Launching into its fourteenth year, the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) announced that submissions are officially open. SGS&C is a venue for recognition of excellence in the field of Serious Games development, and the top games, as chosen by the worldwide panel and students in participating schools, will...
All Image credits: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric M. Fisher Members of the U.S. Air Force and Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) conducted a mass casualty exercise during Pacific Angel 19-3, a joint and combined humanitarian assistance engagement, enhancing participating nations’ humanitarian aid and disaster relief capabilities while providing...
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has approved the first stage of a A$3 billion investment in the country's Special Forces. Project GREYFIN will see the money invested in different areas, including training and equipment, over the next 20 years. "I’ve always said keeping Australians safe is my Government’s number...
The Australian Army has followed its Navy colleagues in signing up Cubic Global Defence to provide simulation training. The training will prepare soldiers for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense (CBRND) missions. “Cubic’s capability includes simulation of detection, casualty status, treatment and weather impacts,” said Miles Macdonald, general manager...
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Bell 407GXi. The certification is a requirement for the Navy Advanced Helicopter Training System competition, enabling the Bell 407GXi to replace the...
Mick Golson, chief operations officer of Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS), announced that the organization has won additional task orders on the Enterprise Training Services Contract (ETSC) multi-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. Awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Orlando (ACC-ORL-OPD), on behalf of Program Executive Office for...
The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) fleet of six P-3K2 Orion aircraft have had a simulation training upgrade. The upgrade was part of a $22 million contract to enhance New Zealand’s airborne anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities. It included state-of-the-art acoustics processing. The technology had never been installed on...
A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 5, the “Mad Foxes,” visited Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Ohakea, and its crews conducted joint training operations. “We are honored to have the opportunity to visit New Zealand to strengthen our relationship with the RNZAF,” said...
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Thursday authorized the construction of a $130-million combat development complex at the A&M System’s RELLIS Campus in Bryan. The complex will include a one-of-a-kind, kilometer-long tunnel that will make Texas A&M Engineering “the hypersonics research capital of the country,” said...
Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) forces are journeying to the United States and Canada for the Maritime Express initiative. The SNMG1 assembled in Brest, France, ahead of the mission which will focus heavily on interoperability and building and maintaining readiness forces through a variety of exercises. SNMG1 includes...