Southwest Airlines Co. launched an innovative career program called Destination 225° which provides pathways to becoming a competitively qualified candidate for future Southwest First Officer positions. On a compass, 225° is the southwest directional heading, and Destination 225° was developed to lead aspiring pilots to Southwest Airlines. With demand...
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) and its Board of Directors have announced Nazzic S. Keene as chief executive officer (CEO). Keene, who most recently served as chief operating officer of SAIC, succeeds Tony Moraco who has retired after serving as CEO since 2013. Keene is a well-respected industry leader...
SimiGon Ltd. was given a strategic contract with the United States Air Force (USAF) to provide SIMbox-based T-6A Mixed Reality (MR) training devices for USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) at Laughlin Air Force Base. MR enhances pilot training by blending virtual and physical worlds, for example trainees using the...
Sponsored Content The Middle East Military Technology Conference (MEMTEC) will be held alongside the upcoming Bahrain International Defence Exhibition & Conference (BIDEC) from 28-30 October 2019. Held under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the conference will contextualise the exhibition within the regional efforts...
Trideum Corporation was awarded the Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Mission Training Complex (MTC) contract on July 30. The JBSA MTC effort is a task order contract under Trideum’s Mission Training Complex Capabilities Support (MTCCS) Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract. “This is a significant win for Trideum as...
SimiGon Ltd. was awarded a further strategic contract with the United States Air Force (USAF) to provide Virtual Reality (VR) systems for Columbus Air Force Base. This contract further strengthens SimiGon's position in providing VR and Mixed Reality (MR) technologies for training. Awarded as part of a USAF-wide, rapid...
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has launched an Aviation Maintenance SkillBridge course at the Embry-Riddle Worldwide campus at the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, near Camp LeJeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The Aviation Maintenance SkillBridge course is an intensive nine-week program that trains transitioning military, veterans and eligible military...
The University of Ghana (UG) and the Ghana Air Force (GAF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the university to receive practical training from the latter for its undergraduate aerospace engineering students. The agreement would ensure that the GAF provides practical training to the newly established Department...
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) has introduced the VBS3 Bundle, which provides premium features to supercharge the VBS3 simulation and training experience. The new VBS3 Bundle offers advanced features and capabilities on top of VBS3's already extensive baseline capability including enhanced AI behaviors and simulated radio capabilities, greater customizability, expanded...