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 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...

Much progress has been achieved on the Royal Navy’s preparations to accept the two new Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) carriers into the Fleet, in both the carrier and the associated F-35B Lightning II programmes. MS&T’s Europe Editor Dim Jones captures the status.

How game-based training and assessment helps the IDF grow better future leaders. Ran Rimon writes.

Technology and collaboration has created an optimal training environment for the CC-130J. Managing Editor Jeff Loube visited the RCAF’s Air Mobility Training Centre.