A strong commercial aviation industry, stable defense spending and the need to service all platforms throughout their lifecycle are driving a growing aerospace and defense market, according to the Boeing Market Outlook. Released at the Paris Air Show, the outlook values the aerospace and defense market at $8.7 trillion...
"As a lapsed wargamer and Napoleonic enthusiast I was interested to see this piece in the UK London Times newspaper on a recreation of the battle of Waterloo using 22,000 miniatures as a way of not only raising money for soldiers’ charities but also to raise awareness of the...
In collaboration with the Spanish Army, Indra has developed an innovative simulator that will enable soldiers to train with the actual equipment they use in their missions, but immersed in a virtual environment where they can move around wearing VR goggles. The system will be part of the iVictrix...
This year Leonardo will be a major exhibitor at ITEC 2019, the annual forum dedicated to simulation, education and training in the military and civil domains. Training and simulation is a rapidly expanding market and Leonardo will provide visitors at ITEC, which takes place in Stockholm, Sweden, with an...
An MS&T Exclusive Interview with MG Gervais. Major General Maria Gervais is Deputy Commanding General, US Army Combined Arms Center, and Director of the Cross Functional Team (CFT) for the Synthetic Training Environment (STE). Major General Maria Gervais. Image credit: US DoD. At the Defence Simulation, Education, and Training...
Raytheon Company has won a contract valued at up to $159-million to support large-scale, live training exercises at the U.S. Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center located in Hohenfels, Germany, and virtually connected to forces across Europe. "Raytheon's technology-enabled training means that location is no longer a restriction to multinational...
Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides insights from five industry leaders on the military-industry team’s efforts to provide true interoperability during LVC events.
The 2019 edition of NATO's Computer Assisted Exercise Forum will take place from 24 to 26 September at the École Militaire in Paris, France. The event's new name is CA2X2 Forum (Computer Aided Analysis, Exercise, Experimentation), which reflects the extended spectrum of the conference. Organised by the NATO Modelling...
Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides an overview of the US Defense Department’s quickening pace of developing cloud-enabled training and education capabilities.