The National Center for Simulation (NCS) and Dignitas Technologies recently collaborated to engage, inspire and financially support the future modeling and simulation workforce at Crooms Academy of Information Technology (Crooms AOIT). For the past 13 years, the Crooms AOIT Business Advisory Council (BAC) has organized TechFest, an educational fundraising...
RSi’s Epic-View Visual Display System for Rheinmetall Defence’s Embraer KC-390 Flight Simulator has successfully completed acceptance testing at RSi’s headquarters facility in Coppell, Texas. The Epic-View Visual Display System features a 220-by-60-degree field of view provided by an 11-foot radius collimated optical display system. Seven Norxe P1 IR projectors...
Military Simulation & Training Magazine is happy to host the Joint-MMAST bi-monthly newsletter for March 2019. The goal of this publication is to share information about DoD Medical Modeling & Simulation entities, initiatives, research, products, services, best practices, lessons learned and so much more.
Saab Grintek Defence received the Exporter and Enterprise Development Awards at the sixth annual South African Premier Business Awards. The SA Premier Business Awards acknowledges business excellence in South Africa and is organised by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in partnership with Proudly South Africa and Brand...
Exonicus Inc. and Kitware have collaborated to develop a trauma simulator using the Pulse Physiology Engine. Exonicus Inc. has been creating a virtual reality emergency medicine training simulator for military medical personnel using the Unity game engine. This work is led by Dr. Kyle Couperus at Madigan Army Medical...
L3 Link Training & Simulation has been selected by the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide F-16 pilot training system support for the U.S. Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve Command to ensure mission readiness. The initial award has four additional option years. As part of the...
This 11 March, U.S. Navy Vice Admiral C. Forrest Faison, III, Surgeon General, Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery responded to a wide range of questions from Halldale Group Editor Marty Kauchak. The Navy medical community leader’s insights are provided below. US Navy Vice Admiral C. Forrest Faison, III,...
Katie Salen, founder of both The Institute of Play and Connected Camps, an online learning platform powered by youth gaming experts, will keynote Serious Play Conference’s Montreal conference on game-based learning July 10-12, 2019. Salen will discuss the role of Minecraft, a sandbox video game created by Swedish game...
Cubic Corporation has announced the acquisition of Nuvotronics for approximately $64-million in cash, subject to customary adjustments, with additional earn-out payments of up to $8-million based on future performance. The cornerstone of Nuvotronics’ innovation platform is their PolyStrata technology, which was developed under DARPA and enables the company to...
Saab and the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command have signed a contract for deliveries of virtual simulators for marksmanship and basic combat training with associated maintenance. The order value is approximately €9-million and the first deliveries will take place in 2019. This procurement is a part of the Finnish...