The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) its Controller Training Solutions (CTS) contract to continue providing training and training-related support services to help air traffic controllers manage an increasingly congested national airspace and deliver a safe experience to U.S. air travelers. U.S. Air Force...
AVT Simulation is offering a 20 percent discount on an upcoming course (reflected in the registration fee). The program includes four days of Instruction in AVT’s Simulation Overview Course, designed and taught by simulation experts, and four days of instruction live through Microsoft Teams. This gives users the ability...
U.S. Aviation Training Solutions (USATS) is set to welcome the first of two UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters to KTIX in May. The newly refurbished UH-60A will be the first based at USATS’ Titusville headquarters and training campus in Florida. The addition of the two Black Hawks will complement the...
FlightSafety International’s FlightSmart, the company’s new integrated pilot performance evaluation and training tool, has successfully completed acceptance testing at the Columbus Air Force Base (AFB).
In March, Lockheed Martin trained the 1,000th pilot and 9,000th maintainer for the F-35 program. Captain Craig Turner, USMC, posing with the F-35 at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina. Photo Credit: United States Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aidan Parker. “These milestones are a testament to the maturity and capability of the...
The Thales Watchkeeper is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and is the latest, and most capable and sophisticated, unmanned aerial system (UAS) in the British Army. MS&T’s Dim Jones visited the UK’s Watchkeeper Force and 47th Regiment, Royal Artillery.
FlightSafety International’s FlightSmart, the company’s new integrated pilot performance evaluation and training tool, has successfully completed acceptance testing at the Columbus Air Force Base (AFB). FlightSafety developed FlightSmart in conjunction with IBM. Image credit: FlightSafety International FlightSafety received a contract in November 2019 for FlightSmart from the United States...
FlightSafety International has been awarded a new contract to provide multi-country KC-46 aircrew and maintenance training. The training will be delivered to International Military Students (IMSs) to support the United States government and Air Force Security Assistance Training international partners' mission objectives. Image credit: FlightSafety International FlightSafety will be...
Boeing has selected Calytrix Technologies’ Calytrix Comms Net Radio (CNR) family of products as the underpinning communications framework for its Defence Operational Training Capability (Air) (DOTC(A)) Core System and Services (DCS&S) contract. Image credit: Calytrix Working to the UK Ministry of Defence’s requirements, CNR will provide advanced simulated radio...
Leonardo has been awarded a contract by Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. to provide airborne communications systems, cockpit control panels and associated electronics for installation on-board PC-21 single-engine turboprop trainers being supplied to the Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire). The aircraft were ordered by the Spanish Ministry of Defense through...