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Meggitt Training Systems debuts new shooting range solutions

January 5, 2018

Meggitt Training Systems will debut new target imagery, target carrier and live-fire screen products later this month. Meggitt’s new solutions on display will include: The XWT ProImage projected target system is a compact video projector and camera that attaches to Meggitt’s XWT target carrier. It connects wirelessly to a 10”...

UK and Israeli joint-navy exercise showcases strengths of the USV Seagull

January 4, 2018

Christopher Bobo

Elbit Systems Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), the Seagull, participated in a joint exercise between the Israeli and British Royal Navies in Haifa Bay along the Mediterranean coast. An exercise in charting safe waters, Elbit’s USV scanned the surroundings for a safe course through the bay. The Seagull was remotely operated...

Remograph Releases Remo 3D v2.7

January 4, 2018

Fiona Greenyer

Swedish company Remograph has released Remo 3D v2.7, an effective tool for creating and modifying 3D models intended for realtime visualization. The primary file format is OpenFlight®. Remo 3D is currently available for Microsoft Windows 10/8/7 and Linux. This new version 2.7 of Remo 3D brings a greatly improved tool...

UK Royal Navy finish Sea Ceptor missile system tests

January 3, 2018

Christopher Bobo

Two Type 23 frigates, HMS Argyll and HMS Westminster, completed firing trials with the MBDA designed Sea Ceptor missile system. This means the European missile manufacturer’s system can proceed the next stage of the acceptance into service with the Royal Navy. Sea Ceptor is replacing the Sea Wolf weapon system...

First group graduates from Iraqi Border Guard Force program

January 3, 2018

Christopher Bobo

The first group of Iraqi Border Guard Force members graduated at the start of the new year from a 12-day program conducted by members of the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) in Iraq. This multinational effort has the US allocating more than $300 million to Iraq's border...

Elbit Systems and Metropolitan State University announce cyber training center

December 22, 2017

Christopher Bobo

Elbit Systems and Metropolitan State University announced a new cyber training and simulation center at the Saint Paul, Minnesota campus. The new facility will be powered by Cyberbit Range, a product from the Elbit Systems subsidiary Cyberbit. This symbiotic relationship will see Elbit Systems provide the hardware, software and technical...

Chilean Air Force team is first to receive DiSTI VE Studio certification

December 21, 2017

Christopher Bobo

A team from the Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACH), División de Educación is the first class to receive technical certification on VE Studio, DiSTI’s virtual training development platform. The División de Educación is part of the Chilean Air Force, or FACH, and is the organization responsible for developing training for...

DoD awards FoxGuard an ESTCP grant for military base cybersecurity

December 20, 2017

Christopher Bobo

FoxGuard Solutions was awarded the Department of Defense and Department of Energy’s ESTCP grant to develop a cybersecurity platform for energy management and control systems. The ESTCP program’s goal is to find the most promising and cost-effective technologies that address the DoD’s high-priority cybersecurity requirements. In this case, that requirement is to...

NAWCTSD awarded ASI a contract to support Marine Corps training

December 20, 2017

Christopher Bobo

Aero Simulation Inc. (ASI) was awarded a contract under the CH-53E Baseline Configuration Upgrade (BCU) Program by the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD). The company will deliver a new CH-53E Containerized Flight Training Device at the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Japan, alongside modifying the CH-53E...

Contract to Upgrade F/A-18 Training Systems for Swiss Air Force

December 20, 2017

Fiona Greenyer

L3 Link Training & Simulation (L3 Link) has been awarded a Swiss Air Force contract for the Service Life Extension of the Swiss Hornet Operational Training Systems (SHOTS). The SHOTS consist of four fully networked mission simulators designed for immersive mission training, and the upgrade is scheduled for delivery in...