FlightSafety International announced a significant expansion of the training programs it offers for the Sikorsky S-70 helicopter. FlightSafety now offers FAA-approved IFR training in a Sikorsky S-70 Level D qualified simulator. This includes unrestricted S-70 type rating and ATP courses as well as a 61.58 pilot in command proficiency...
FlightSafety International has developed technology that integrates its mixed reality and VITAL 1100 Visual Systems into Cockpit Procedures Trainers (CPTs). FlightSafety is demonstrating this approach at the 2019 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit (AAAA) in Nashville, Tennessee. “Integrating FlightSafety’s immersive mixed reality capability and VITAL 1100 Visual System will...
FlightSafety International introduced its new VITAL 1150 Image Generation visual system, which is a significant enhancement of its VITAL 1100. VITAL 1150 can render normal rates of 120Hz with up to 8K resolution. This provides extremely accurate representations of real-world visual environments. Its ability to process and display scenes...
About 80 Belgian soldiers participated in Vigorous Warrior 19, NATO's largest medical exercise. Organized every two years since 2011, Vigorous Warrior is NATO's only multi-national medical exercise organized by the NATO Center of Excellence for Military Medicine. So far the participants were not so numerous. This edition is unprecedented...
CAE announced at the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) Mission Solutions Summit that it has begun offering several new courses at the CAE Dothan Training Center in Dothan, Alabama. CAE is offering both five-day and three-day C-12/King Air B200 recurrent/refresher training courses as well as a three-day Upset...
Army Futures Command and Vanderbilt University signed an agreement on April 9 that links creative, innovative soldiers with top-tier Vanderbilt University experts so that ideas quickly can become useful products. Leaders from the two groups say this five-year education partnership agreement is a potential model for military-academic collaboration across...
Microsoft Corp. announced new partnerships with global higher education institutions to align and integrate Microsoft’s technical skills programs and credentials to help address the growing 21st century talent gap. The skills programs will help students prepare for the jobs of tomorrow with in-demand technologies in fields like artificial intelligence,...
Public Health Activity Rheinland-Pfalz (PHA R-P) recently executed its annual training event in Grafenwoehr, Germany. This event, aimed at enhancing and optimizing soldier readiness, brought together 62 personnel from 10 sites spread across Germany and Belgium. The exercise consisted of US Army warrior tasks, military occupational specialty credentialing, an...
Tactical Medical Wing (TMW) demonstrated lifesaving capabilities to medical professionals and Defence partners from across the UK and overseas. Specialists were on hand, over a three-day period, to discuss the diverse outputs of TMW. This included Critical Care Air Support Teams, who provided the ability to move critically ill...
The U.S. Navy is poised to open the Live Virtual Constructive Development and Operation Center (LVCDOC) – its persistent Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) environment for government and industry collaboration. The Navy awarded a contract for PLEXSYS’ Video Audio Data After Action Review (VADAAR) LVC solution to support its requirements...