Alion Science and Technology has won a $634 million contract from the Army’s Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM). Alion will provide research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) services to include: test planning, systems engineering and integration, modeling and simulation, technology development, design for survivability engineering and human factors engineering. Work...

Saab has received an order from the Norwegian Defence Logistics organisation (NDLO) to supply the Norwegian Combat Training Centre with advanced training and simulation systems including support. Saab's Training and Simulation business unit has supplied the Norwegian army with training equipment since 2003. This is a continuation of the existing...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is investing an additional £11 million for the virtual training system used to prepare British Army soldiers for battle and has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract extension to continue its support for the Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (CATT) located at the Land Warfare Centre...

The wargaming community met at Connections UK 2015 in September supporting the revival of wargaming (Kriegspiel) as a vital tool in training, education and analysis. Gareth Davies reports.

Saab has signed a contract with the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence Saab has signed a contract with the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence to supply a new advanced training system for the Austrian Army.

Textron Systems Marine & Land Systems has won a $17.4 million Interim Contractor Training Support (ICTS) contract from the US Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Textron Systems Marine & Land Systems will provide next-level training to the Afghan National Army for its four-wheeled Mobile Strike Force Vehicles (MSFVs). The contract...

Group Editor Marty Kauchak previews the scenario and industry participation strategy for NATO exercise Trident Juncture 2015.

The USAF is looking to process and technology to increase production of  the RPA pilot. MS&T’s Chuck Weirauch reports.

Acceptance Tests Passed Within 15 months after contract award, Rheinmetall produced a driving simulator and a gunnery simulator for training Indonesian Leopard 2 personnel and both passed factory acceptance tests (FAT) conducted by an Indonesian delegation. The Leopard gunnery skills trainer (LGST) and driver training simulator (DTS) will primarily be...