MetaVR is at I/ITSEC in Orlando this week, showcasing its terrain and visualization products and technologies that support applications ranging from unmanned air system (UAS) operator and Joint Terminal Attack Control (JTAC) training, to high-speed fixed-wing cockpit simulators, littoral and marine-based operations, and individual/first-person ground-level urban operations. All terrain demos...
Antycip Simulation – a European provider of COTS simulation software and a virtual reality & 3D immersive solutions integrator – played a major role, alongside Naval Group, a specialist in naval defence, in upgrading the Marine Nationale’s (French Navy) ship defence simulators (SIMDAV) in the naval ports of Toulon and...
The UK Royal Navy Submarine Mechanical Specialists team won the Churchill Medal for its innovative adaptation of freeze seal isolation, which was used for the first time for a submarine nuclear reactor repair. The industry award is given for individual for outstanding achievements and contribution in engineering and technical advancement...
Babcock and BMT signed a cooperation agreement that outlined a partnership between the two companies to design, build, construct and support future classes of Surface Ships for the UK Ministry of Defence and other international projects. “Babcock and BMT will work closely together to create a strong design alliance at...
CSRA was awarded a $51 million Training Systems Contract III by the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) for a simulator utilizing the company's VirtualShip platform. “We are absolutely committed to delivering the tools the Navy needs to hone the ship handling skills of Surface Warriors, making their vital...
CAE awarded VSTEP a contract for a suite of custom-built ship bridge simulators for the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Naval Training Centre. "This is a major strategic win for VSTEP and clearly demonstrates our capabilities to provide adaptive and fully integrated simulators in the Defence industry," said Pjotr van Schothorst,...
On October 20, Expeditionary Strike Group 3 and the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps respectively, kicked off an amphibious exercise dubbed Dawn Blitz 2017. This scenario-driven exercise is designed to train and integrate the staffs on global crisis responses between the two military branches.
During a NATO missile-defense exercise, a Raytheon built Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile off the coast of Scotland. "Real-world events demand real-world testing," said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, Raytheon Missile Systems president. Formidable Shield 17 is an integrated air and missile defense exercise to simulate real-world scenarios. The...
At I/ITSEC 2017, Cruden will highlight the benefits of simulation training for high-speed boats. The planned live demonstrations will emphasis handling, navigation, drills and tactics scenarios in the company’s small-ship simulator. “Cruden is already well-known as a provider of training simulators, from our background in the motorsport, automotive and aerospace...
The U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) in San Diego, California awarded Alion Science and Technology a $24.6 million contract. The 3-year contract, with two 1-year option periods, ordered training services for tactical afloat shipboard, ashore and submarine command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and...