In an announcement by the U.S. Department of Defense, the Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. won a $16-million firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of a reserve training center complex at Joint Expeditionary Base, Little Creek, Virginia Beach, Virginia. The work to be performed will provide low-rise reinforced concrete and a steel...
EMCube Inc. won a $67-million mixed contract type containing both cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price line items to provide services for the U.S. and United Kingdom Trident II D5 Strategic Weapon System programs and the United Kingdom Dreadnought programs. This procurement will provide systems engineering and training support; orientation and culture...
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. has been awarded an $84-million firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction of the basic training command for Naval Special Warfare Command at Naval Base Coronado. The contract also contains two unexercised options and six planned modifications, which, if exercised, would increase cumulative contract value to...
The National Center for Simulation (NCS) announced that Dr. Neal Finkelstein, former Army Research Lab Simulation and Training Technology Center (STTC) chief scientist and 30-year Department of Defense veteran, is the new NCS chief operating officer. Finkelstein, best known in the modeling, simulation and training industry for his passion...
ACME Worldwide Enterprises Inc. recently signed an agreement with Collins Aerospace to produce replica ACES 5 next-generation ejection seats for military aircraft simulators. Under a licensing agreement with Collins Aerospace, ACME will produce True Q Dynamic Motion Seats featuring ACME’s patented motion cueing technology, adding this new design to...
Example of 3D simulation entity models provided to Royal Canadian Navy (Chinese Type 039G Song Class Submarine). Simthetiq is supporting the development of critical new virtual training capabilities for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). As the first Naval customer for Simthetiq’s 3D content Library, the RCN is drawing on...
Sponsored Content Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), a global developer of advanced military simulation and training software, recently released the latest updates to its product portfolio including its flagship whole-earth image generator VBS Blue IG. In the interview below, Cory Kumm, BISim’s Chief Product Officer, talks about what’s new in...
Air Force students provide cover while pulling a ‘wounded’ training mannequin out of simulated line-of-fire during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. All image credits: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Lackey. Nearly two hundred medics from the U.S. Air Force...
Valiant Integrated Services LLC has been awarded a new $119-million contract, inclusive of all options, to support the U.S. Army’s Korea Battle Simulation Center (KBSC). Valiant currently provides services to support KBSC in conducting theatre-level, command and staff training in the Republic of Korea, Japan, and other locations throughout...
Bugeye Technologies Inc. has recently completed delivery of its Reconfigurable Virtual Cockpit Trainers (RVCT) as a part of the U.S Army Synthetic Training Environment (STE) OTA 1. The deliveries include multiple versions of mixed reality rotorcraft reconfigurable cockpit systems, man-in-the-loop Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), as well as six virtual...