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CBRN Training System for Austrian CBRN Defence School

June 19, 2017

The Austrian CBRN Defence Command based in Korneuburg have enhanced their CBRN training capability as a result of an investment in PlumeSIM, Argon's Live instrumented CBRN field and virtual tabletop CBRN/HazMat training system. Supported by a number of RDS200 radiological simulators and LCD3.3 Chemical Warfare simulators, this new capability will...

Pinnacle Solutions Awarded $60 Million CBID II Contract

June 15, 2017

Halldale Industry Reporter

Pinnacle Solutions won the Computer Based Instructional Design II (CBID II) contract from the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). The five-year contract is worth approximately $60 million – and Pinnacle will work with subcontractors CSRA, SimiGon and SDI. The purpose of the CBID II...

Diamond Visionics improves loading of NPSI

June 14, 2017

Halldale Industry Reporter

Diamond Visionics improved its GenesisRTX software to facilitate the loading of NAVAIR Portable Source Initiative (NPSI) airfields. This software enhancement will be used by the U.S. Navy with the Deployable Mission Rehearsal Trainer (DMRT) Program and U.S. Marine Corps as part of Diamond Visionics’ KC-130T contracts. Many airfields in the...

Leonardo's AW101 Norway Training Centre Opens

June 14, 2017

Fiona Greenyer

Leonardo has announced the official opening of its AW101 Norway Training Centre at Stavanger Sola Airport by Per-Willy Amudsen, Minister of Justice & Public Security. The training centre includes a new AW101 full flight simulator (FFS) which will support the training of Norwegian aircrew and will also be available to...

Drexel University to use Simlat C-STAR Simulation System

June 14, 2017

Fiona Greenyer

Simlat has delivered a full crew solution for UAS training and simulation to Drexel University. As part of Drexel's membership in the FAA UAS Center of Excellence, the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE), the University has been utilizing Simlat's C-STAR system to study human factors...

ASTi Supports QuantaDyn in Multiple Air National Guard Programs

June 14, 2017

Fiona Greenyer

ASTi has partnered with QuantaDyn on two Air National Guard programs: the Joint Terminal Control Training and Rehearsal System (JTC-TRS) and Air National Guard Advanced Joint Terminal Attack Controller Training System (AAJTS). The JTC-TRS is a communication and aural cue product designed for Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC), Close-Air-Support, Call-for-Fire...

UFA Delivers 39th ATTower System to U.S. Navy

June 13, 2017

Halldale Industry Reporter

UFA delivered the 39th ATTower Tower Simulation System (TSS) to the United States Navy as part of the USN TSS Project. This latest TSS was installed at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. The ATTower system integrates ATView 3D airport visualization; full ATVoice Voice Recognition and Response...

CAE Supports RAAF Distributed Virtual Training Exercise

June 13, 2017

Halldale Industry Reporter

CAE recently supported the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) participation in the Diamond Thunder distributed mission training exercise, which saw the RAAF network various simulation assets across the country as part of its inaugural Air Warfare Instructor Course. The Diamond Thunder Exercise involved the networking of F/A-18 simulators at both...

ETC Simulation to deliver ADMS Training Systems to St. John’s University

June 12, 2017

Halldale Industry Reporter

Environmental Tectonics Corporation’s (ETC) Simulation business unit, won a contract to deliver and support an Advanced Disaster Management Simulator (ADMS tm) training suite for St. John’s University (SJU) in Queens, New York that will be integrated into the school’s Homeland Security curriculum. The simulator will help bridge the gap between...

US Navy's First Deployable P-8A Poseidon Trainers

June 8, 2017

Fiona Greenyer

Boeing will deliver the US Navy's first deployable P-8A Poseidon trainers, allowing aircrew and operators to improve their mission readiness even while serving away from home. Under a recently signed contract, Boeing will provide seven deployable mission readiness trainers (DMRTs) to the Navy, starting in 2019. "Training ensures the Maritime...