Rheinmetall transferred a new nautical training facility to the German Navy School in Mürwik on the Baltic. The facility will be used by the German Navy for training its bridge personnel, and the German Federal Police will also use the facility. The system–known as the “Ausbildungsausstattung Nautische Schiffsführung,” or AANS–will...
In November, the official kick-off event for the Smart Controller Training Tool (SCOTT) project was held at the School of Air Control in Nieuw-Milligen, part of the Air Operations Control Station Nieuw-Milligen (AOCS NM) of the Ministry of Defence. AOCS NM is the command centre of the Royal Netherlands Air...
Lockheed Martin presented a $300,000 check to Valencia College to support a second advanced manufacturing training program that will help cultivate the talent pipeline in the community. This 3-year grant to the school will start in 2018. The first program hired about 60 people and currently employs about 400 Valencia...
Trideum demonstrated conference-wide thought leadership at the world’s largest modeling, simulation and training event. The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) brings military services and industry from all over the world together to educate and demonstrate the newest innovations in modeling, simulation and training. The conference, held Nov.
The DiSTI Corporation, a provider of 3D virtual training solutions, announced that Saab, a manufacturer of innovative airborne systems, has selected DiSTI’s VE Studio to build a virtual maintenance trainer (VMT) for the company’s Gripen E aircraft. This selection is the result of a multi-year evaluation process where Saab reviewed...
Armed forces need access to instruction and training resources based on the latest technologies. To make the right decisions at every decisive moment in the theatre of operations, they need to master ever more complex tactical situations in real time. German and French Tiger helicopter simulators are being upgraded under...
The 2018 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) announced this year’s winners of the annual serious games competition at an awards ceremony at the conclusion of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Twenty-three finalists, chosen from the original entries submitted in late summer, competed for awards in several...
Indra, a global consulting and technology company and simulation manufacturer, is working together with iAltitude, a company specializing in high altitude sports training, in the development of a new flight trainer for the Spanish Air Force, the first of its kind in the world that incorporates a hypoxia system that...
Lockheed Martin announced a $1.5-million contribution to the University of Central Florida (UCF) for the development of a new cyber innovation lab that will foster the next generation of cyber talent. The Lockheed Martin Cyber Innovation Lab ensures that UCF remains on the forefront of educating and empowering the nation's...
Indra will launch two new Research and Development projects within the Civil UAVs to boost–through the use of unmanned systems–the transformation of two completely different fields: intelligent logistics 4.0, and the training of pilots through advanced flight simulators. Within Indra’s concept of Smart Logistic 4.0, the company will use aerial...