Meggitt Training Systems has been awarded a $78-million contract for the design and equipage of a sophisticated, multi-mission, indoor and outdoor training facility in a Middle Eastern country incorporating the latest virtual and live-fire equipment. Image credit: Meggitt Training Systems The training facility will include multiple indoor and outdoor...
Christophe Salomon has been appointed Executive Vice President, Thales, Land and Air Systems, and he will also be part of the Thales Executive Committee. Salomon succeeds Alex Cresswell, who has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Thales in the UK. Christophe, a graduate engineer of the Ecole...
The Bundeswehr Technical Center for Information Technology and Electronics (WTD 81) recently upgraded the complex visual setup at its target simulation dome (ZSD) with the help of a collaborative team with members from project: syntropy, who was contracted to design, install and commission the new projection system consisting of...
Saab has signed a three-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence for the provision of support and services to the Direct Fire Weapon Effects Simulator (DFWES) capability. The contract valued at 320 MSEK came into effect on April 1, 2020. DFWES is a laser based Tactical Engagement Simulation...
As the Covid-19 situation continues to affect all of us around the world, Halldale Group has been forced to make the decision to distribute our publications through digital channels only for the remainder of 2020. Covid 19 has imposed many dramatic changes on us all with almost all...
British Army’s Wiltshire-based 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment has received a new Inflatable Walls Training System (IWTS). This IWTS training system replicates complex urban structures and helps improve combat training for military and law enforcement. Using the system, users can design, plan, build temporary urban structures and train in...
From life-size virtual helicopters to a haptic suit that lets soldiers feel faux gunshot wounds, I/ITSEC 2019 demonstrated the rapid evolution of high-tech XR training aides. Rona Gindin reports.
Hill Air Force Base civilians and military airmen in need of ground transportation training now have an option other than real-world driving due to a new simulator purchased by the 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron.
Defence and contingent workforce company, TBW Global, has secured two large contracts with NATO. Commencing in January 2020, the company will support NATO Mission Iraq (NMI), providing simultaneous interpreters during workshops and conferences held in Baghdad. NMI is a non-combat mission, providing training on a variety of disciplines. The...