The National Center for Simulation (NCS) board of directors announced George Cheros as its president and CEO of NCS. After a short term as interim president, Cheros was chosen for his leadership skills, his keen sense of the modeling and simulation (M&S) industry and his past contributions, as well...
The most visible phase of NATO’s exercise begins on June 3, 2019, with the deployment of nearly 2,500 German, Dutch and Norwegian troops and some 1,000 vehicles to the field training area in Zagan, Poland. The exercise will increase and demonstrate the readiness and mobility of a critical element...
The TCS Consortium, comprising Top Cover Solutions, 3SDL and Eagle Eye Innovations, has announced its success in the recent U.K. Air Command competition to provide simulator instructional support to front-line Royal Air Force (RAF) MQ-9 Reaper squadrons. TCS Consortium will be delivering training in tactics and procedures using the...
Kadet Defence Systems (Kadet DS) has supported the development of the Atulya Air Defence Fire Control Radar Systems being developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation with its pilotless target aircraft, the Whistler (previously known as the JX2 NG). The Atulya Air Defence Fire Control Radar is...
Varjo Technologies has developed a new headset named XR-1 Developer Edition. Shipping XR-1 to mixed reality developers, designers and researchers is expected in the second half of 2019. The XR-1 is capable of delivering photorealistic image quality with integrated eye tracking. It is the culmination of two and a...
Indra and iAltitude have successfully completed the development of a hypoxia flight trainer that is already installed in the Aviation Medicine Training Center of the Spanish Air Force (AF) in Madrid and is currently being used to train and provide greater endurance capacity in extreme scenarios to Spanish military...
Bluedrop Performance Learning Inc. and its subsidiary, Bluedrop Training & Simulation Inc. (Bluedrop), secured an investment from Boeing to develop a next-generation Special Mission Aviator Ramp Trainer (SMART) for the V-22 Osprey. The program was funded under the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Investment Framework Transaction program...
Bluedrop Performance Learning (Bluedrop) and its subsidiary Bluedrop Training & Simulation will deliver another Hoist Mission Training System (HMTS) to the Royal Canadian Air Force 19 Wing Comox in addition to a similar CH-148 Cyclone simulator delivered to 12 Wing Shearwater in July 2018. The immersive virtual reality simulator...
A new Directorate of Simulation (DOS) was established at the Health Readiness Center of Excellence (HRCoE). The directorate is charged with coordinating and incorporating all medical simulation efforts across the full spectrum of medical and military operations. Key stakeholders were brought together for a Strategic Medical Simulation Synchronization Summit...
NATO’s multinational battlegroup in Lithuania began exercise Eager Leopard in Pabrade on 17 April 2019. The exercise mobilises around 650 troops, including Czech, Dutch, German and Norwegian forces. It provides an opportunity for the battlegroup to enhance its readiness, testing its ability to deploy troops and equipment. The battlegroup...