Elbit Systems won a 13-year, $74 million contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) to provide and operate flight simulators for the upgraded C-130H and C-130J transport aircrafts, broken down between a three-year set-up phase and a ten-year operating period. The company will set up and operate the Israeli...
“To ensure a qualitative advantage on the battlefield, our forces need to be better trained in multi-domain full-spectrum combat.” Group Editor Marty Kauchak completed a wide-ranging Q&A with Colonel Robert H. Epstein, the commander of the Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation (AFAMS) in Orlando on October 6, 2017.
The German and Spanish Ministries of Defense selected Indra to develop a new version of the Eurofighter Typhoon Simulator. The simulation is on schedule for delivery by the end of 2019. It will feature the changes incorporated into the latest version of the aircraft itself, notably radar advances, electronic defense...
The office of the Naval Aviation Training Systems is developing new virtual reality trainers for the F/A-18 Super Hornet, TH-57 Sea Ranger training helicopter and T-45 Goshawk jet trainer, said office lead Chris Foster during a mixed reality panel at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2017. This...
The Colombian Air Force welcomes a multi-cockpit Mission Training Center (MTC) from Elbit Systems into their training repertoire. The MTC simulates battlefield training for a variety of aircrafts and systems. The Colombian Air Force mission training system draws on Elbit Systems’ experience with the SkyBreaker Mission Training Center, implementing the...
Lockheed Martin has received six contracts, with awards totaling $198.4 million, to improve training for C-130 airmen and operators around the world. The C-130J Super Hercules Maintenance and Aircrew Training System (JMATS) program has trained more than 10,000 airmen for missions including cargo transport, special missions and aerial refueling. The...
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), a developer of advanced simulation and training software, has developed an augmented reality visual system for TRU Simulation + Training Inc., a Textron company, that provides a synthetically generated visual scene and supports a trainee’s interactions with the real world. Leveraging emerging augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR)...
3D perception AS (3DP) has announced the delivery of a Northstar™ immersive visual display system (VDS) to the Swedis Defence Material Administration's (FMV) simulator facility at Malmslätt, under contract with Saab. The newly delivered display system - an upgrade of an older generation system - is a turn-key solution comprised...
Presagis™ has teamed up with j2 Aircraft Dynamics to offer a new turnkey aircraft simulation model development service. Responding to an increased demand from customers developing aircraft simulation systems based on Presagis' FlightSIM, HeliSIM or CRAFT simulators, Presagis is pleased to join forces with the UK-based company known for its...
The U.S. Army selected a new version of Rockwell Collins’ SimEye™ Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) to be used within Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) systems – and will upgrade 332 HMDs in the next two years. The contract, issued by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training,...