The DiSTI Corporation and Agueris, a member of the CMI Group, are entering a partnership to develop 3-D Virtual Maintenance Training Solutions for the European market that will be based on DiSTI’s virtual training solution, VE Studio. The partnership will help Aguris expand its activity and develop innovative maintenance training solutions...
Indra won a €36 million (USD $44 million) contract as part of the European Defence Agency’s project OCEAN2020, the largest defense R&D initiative backed by the European Union's new European Defense Fund to date. The project is part of the EU's Preparatory Action on Defense Research (PADR), which will lay...
DiSTI Corporation is entering a new partnership with HAVELSAN to develop 3-D virtual training solutions and build the Virtual Training Center of Excellence in HAVELSAN’s hometown of Ankara, Turkey. HAVELSAN is a private company and a division of the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, and specializes in systems integration in the...
Leonardo was selected by the European Union’s European Defence Agency to lead the first European Defence Fund initiative, OCEAN2020, part of a broader effort to boost Europe’s defensive capabilities. The OCEAN2020 team consists of 42 partners from 15 European countries. These include the Ministries of Defence of Italy, Greece, Spain,...
Cobham’s Special Missions business won a follow-on contract to deliver Operational Readiness Training to NATO for up to five years. Cobham will deliver electronic warfare and threat simulation training to prepare NATO allied forces for complex and multi-layered front-line threats. Cobham will operate and crew its own aircraft for training,...
MASS, a Cohort plc company, supported the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF)-led Exercise Eagle Warrior at the RAF College, Cranwell. The exercise lasted two weeks, focusing on how wars might look in 2030, while testing a variety of concepts and platforms in a wargame-based environment. Over 200 personnel participated in...
CM Labs Simulations Inc. entered into a partnership with Netherlands-based seating specialists EBLO to open a new demonstration room showcasing an immersive Vortex simulator for port equipment. Vortex simulators for port equipment help trainees learn operator skills through realistic and accurate simulated training environments. The realism of the simulators is...
For the first time in nearly 15 years, 7th Army Training Command's Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) will soon begin observing, coaching and training soldiers using the FIM-92 Stinger Man-Portable Air Defense Missile System during future exercises. In preparation for this, approximately 50 Observer Coach/Trainers, known as OC/Ts, attended their...
The shareholders of Rockwell Collins, Inc. have overwhelmingly approved the proposed acquisition of Rockwell Collins by United Technologies Corp. (UTC). Upon satisfaction of required regulatory and other customary closing conditions, Rockwell Collins will be combined with UTC Aerospace Systems to created a new United Technologies business called Collins Aerospace Systems.
The U.S. Navy is set to evaluate Saab’s anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training system, AUV62-AT, in the summer of 2018, with an option to continue testing into 2019. The test is through the Foreign Comparative Testing Program. The AUV62-AT is an artificial acoustic system that mimics a submarine in a way...