Boeing and the Canadian government have agreed to an amendment to an existing performance-based logistics (PBL) contract. Under the $313 million fixed-price amendment, Boeing will continue to provide full system logistics, engineering support, supply chain, data analytics and training services to the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) fleet of 15...
4C Strategies will support Exercise VIKING 18 with its expert consultants and proprietary software Exonaut®. The exercise will take place from 16th to 26th April centred in Sweden and during which some 50 countries, 35 organizations and 2,500 individuals will participate in the planning and execution of complex multinational and...
FlightSafety International has announced the entry into service of a new Boeing 777-300ER full flight simulator the company built for use by the Japan Air Self Defense Force to train crews for operation of their new VIP transport aircraft. The simulator is installed at the Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido,...
ACME Worldwide recently completed a set of two G-suit Systems for F-16 simulators under a subcontract to Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems. The advanced G-suit systems will provide realistic g-cueing for Jordanian F-16 pilots in Lockheed Martin's new flight simulators. ACME's G-suit systems are now in use with fighter...
At the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference, CAE was awarded a subcontract from Leonardo Helicopters to provide the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) with a comprehensive NH90 helicopter training solution. The contract is valued at more than C$150 million. The QEAF has signed a contract with Leonardo Helicopters...
The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to provide comprehensive training support services for Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), supporting schoolhouse operations for various crew positions across multiple mission design series aircraft, aircrew training and support for AFSOC Special Operation Forces (SOF) aircrews and assets. The...
Ryan Aerospace (Australia) has launched the HELIMOD Mark III, a helicopter simulator targeted at teaching pilots the art of vertical reference and managing external sling loads. The simulator has a virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display which gives a full sense of immersion brought about by the 3D, stereoscopic nature of...
QuantaDyn completed installation of their QFires™ Dome D500 Joint Terminal Control Training Rehearsal System (JTC TRS) for the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron (STS) at Hurlburt Field in early February. The QFires D500 is a five-meter fully-immersive training system for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC), Forward Air Controllers (FAC), and Forward...
The V International Exhibition of Weapons Systems and Military Equipment, KADEX 2018, will be held in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan from May 23 to May 26, 2018. This year the exhibition is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Defense and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of...
The CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC), a joint venture of CAE and the Ministry of Finance of Brunei Darussalam, have announced that the Thai Aviation Services has begun Sikorsky S-92 helicopter simulator training at the CAE Brunei MPTC. Under a multi-year contract, Thai Aviation Services S-92 aircrews have started...