QinetiQ is once more assisting in the delivery of Exercise Formidable Shield (FS), a live-fire combined integrated air and missile defence exercise taking place at MOD Hebrides in Scotland, and Andoya in Norway.
U.S. naval forces completed participation in a weeklong Oman-led naval exercise in and off the coast of Oman, 11 May, with forces from France and the United Kingdom.
The Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges (PMA-205) and the F/A-18 and EA-18G (PMA-265) program offices are fielding a sophisticated Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) training system that has the potential to revolutionize the way the U.S. Navy trains, leading to greater readiness and significant cost savings.
Nearly 100 attendees from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, local technology companies, and universities gathered at the Technology Showcase 18 April to discuss areas in which they could partner on research that is of interest to the U.S. Navy and has commercial viability.
HII’s Mission Technologies division was awarded a $242 million contract to provide shore-based training, engineering and development support for the U.S. Navy.
Applicants will develop prototypes that address the challenges often associated with distributed mission training events, such as interoperability and configuration management. Submissions are open now until 21 April, with cash prizes totaling $100,000.
The DiSTI Corporation has been awarded a contract supporting an upgrade to the United States Navy F-18 Simulated Aircraft Maintenance Trainer (SAMT) program by J.F. Taylor.
Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Commander, Navy Installations Command, will conduct their annual two-part force protection exercise, Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 6-17 February 2023 at all Navy installations in the continental United States.