17 September 2024 The Warfighter Podcast is back for very special mini-season looking at First Person View (FPV) drones and their impact in the modern battlefield.
As restrictions begins to ease and air travel resumes, the cancellation of flights, grounding of fleets and unprecedented job cuts will have knock-on operational impacts for the wider aviation sector. Bhanu Choudhrie suggests changes to the way pilots are trained to ensure there is not a pilot shortage in the mid- to long-term. 23 October 2020
The technology group Wärtsilä has received an order from Costamare Maritime Training Services centre in Greece for its advanced Cloud simulation solution. 22 October 2020
With one eye on probable decreases in defense budgets for European forces, government-industry teams continue to quickly increase the breadth of technology offerings for military training audiences. Group Editor Marty Kauchak reviews S&T trends and developments in Europe. 21 October 2020
Purdue University UAS Program has purchased and deployed a POLARIS system – Simlat’s simulation for UAS Traffic Management – along with Simlat’s C-Star UAS Simulator. 21 October 2020
Skyborne Airline Academy is launching SKYWORX, its new educational division created to meet the academic needs of the next generation of airline pilots. 21 October 2020
Britannica Knowledge Systems is expanding its team in the U.S., enabling the company to support business growth and offer enriched services to its American customers. 21 October 2020
Thales and NEHS DIGITAL, both major players in the French healthcare system, have joined forces to speed up the hospital admissions process in a crisis by using new technology. 20 October 2020
CAE has officially handed over a CAE 700MR Series NH90 flight training device to the New Zealand Defence Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force. 19 October 2020
Micro Nav has completed a project to design, deliver and commission a 360° 3D Air Traffic Control tower simulator for Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, as well as a technical refresh of the existing Micro Nav ATC simulators. 19 October 2020
Wärtsilä Voyage will supply two of its advanced cloud-based simulation solutions to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in the U.S. under a one-year agreement. 19 October 2020
The Mercy Health Protective Services team received a $37,000 grant from the Mercy Health Foundation – Mahoning Valley to purchase the Ti Training System. 19 October 2020
British School of Aviation has secured approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority to deliver face-to-face and online synchronous engineer type rating training for the Boeing 737 Classic, NG and MAX aircraft. 19 October 2020