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Elbit Systems and Metropolitan State University announce cyber training center

December 22, 2017

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...

Joint Fires Synthetic Training Project

December 20, 2017

Fiona Greenyer

QinetiQ, Inzpire Limited and Close Air Solutions have signed a Collaboration Agreement, joining forces to bid for the Training & Simulation Systems Programme (TSSP) Joint Fires Synthetic Training project. The combination of high-tech innovation, subject matter expertise and proven training delivery experience provided by the combined team aims to support...

UK and Qatar governments sign multi-billion pound aircraft deal

December 14, 2017

Christopher Bobo

The UK and Qatar governments have agreed to an estimated £6 billion deal for 24 Typhoon aircraft, the largest export deal for the plane in a decade. The signing was overseen by UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson and Qatar Minister of Foreign affairs Khalid bin Mohammed al Attiyah. “These formidable...

US Navy and Lockheed Martin hit milestone in LRASM development

December 13, 2017

Christopher Bobo

The US Navy completed a milestone test flight for the B-1B Lancer on December 8 over Point Mugu Sea Test Range in California. During the flight, the crew simultaneously launched two missiles against multiple moving maritime targets for the first time, bringing the US Navy closer to the final version...

MASS wins training contract extension with UK MoD

December 13, 2017

Christopher Bobo

The UK Ministry of Defence has approved a two-year extension on its Joint Warfare Support contract with MASS. The £10 million ($13.3m USD) contract begins in April 2018, continuing MASS’s training and exercise support to the MOD’s Joint Forces Command. It includes provisions to develop a comprehensive scenario scripting capability...

Babcock International and Elbit Systems partner on aggressor air program

December 12, 2017

Christopher Bobo

Babcock International and Elbit Systems entered a partnership agreement to pursue UK Ministry of Defence’s Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) program to create the next generation of aggressor air capabilities. The two companies already work together in the training world, successfully delivering advanced flight training capabilities on time...