UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has announced a six-year £48 million Apache helicopter training contract at the annual Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Land Warfare Conference. This investment in Apache air and ground crew will support around 70 jobs in Dorset, Hampshire and Suffolk with Aviation Training International Ltd.
4C Strategies hosted the annual Exonaut Defence User Forum in Stockholm, Sweden, on the 8th and 9th May. More than 60 military professionals and decision makers from seven nations were invited, all currently using Exonaut as their software solution for military capability development and tracking training task. During the two-day...
First responders of all disciplines will now be able to train together for active shooter and other critical incidents thanks to a new virtual training platform made available by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) and the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL). The Enhanced Dynamic...
Textron Aviation Defense’s Beechcraft T-6C military trainer has received basic certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), supporting future configuration certification and delivery of 10 previously ordered T-6C aircraft for the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) program. The T-6C aircraft, on schedule to begin deliveries...
BAE Systems has opened its new £2.3M Training and Simulation Integration Facility (TSIF) in Warton, Lancashire that the company says is set to transform the future of cockpit development and military training. The facility developed in collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering sports some of the latest gaming technologies, including commercially...
The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $104 million contract to develop, produce and field a threat simulator to train combat aircrews to recognize and deal with rapidly evolving threats, such as surface-to-air missiles. The contract calls for the development and delivery of a Production Ready Assembly (PRA)...
MS&T, the International Defence Training Journal, is hosting the 16th Annual Industry Simulation & Training Awards for industry recognition of companies that have made a significant impact in the military training industry during the current calendar year. Formerly known as Military Training International’s “Top Companies” list, MS&T will carry on...
Thales has been selected by Airbus Helicopters to provide the Kuwait forces with flight and mission training solutions for the pilots and crews of its Caracal helicopters. The Kuwait forces has signed a contract for the purchase of 30 multirole Caracal H225M helicopters (24 for the Kuwait Air Force and...
Défense Conseil International, the reference operator for the transfer of the French armed forces' know-how, has invested in a DA42 aircraft to expand its offer in airborne ISR. This aircraft also has an aeronautical training role: it has been utilised for close air support training of foreign trainees and will...
LIG Nex1 of South Korea and Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the Paris Air Show to explore possibilities to work together in future business opportunities. The scope of this MoU contains civil and military operations, products and services. LIG Nex1 is a leading defence company...
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