U.S. Army 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR) infantryman soldiers participated in the Stryker Leaders Course Pre-Pilot I to instill familiarization with the Stryker family of vehicles and driver's training in Vilseck, Germany, in January 2019. Col. Thomas Hough, commander, 2CR, spearheaded the idea of the pre-pilot course, which will serve...
CAE announced that the Italian Ministry of Defence and Italian Air Force have formally qualified the CAE-built Predator Mission Trainer (PMT) for zero flight time training on the Predator B/MQ-9 variant, and the simulator has been accepted as ready-for-training at the Amendola Air Base in Italy. The PMT is...
Binghamton University is holding its 35th Annual Flight & Ground Vehicle Simulation course from May 13- 21, 2019 in Binghamton, New York. Offerings include a five-day (May 13-17, 2019) Flight and Ground Vehicle Simulation course together with two optional two-day (May 20-21, 2019) specialized courses in Visual System Specification...
At the Joint Close Air Support (JCAS) Symposium, which will run February 5-8, 2019, at the Westin, Virginia Beach Town Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia, MetaVR's Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) and real-time immersive 3D terrain and models will be featured in the demo of TRU Simulation + Training's new...
When the U.S. Air Force flies its new advanced pilot T-X trainer from Boeing and Saab, it will be equipped with an ACES 5 ejection seat from Collins Aerospace, a unit of United Technologies Corp., along with a fully integrated landing gear system. ACES 5 offers passive head and...
Sponsored Content Registration is open and exhibit spaces are available for the NDIA First Coast Chapter Rear Admiral "Amazing Grace" Hopper Defense Innovation Symposium. Invitation:The NDIA First Coast Chapter invites you to participate at the “Amazing Grace Defense Innovation Event” in honor of Rear Admiral Grace Hopper and her numerous innovative contributions...
The British Army has awarded a contract to Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) to demonstrate the art of using virtual reality, machine learning and cloud computing for the Army’s Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP). The pilot programme has been made available through the Defence Innovation Fund, MOD investment into innovation.
The National Center for Simulation (NCS) announced that its president and CEO, Thomas Baptiste, is retiring effective April 1, 2019. NCS Chief Operating Officer George Cheros is named interim president and chief executive officer to oversee the organization’s day-to-day operations. Baptiste was hired in January 2010 and throughout his...
Survitec will introduce two new protective suits for chemical, biological and radioactive (CBR) environments at IDEX, which takes place in Abu Dhabi from 17– 21 February. The DEMRON ICE suit incorporates patented nanotechnology to protect against low-level gamma radiation. Studies carried out by Lawrence Livermore National Defence Laboratory show...
Barco introduced a new addition to its LCD video wall platform. UniSee Present is a media-focused, content-management offering for Barco’s newest generation of large video walls. It also works with other enterprise video walls, enabling users to manage media content on the wall more easily. UniSee Present complements the...