksonville. All images: US Navy Sixteen hospital corpsmen from across the US Navy graduated from Navy Medicine’s Hospital Corpsman Trauma Training program at Naval Hospital Jacksonville. This is the... 5 September 2019
