Calspan has been awarded a 5-year contract worth more than $20 million by the United States Air Force to provide services that include support for the Variable Stability In-Flight simulator and Test Aircraft (VISTA) for the US Air Force Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) at Edwards Air Force Base in...

Adacel Systems, Inc. has won a contract to supply multiple simulation and training systems plus the provision of services to a new military customer in Central America. The contract is valued in excess of US$3.25 million and provides for the delivery and turnkey installation of a 360-degree Air Traffic Control...

Affinity Flying Training Services has announced that the Grob 120TP, 'The Prefect', has achieved Military Release to Service and is a step closer to commencing its role as the next Elementary Flying Training aircraft for the UK Ministry of Defence. The Prefect is the first of a suite of new...

The United Kingdom is investing almost £120 million in the country’s Defence Air Power with two contracts focused on maintaining battle proven aircraft and training the next generation of fast jet pilots, according to Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon. The contracts will help the RAF to continue to perform at...

Aptima named Dr. Douglas Maxwell as a Senior Research Engineer in its Learning & Training Systems Division. Maxwell’s expertise includes a practical background of custom virtual reality hardware interfaces, scientific visualization, games for training, and simulation based training systems. He has also conducted large scale training effectiveness studies with hundreds...

Elbit Systems has completed the first phase of a next generation development by linking two air training simulators, in remote locations, via a cloud-based simulation environment by providing a common Synthetic Natural Environment (SNE). The company has developed the ability to connect simulators through a secure simulation cloud, using standard...

Explotrain®LLC is taking the defensive response to the emerging drone threat straight to the troops with their development of a realistic drone based IED simulation and training system. The company says its ExploDrone is the first and only functional drone and simulated IED integrated device, and it addresses the vital...

The first class of six United States Army students to go through the new Initial Entry Fixed-Wing (IEFW) course at CAE's Dothan Training Center in Alabama have graduated and are now fixed-wing Army aviators. The six students were part of the first class ever for the Initial Entry Fixed-Wing training...