Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides an overview of the US Defense Department’s quickening pace of developing cloud-enabled training and education capabilities.
The sixteenth annual Omega Close Air Support (CAS) Conference took place at the Reading Hilton, west of London, in November. Europe Editor Dim Jones joined the event.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the science and technology sectors could benefit from an additional £40 million to £45 million of external investment opportunities from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The organisation is seeking supply chain partners for a series of research projects across the defence...
ITEC, the international forum for the military simulation, training and education community, announced that the 2019 conference agenda has been finalised. With an overarching theme of “Interoperable by design: connecting people, technology and nations”, this year’s conference will bring together thought leaders from across research, industry and government to...
U.S. Army 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR) infantryman soldiers participated in the Stryker Leaders Course Pre-Pilot I to instill familiarization with the Stryker family of vehicles and driver's training in Vilseck, Germany, in January 2019. Col. Thomas Hough, commander, 2CR, spearheaded the idea of the pre-pilot course, which will serve...
Survitec will introduce two new protective suits for chemical, biological and radioactive (CBR) environments at IDEX, which takes place in Abu Dhabi from 17– 21 February. The DEMRON ICE suit incorporates patented nanotechnology to protect against low-level gamma radiation. Studies carried out by Lawrence Livermore National Defence Laboratory show...
Bluedrop Performance Learning Inc., through its subsidiary Bluedrop Training & Simulation Inc., has received a $1 million contract through the Build in Canada Innovation Program to deliver an innovative new approach to vehicle-based gunnery mission training for land forces. The vehicle gunnery simulator is an immersive virtual training device...
Saab AB has announced the award of a contract for the provision of Tactical Engagement Simulation (TES) to the U.K.’s Infantry Training Centre (ITC) Catterick. British Army infantry recruits will now use Saab’s Next Generation TES capability during their Attack Week exercises. This highly-deployable and high-fidelity capability will allow exercising...
Twenty three SMEs, research institutions and individuals from six Australian states and territories have made the short list for the $60 thousand AVALON 2019 Innovation Awards. The awards are open to Australian companies and the Australian subsidiaries of overseas parent companies. The innovation can be a new product or service...