French carrier strike group and its flagship, the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, trained with the Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) for four days last week. Their combined exercises ran between 19-22 March bringing together warships from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom...
Inzpire Limited will provide planning and operational management to the UK Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) during its UK flight trials of unmanned aerial systems. The trials will demonstrate the advantages of using long-range unmanned capabilities in civilian airspace. "This is a huge opportunity for Inzpire," said Paul Rolfe, Inzpire’s...
Midshipmen got a 360-degree view of flight training during Aviation Selection Night at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, marking a new era in technology for prospective flight students. A U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman conducts a simulated T-6B Texan II flight on a newly installed virtual reality trainer...
U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) air department began using virtual-reality to simulate flight deck operations inside the mobile Carrier-Advanced Reconfigurable Training System (C-ARTS) classroom located at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). U.S. Navy...
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.
The Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) launched its first training event inside the Navy’s newest combat simulator, the On Demand Trainer (ODT), onboard Naval Base San Diego and Naval Station Norfolk. Lt. Aaron Van Driessche, a warfare tactics instructor at the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS), Detachment...
Thanks to advanced simulator technology from Rheinmetall, ground personnel of the German Navy’s new NH90 NTH Sea Lion helicopter had a headstart in training. In June, Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH handed over the Functional Cockpit simulator, an integral part of the Maintenance and Repair Trainer for the NH90 Naval Transport...
As with many European military services, the Swedish Navy is under-funded, making do with aging equipment and personnel shortages. MS&T’s Dim Jones visited Karlskrona to view how the Naval Warfare Training System is helping get the most from their resources.
HMS St Albans during an intercept and escort of Russian Missile Cruiser The Marshall Ustinov in the Channel. Pictured is St Albans, looking down the Forecastle towards the 4.5 inch gun and the bridge. Data specialists Techmodal will deliver transformational change in people, analytics and associated digital communications for...
Regardless of age or condition, military rotorcraft require well-trained pilots and crews. With defence budgets squeezed, this often means more simulation and contractor training. MS&T Editor Rick Adams looks at developing procurements and technologies.