The COVID-19 pandemic presents a new challenge for customers in the industry. VT Mak wants to do everything in its power to ensure that users can stay safe and productive at home during this difficult time. To facilitate this, MAK is providing free 30-day work-from-home licenses for its software...
Quadrant Systems is celebrating the one-year anniversary of a Ministry of Defence contract award. The contract was for the supply of RAF Poseidon MRA Mk.1 Aircrew Currency Simulator Training and Engineering Refresher Courses at its Quadrant training centre near London Gatwick Airport. Together with the RAF, Quadrant has created...
Design Interactive, Inc. has been awarded the DARPA GIST (Generative Immersive Scenario Testbed). This award is a very strategic win for DI. The scarcity of available content and knowledge of how to design value-added applications have hindered widespread adoption of XR technology. The Phase I project will facilitate automating...
Edgybees has been awarded its largest contract yet by AFWERX, an innovation program within the U.S. Air Force. The contract will see Edgybees’ computer vision technology, in the form of its augmented reality (AR) software solution Argus, integrated with the U.S. Air Force’s systems to bolster situational awareness in...
Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. (Pinnacle) was awarded a delivery order under the Computer Based Instructional Design (CBID) II Contract for the development of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Regulatory Development Program (RDP) Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) as well as revisions to the existing Standardized curriculum IMI for the...
Organisers of IT²EC have postponed next month's event in London because of the COVID-19 outbreak. "The UK and other global Governments have this week considerably strengthened their advice in relation to the current coronavirus outbreak, and are now recommending that businesses and individuals take steps to reduce all forms...
Exercise Phoenix Express 2020 (OE20) has been cancelled in response to the global effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), while minimizing exposure of U.S. and partner nation service members to this virus. Image credit: AFRICOM The U.S. routinely exercises with partners in Africa to build...
After careful consideration and coordination with exercise participants and African host nation partners, U.S. Africa Command’s Exercise African Lion 2020 has been cancelled. Image credit: DVIDS Out of an abundance of caution, the decision to cancel the exercise was made based on international travel restrictions associated with the novel...
Exercise Defender-Europe 20 will reduce in size and scope because of the COVID-19 outbreak and recent guidance by the U.S. Secretary of Defense. As of March 13, all movement of personnel and equipment from the United States to Europe ceased. The U.S. Army said the health, safety and readiness...
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is exploring how telexistence capabilities can benefit U.K defence and security. The MOD said it wants to better understand the technology readiness level to inform future investment. It wants solutions that allow users to interact with or immerse themselves in a remote location as if...