Survitec will introduce two new protective suits for chemical, biological and radioactive (CBR) environments at IDEX, which takes place in Abu Dhabi from 17– 21 February. The DEMRON ICE suit incorporates patented nanotechnology to protect against low-level gamma radiation. Studies carried out by Lawrence Livermore National Defence Laboratory show...
Barco introduced a new addition to its LCD video wall platform. UniSee Present is a media-focused, content-management offering for Barco’s newest generation of large video walls. It also works with other enterprise video walls, enabling users to manage media content on the wall more easily. UniSee Present complements the...
The U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, opened a state-of-the-art high-G training and test facility at RAF Cranwell, U.K. The £44 million project is used by fast jet pilots in the U.K. Royal Navy and Royal Air Force to...
The U.S. Air Force 633rd Medical Group’s new program aims to reduce overdue Individual Medical Readiness statuses throughout the medical group U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nathaniel Rasmussen, 633rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron periodic health assessment NCO in charge, shares his idea with fellow Medical Right Start Program working group...
To access more training opportunities, military surgeons are looking to virtual training platforms. The U.S. Air Force is working with sister services to study a virtual training platform called Crowd-Sourced Assessment of Technical Skills, or C-SATS. It provides specialized training for surgeons to further improve their specialized skills. Airmen...
ACME Worldwide Enterprises Inc. (ACME) has been chosen to provide TrueQ Dynamic Motion Seats for the U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y and AH-1Z simulators under the H-1 Lot VI New Devices and Technical Refresh program. Under a subcontract to FlightSafety International, ACME will provide two motion seat systems each for...
Bohemia’s VBS Blue IG now integrates with ImmersaView’s SimVisuals. The integration makes it possible to set up dome displays with Bohemia’s VBS Blue IG and ImmersaView’s SimVisuals software. “Whether you’re a VBS user wanting to add a dome display, or you’ve got a dome and want to add stunning...
The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO), the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) and Fighter Wing Skrydstrup (FW SKP) took delivery of a newly developed combined F-16 simulator and JTAC training capacity at the FW SKP in December 2018. The complete training system consists of two...
Maritime forces from France, the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States participated in the maritime warfare exercise Intrepid Sentinel in the Arabian Gulf in mid January. Participating ships included France’s Marine Nationale F70AA-class air defense destroyer FS Cassard (D 614); United Kingdom’s Royal Navy Daring-class air defense destroyer...
The KeyW Holding Corporation announced that it has won approximately $53 million in new business awards, contract extensions and increases to ceiling values on prime contracts. The awards have an estimated period of performance of four to five years, and the new business is expected to begin contributing to...