Aero Simulation Inc. (ASI) won the B-1 Training Systems Program contract award from the U.S. Air Force (USAF), which involves the sustainment of 35 flight and maintenance B-1 training devices at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Abilene, TX; Ellsworth AFB, Rapid City, SD; Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX and at...
Barco, a visualization and virtual reality solutions provider, launched Barco RigiFlex, a rigid and flexible powerwall screen that can be used as an alternative to fixed screens. It is the first rigid, rollable product of its kind, according to Barco, and offers easy transportation, installation and maintenance. In the virtual...
MILO Range Training Systems, part of Arotech Corporation’s Training and Simulation Division, received $2.5-million in new U.S. Air Force (USAF) awards. MILO will provide its training systems including the MILO Range Theater 300, MILO Range Theater 180 and MILO Range Advanced to train U.S. Air Force (USAF) security forces. It...
QinetiQ Group plc agreed to become a majority investor in Inzpire Limited with an 85 percent ownership and an agreement for QinetiQ to acquire the remaining 15 percent after two years. Inzpire, a defense services and training provider, will be able to expand its product and service offerings to a...
PLEXSYS won the Enhanced Control and Reporting Center (CRC) contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver hardware, software and technical support services to Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma that will enable battlespace simulation in the Air Force’s existing operational command and control (C2) system. PLEXSYS will also provide...
CAE launched the CAE Medallion MR e-Series Visual System, a complete and turnkey visual solution designed specifically for military fighter and fast-jet training. The company says the new visual system is a cost-effective, fully-integrated visual solution that includes a back-projection 360-degree dome display system, laser projectors and CAE MedallionTM image...
U.S. Air Force officials activated the Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW) at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) in Texas to meet the demand for special operations warfighters and improve retention rates for these career fields. The mission of the new wing is to select, train, equip and mentor Airmen to...
The U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) set up the Air Force’s first operational training program to prepare Air Force mental health care providers, technicians and social workers to join Integrated Operational Support (IOS) teams at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The program opened in May to give...
Saab received an order from Boeing for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the T-X Advanced Pilot Training Aircraft. The T-X program is divided into multiple phases, and the order is for the first phase. The order is valued at MUSD 117.6. and will run until 2022. In...
Advanced Simulation Technology inc. (ASTi), under contract with L3 Technologies, provided its Voisus voice communication equipment for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Secure Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) Advanced Training Environment (SLATE) project. SLATE technologies integrate live aircraft, pilots in simulators and computer-generated forces to increase the realism and...
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