Waymon Armstrong, CEO & president of Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS), announced that retired Colonel William P. (Bill) Canaley has been promoted to senior vice president of operations. A retired U.S. Army officer, Canaley is a government-certified program management professional with a portfolio of acquisition and operational achievements. In...
Leonardo announced the start of production of the world’s first AW609 tiltrotor Level D Full Flight Simulator (FFS) and the intention to introduce the first U.S.-based AW169 Level D Full Flight Simulator. Both will be installed into the new training academy being developed at the company’s helicopter facility based...
The Joint Fires Mobile Trainer (JFMT), owned by QuantaDyn Corporation and operated by Elbit Systems UK, is now in active service with the British Army Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and Fire Support Teams of the 1st Artillery Brigade. The self-contained mobile classroom arrived as a fully equipped immersive environment...
FlightSafety now offers more than 259 courses approved for education benefits by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), at 12 Learning Centers in the United States. FlightSafety continues to work with Veterans Affairs to expand the number of available training programs and locations. VA approval to provide training...
The American Red Cross continues to build momentum after announcing its market entry for resuscitation education in February by facilitating the organization's first advanced resuscitation courses to medical professionals at the Uniformed Services University. This event marks the next phase in the Red Cross collaboration with the Military Training...
Day-by-day highlights of real-time tweets from the I/ITSEC 2018 conference in Orlando, Florida provide glimpses of this multi-faceted event. (Caution: you may notice a VR helmet or two in the photos.) @MST_Magazine and Editor Rick Adams (@AvTrngEditor) were by far the most prolific posters during the event with more...
Adaptive, performance-focused, at the point of need. Enabled by big data analytics and cloud delivery. That’s how leaders in the community envision the future of military simulation and training. MS&T Editor Rick Adams summarizes their thoughts on what’s trending.
The U.S. Air Force Security Forces Center, in partnership with the Air Force Small Arms Program Office, has begun fielding the new M18 SIG Sauer Modular Handgun System to security forces units as part of the Reconstitute Defender Initiative and its effort to modernize weapon systems and increase warfighter...
The Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, and the Minister for Defence Personnel, the Hon Darren Chester MP, announced that the Australian Air Force Cadets will work with JAR Aerospace in the delivery of a joint training initiative. Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP said...
The U.S. Navy's Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $240-million indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity design-build multiple award construction contract (IDIQ-MACC) to five large businesses in February for construction projects located at Naval Station (NS) Mayport and the NAVAC Southeast area of responsibility (AOR). Archer Western Federal JV is being...