In collaboration with the Spanish Army, Indra has developed an innovative simulator that will enable soldiers to train with the actual equipment they use in their missions, but immersed in a virtual environment where they can move around wearing VR goggles. The system will be part of the iVictrix...
Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, attached to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), and a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, part of a Bomber Task Force assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, conducted joint operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on June 1, 2019.
Sponsored Content The significant increase in submarine activity seen over the last three years in the Atlantic region and the proliferation of diesel submarines in Asia offer a strong indication of the direction of travel in Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW). In this exclusive interview, the chairman of this year’s Anti-Submarine...
The National Center for Simulation (NCS) board of directors announced George Cheros as its president and CEO of NCS. After a short term as interim president, Cheros was chosen for his leadership skills, his keen sense of the modeling and simulation (M&S) industry and his past contributions, as well...
The most visible phase of NATO’s exercise begins on June 3, 2019, with the deployment of nearly 2,500 German, Dutch and Norwegian troops and some 1,000 vehicles to the field training area in Zagan, Poland. The exercise will increase and demonstrate the readiness and mobility of a critical element...
The TCS Consortium, comprising Top Cover Solutions, 3SDL and Eagle Eye Innovations, has announced its success in the recent U.K. Air Command competition to provide simulator instructional support to front-line Royal Air Force (RAF) MQ-9 Reaper squadrons. TCS Consortium will be delivering training in tactics and procedures using the...
Kadet Defence Systems (Kadet DS) has supported the development of the Atulya Air Defence Fire Control Radar Systems being developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation with its pilotless target aircraft, the Whistler (previously known as the JX2 NG). The Atulya Air Defence Fire Control Radar is...
Varjo Technologies has developed a new headset named XR-1 Developer Edition. Shipping XR-1 to mixed reality developers, designers and researchers is expected in the second half of 2019. The XR-1 is capable of delivering photorealistic image quality with integrated eye tracking. It is the culmination of two and a...
Indra and iAltitude have successfully completed the development of a hypoxia flight trainer that is already installed in the Aviation Medicine Training Center of the Spanish Air Force (AF) in Madrid and is currently being used to train and provide greater endurance capacity in extreme scenarios to Spanish military...
Bluedrop Performance Learning Inc. and its subsidiary, Bluedrop Training & Simulation Inc. (Bluedrop), secured an investment from Boeing to develop a next-generation Special Mission Aviator Ramp Trainer (SMART) for the V-22 Osprey. The program was funded under the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Investment Framework Transaction program...