Eight companies won the right to compete for individual orders of a $2.4 billion Enterprise Training Service Contract (ETSC) by the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Orlando (ACC-ORL), in concert with the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). The orders will be to provide and manage...
Seaspan Marine entered into a five-year, multi-million-dollar agreement with SeaWays Global, a provider of marine training and tugboat simulations. SeaWays will provide competency-based marine training and tugboat simulation in support of the Seaspan’s ship escort, ship assist and towing services. The agreement includes the installation of a multi-console tugboat simulator...
Lockheed Martin received a $23.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy for follow-on production of Enhanced Laser-Guided Training Rounds (ELGTRs) to support the Paveway™ II Laser-Guided Bomb (LGB) weapons training. The award extends ELGTR production into late 2020. “ELGTR is the only proven low-cost, guided trainer for Paveway II Laser-Guided...
Northrop Grumman delivered its multispectral testing solution for F-35 electronic warfare simulation capabilities to the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) at Point Mugu, California. The company says this delivery included the most sophisticated test environment the company has ever created. Northrop Grumman’s multispectral testing solution recreates accurate...
U.S. Navy Cruiser-destroyer (CRUDES) warships from the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) returned to port after completing a portion of CRUDES Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) on April 30. SWATT events focus on advanced tactical training at sea to improve warfighting proficiency, lethality and...
Saab contributed two systems – its 9LV Combat Management System (CMS) and TactiCall Integrated Communications System (ICS) to the UK’s second Information Warrior exercise led by the Royal Navy. Information Warrior (IW18) was held at Royal Marine Barracks Stonehouse and British multinational defense technology company QinetiQ’s Portsdown Technology Park with...
Naval Group has signed a contract with DCI to assist the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) to implement a comprehensive e-learning system in order to train its naval forces all over the country. During a three-year program, DCI will transfer the French Navy know-how to the RMN. DCI will help set...