This Pathfinder agreement marks Hadean’s first direct commitment with military end-users and sets the scene for the wider introduction and application of cloud-based computing.
Saab has signed a $32 million framework agreement with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for military training and simulation systems and has received the first orders within the new agreement.
The concept of sharing computers at distance has been around since the very early days of the Internet but it was not until the 1990s the term “Cloud” gained popularity.
Cloud and streaming technologies are already being used in support of S&T and, although a journey with hurdles, there seems to be a clear direction of travel towards a Cloud approach.
Ian Mccrudden, Chief Operating Officer for the European Training and Simulation Association (ETSA), interviewed Peter Hitchcock, Vice President of the Thales Training & Simulation business.
Indra has fully acquired Simumak, a company specialized in new generation tactical training solutions, with more than 5,000 simulators delivered to 20 countries around the world.
To address the need to simulate the effects of key weapons systems more accurately during live training exercises, the US Army recently developed the Synthetic Training Environment Live Training System program.