The DiSTI Corporation has expanded its Software VAR contract portfolio to include Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim). VBS4 provides a comprehensive virtual desktop training environment with whole-earth rendering for tactical training, experimentation, and mission rehearsal. The software performs as a simulation host for image generators and offers a step-change in...
Hill Air Force Base civilians and military airmen in need of ground transportation training now have an option other than real-world driving due to a new simulator purchased by the 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron.
DiSTI finished off 2019 with the capstone release of VE Studio 2019.4. This latest release incorporates features initially developed for the U.S. Army’s Family of Maintenance Trainers and are making their way into VE Studio as commercially available features. Specifically, making it easier for commercial customers to create and...
Novatech has won a contract to deploy 15 x 3 degrees of freedom (DoF) and 5 x 2-DoF Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB) simulators to all Royal Naval Reserves establishments across the UK and Northern Ireland. The Royal Navy use Pac 24 RHIBs for search and rescue, transferring stores...
Charles River Analytics Inc. has received funding from DARPA under the OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program to develop our Ecological User Interfaces for Rapid Operational Teaming with Autonomous Swarms (EUROPA) interface. EUROPA aims to help operators better control swarms in urban operations by providing novel, multimodal user interfaces tailored...
Charles River Analytics Inc. has received funding from DARPA under the OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program to develop Meta-Reinforcement Learning Innovation for Robust Swarm Tactics (MERLIN-RST). MERLIN applies a meta-reinforcement learning approach to discover and learn novel swarm tactics. Image credit: Charles River Analytics Through biology-inspired algorithms and deep...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered a Head-Up Display (HUD) Virtual-Reality (VR) training device from Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., to be used in scientific research in areas such as pilot-HUD interface, pilot performance and crew workload. Image credit: Collins Aerospace The HUD VR...
Leonardo has signed a collaboration agreement with the University of Naples "Federico II" to launch the Aerotech Academy, an advanced training course on leading engineering issues. The course takes place from March to December 2020 on the Leonardo site in Pomigliano d'Arco at the Aerotech Campus. It will provide...
Defence and contingent workforce company, TBW Global, has secured two large contracts with NATO. Commencing in January 2020, the company will support NATO Mission Iraq (NMI), providing simultaneous interpreters during workshops and conferences held in Baghdad. NMI is a non-combat mission, providing training on a variety of disciplines. The...
Image credit: Pinnacle Solutions Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. was awarded the Fort Huachuca Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Maintenance Services Task Order 2 with the US Army. This is a combined cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price task order that supports the UAS Instruction and Mission Support (IMS) contract awarded to Pinnacle Solutions in...