MS&T Europe Editor Dim Jones visited the BAE Systems Training Simulation Integration Facility at Warton Aerodrome factory in Lancashire, North West England, to learn more about the company’s future-focus developments.
Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides insights from five industry leaders on the military-industry team’s efforts to provide true interoperability during LVC events.
Blackboard is expanding its partnership with the United States Army, leveraging the company’s teaching and learning edtech platform. Through the expanded partnership, the U.S. Army will utilize core components of Blackboard’s edtech platform, including Blackboard Learn, Blackboard Collaborate and mobile solutions, to support educating over 350,000 service members. Blackboard...
The ITEC 2019 exhibition floor will feature a special area dedicated to the Swedish Armed Forces’ Exercise Viking. Organised by the Swedish Armed Forces in cooperation with Sweden’s Folke Bernadotte Academy, Exercise Viking is the world’s largest multinational collective training event. It brings together military forces, police and representatives...
The National Center for Simulation (NCS) has selected three individuals who will be inducted into the NCS Modeling and Simulation Hall of Fame at a formal ceremony this summer. University of Central Florida’s Dr. Peter Adrian Hancock, UCF Provost Distinguished Research Professor, University Pegasus Professor and University Trustee Chair;...
Cubic Corporation’s Cubic Global Defense (CGD) business division has appointed three new leaders to its executive team: Mark Schmaltz, vice president and general manager of synthetic/digital solutions; Michael Maughan, vice president of business development and strategy as well as Kenneth Lowe, vice president of financial operations and controller. All three...
Bluedrop Performance Learning and its subsidiary Bluedrop Training & Simulation announced that it has received contracts of over $2.0-million CDN to deliver its Hoist Mission Training System to Logistic Services International (LSI) for the US Air Force. The new HH-60W virtual reality Hoist Simulator will provide US Air Force...
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) released a patch to VBS3 v18.3 that includes improvements to VBS Radio, the radio and voice communications included with VBS3, along with new, high-detailed 3D model content including UK and Russian military vehicles and new terrains. The patch to VBS3 v18.3.4 is available for download...
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In February, the UK Royal Air Force formally opened its new High-G Training and Test Facility at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire. MS&T’s Dim Jones provides a fighter pilot’s perspective on the unique experience.