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KBRwyle, part of KBR Inc., won a five-year U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) contract to provide annual centrifuge-based training for all U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircrew, including approximately 600 students from the Blue Angels, Chief of Naval Air Training, Naval Strike Air Warfare Center and... 17 August 2018
Sponsored Content The British Army will host Medical Innovation 2018 at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham on 2-3 October. The conference, led by The U.K. Ministry of Defence’s will present the latest research on the patient and caregiver’s journey and innovation that seeks to improve the outcome for both. The conference will... 17 August 2018
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base's new training facility in Edinburgh got a P-8A Poseidon simulator and training system to better prepare Australian Defence Force pilots and maintenance crews. The facility, which will be maintained and supported by Boeing Defence Australia, and the P-8A training equipment will deliver close... 17 August 2018
FundamentalVR, providers of immersive training technology for the medical community, launched Fundamental Surgery in the United States, what the company says is a first-of-its-kind SaaS (software as a service) software platform that combines virtual reality (VR) with haptics (the sense of touch) to create a low-cost and scalable flight-simulator... 17 August 2018
Military programs and other activities using virtual and adjacent technologies for maintenance training are in their formative stages. The military-industry team is accelerating that pace, writes Group Editor Marty Kauchak. 17 August 2018
CAE and the Abu Dhabi Aviation Training Centre (ADATC) received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Part 142 training on a new Embraer ERJ 145 full-flight simulator (FFS). The certification allows the ADATC to conduct FAA-approved training, testing and certification for type-ratings on the simulator. CAE and ADATC... 16 August 2018
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, delivered two Bell 429s to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), and a third Bell 429 is scheduled for delivery next year. The three aircraft will be used for a range of missions including search and rescue, medical evacuations, natural disaster relief, national security and... 16 August 2018
New York Medical College (NYMC) in Vallhalla, New York and Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) established an academic affiliation designating the hospital as a teaching site NYMC’s third- and fourth-year medical students. The agreement outlines a mutual commitment to promoting medical education programs, meeting the medical care needs of the community... 16 August 2018
The U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) chose Aero Simulation Inc. (ASI), a provider of flight training devices and services, as one of the small business contractors for the $980-million Training Systems IV multiple award contract. The contract gives ASI the opportunity to bid on small,... 15 August 2018
FlightSafety International introduced a PT6 engine familiarization training that will give pilots who fly PT6-powered turboprop aircraft the operating fundamentals including basic theory, engine to airframe interface and best practices while operating the engine. The company says the course will also be beneficial for pilots transitioning from piston-powered to... 15 August 2018
MS&T’s Europe Editor Dim Jones recently paid a visit to Grob Aircraft and learned more than expected. 15 August 2018
Osso VR, a virtual reality (VR) surgical training technology company, launched its collaborative training feature that lets multiple surgeons train together in a single immersive VR space. The option to train collaboratively a moment’s notice offers improved learning opportunities for surgeons and surgical teams regardless of their physical locations,... 15 August 2018
