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FlightSafety offers VA courses

March 6, 2019

FlightSafety now offers more than 259 courses approved for education benefits by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), at 12 Learning Centers in the United States. FlightSafety continues to work with Veterans Affairs to expand the number of available training programs and locations. VA approval to provide training...

Australian Air Force Cadets, JAR Aerospace partner

March 4, 2019

Amanda Towner

The Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, and the Minister for Defence Personnel, the Hon Darren Chester MP, announced that the Australian Air Force Cadets will work with JAR Aerospace in the delivery of a joint training initiative. Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP said...

Australian Air Force to receive DA40 aircraft

March 4, 2019

Amanda Towner

Australian Air Force cadets will benefit from the arrival of eight Diamond DA40 NG light aircraft to help them with their flight training. The Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester said, “Over the next ten years these aircraft will provide a standardised flight training platform for aspiring young airmen...

Dr. Kurtis Simpson, Director of the DRDC. NATO Modelling

New NATO Security Priorities

March 4, 2019

Walter F. Ullrich

Cyber and AI/Behaviour Modelling are keys to the new security environment. Halldale’s Walter F. Ullrich summarizes the NMSG symposium.

Largest NFTC graduating class, March 2018.

Doing the RCAF’s Bidding

March 4, 2019

Beth Stevenson

It’s more than 600 kilometres, as the Canadian Goose flies, from Moose Jaw to the nearest major cities of Winnipeg and Calgary, more than 2,500 km from Ottawa, making the vast open spaces of Saskatchewan and Alberta ideal for unhindered flight training. Beth Stevenson visited Moose Jaw.

Exercise Terminal Strike training for Royal Artillery and Royal Armoured Corps Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs).

Re-Learning Lessons: Omega CAS Conference

March 4, 2019

Dim Jones

The sixteenth annual Omega Close Air Support (CAS) Conference took place at the Reading Hilton, west of London, in November. Europe Editor Dim Jones joined the event.

LM Demos Future Vertical Lift Sim

March 3, 2019

Dim Jones

In pursuit of its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) aspirations, the US Army will fund a Competitive Prototyping (CP) program aimed at designing, building and testing two aircraft by 2023. MS&T “flying editor” Dim Jones checked out Lockheed Martin’s progress.

DoD Corrosion Policy Office unveils training courses

March 1, 2019

Amanda Towner

In partnership with industry, the Department of Defense (DoD) Corrosion Policy and Oversight Office is unveiling two new courses for aerospace engineers and aircraft maintenance technicians who plan, design and maintain military aircraft. The first course, Aerospace Engineer Coating Application Training, is designed to familiarize engineers with corrosion mitigation,...

ACS Aviation plans for growth

February 25, 2019

Amanda Towner

ACS Aviation has seen a significant increase in flight training enquiries and forecasts that over 200 future pilots will enroll on its Airline Pilot Transport Licence program over the next three years. The expansion of the business has resulted in an increase in the ACS workforce from 13 to...

Dstl to seek SMEs at Venturefest South

February 21, 2019

Amanda Towner

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the science and technology sectors could benefit from an additional £40 million to £45 million of external investment opportunities from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The organisation is seeking supply chain partners for a series of research projects across the defence...

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