The Royal Netherlands Army Command has awarded Ravenswood Solutions (Ravenswood) a contract for a modular augmented reality (AR) tracking equipment for observers (MARTE-O) kit. The MARTE-O kit is a power-efficient, conformal, and wearable design that includes a binocular module, head-mounted display, sensor and graphics modules, and a tablet to...
ECS has been awarded a three-year, firm-fixed-price (FFP), $19-million contract to support the Marine Sierra Hotel Aviation Readiness Program (M-SHARP). Managed by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Training and Education Command (TECOM) Aviation Standards Branch, M-SHARP is a web-based training management program that supports all Marine Aviation Operational...
Kongsberg Digital AS has extended its training support contract with the Australian Maritime College to supply simulation software. Kongsberg Digital area sales manager Paul Gilkison and AMC principal Michael van Balen signed the contract in early August. It is the third successive five-year contract between the two parties. "Simulation...
Under the AFWERX SBIR contract, DiSTI will provide its VE Studio for Unity Virtual Training Development Platform to internal U.S. Air Force organizations for the development of virtual operations and maintenance training curriculum for desktop, mobile, virtual, and augmented reality technologies. For over ten years VE Studio has been...
MS&T would like to recognize the 2018 Industry Award Winners one final time before the 2019 Winners are announced in mid-September. This week, we highlight the achievements of John Givens, former president of Bohemia Interactive Simulations Inc. (BISim), and the recipient of the 2018 Pioneer Award. Halldale Group Publisher &...
Saab has signed a $16.5 million contract to deliver a complete training centre for the Belgian Army. Saab will provide infantry simulators, anti-tank simulators, vehicle systems and communication systems for controlling, monitoring and collecting training data to enable detailed analysis of exercises. Saab's training system allows interoperability with NATO,...
Atkins and AERALIS are joining forces to develop a new family of training jet aircraft using a patent-pending modular design. The duo will design the Basic Trainer and Advanced Trainer which will train cadets through to front-line pilots for the most advanced combat aircraft systems. "The AERALIS team are...
From 2020 onwards, ITEC will now be known as: IT²EC: International Training Technology Exhibition & Conference. ITEC has served the military training community for more than 30 years, establishing itself as Europe’s premier exhibition & conference in this space. The event has experienced a challenging period over the past...
MS&T’s Industry Simulation & Training Awards is an annual program to recognize excellence in the international defense community. The program showcases the people, products, processes, and organizations that provide exceptional value to our military, security and industry clients. There are six award categories this year including Outstanding Innovative Product,...
Image credit: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ilyana Escalona The 82nd Training Wing Faculty Development Flight is teaching new technical training instructors an old technique in a tried-and-true, yet innovative way – simulation. Airmen learn, during professional military education such as Airman Leadership School and the NCO academy, how...