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NGC Delivers Advanced Technology Simulator for Gripen JAS 39 Fighter Aircraft

March 23, 2017

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NGC) Amherst Systems business unit delivered a Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) to SAAB AB, Surveillance in Jarfalla, Sweden. CEESIM will perform aircraft testing on the Gripen JAS 39 multirole fighter. The CEESIM system includes the advanced pulse generation (APG) capability, which uses the latest digital technology...

Thales Delivers FNPT II Sim to Royal Malaysian Air Force

March 23, 2017

Fiona Greenyer

Thales was selected to deliver an FNPT II (Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainer) simulator to the Royal Malaysian Air Force for the purposes of initial training. The simulator, delivered to the company Gading Kasturi, has been in operation since December. The flight and navigation training simulator for H120 helicopters is a...

DCI Creates its First Joint Venture in Malaysia

March 21, 2017

Fiona Greenyer

Defense Conseil International (DCI), the reference operator of the French ministry of defence for the international transfer of French military know-how, has created Helang Flying Academy, the first regional helicopter training centre in Malaysia, in a joint venture with Major Flagship Sdn Bhd (MFSB). The joint venture, the first involving...

CAE Launches a Year of Celebrations for its 70th Anniversary

March 20, 2017

Halldale Industry Reporter

Founded on Saint Patrick's Day in 1947, CAE launched a year of celebrations on Friday with its 8,000 employees worldwide to commemorate its 70th anniversary. CAE is today a global training company headquartered in Montreal. Employees in each of CAE's 160 sites around the world will participate in celebrations which...

Diamond Visionics Releases GenesisRTX Version 10.5.1

March 17, 2017

Halldale Industry Reporter

Diamond Visionics released its latest GenesisRTX version, 10.5.1, with some major technology upgrades and new feature enhancements that focus on a number of core areas, including new options for zooming, dynamic visibility controls, improved entity tracking and others. Diamond Visionics’ GenesisRTX worldwide database generation system provides cutting-edge visualization and manipulation...

CAE Expands to New Facility in UAE

March 13, 2017

Halldale Industry Reporter

CAE’s Defence and Security business unit expanded its operations in the United Arab Emirates by moving to new facilities in Abu Dhabi. The offices in Abu Dhabi will house staff from CAE and CAE Maritime Middle East LLC, CAE's local UAE-based company that is serving as the prime contractor and...

U.S. - Japanese Forces Train Together During 'Forest Light' Exercise

March 13, 2017

Halldale Industry Reporter

United States Marine Corps and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces conducted aerial integration training using the Marines’ MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and Japanese CH-47 Chinook helicopters during exercise Forest Light 17-1 in the Soumagahara training area of Gunma prefecture, Japan on March 10, 2017. This portion of the exercise familiarized both nations'...

L3 Chosen by HNA Group to Supply Multiple FFSs

March 10, 2017

Halldale Industry Reporter

L3 Technologies and HNA Group L3 Technologies won a contract worth more than $115 million from HNA Group’s Hainan Sky Plumage Flight Training Co., Ltd, to provide 11 full flight simulators (FFS) and auxiliary training equipment over the next 18 months. L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3 CTS) will deliver RealitySeven...

Sikorksy Announces Ab Initio Pilot Training with Bristow Group

March 9, 2017

Fiona Greenyer

Sikorksy and Bristow Group are working to enter into a long-term agreement that establishes Bristow as Sikorsky's preferred supplier for ab initio pilot training for Sikorsky aircraft customers at Bristow Academy. The intent of the agreement is to allow Sikorsky BlackHawk, S-70i, S-92, S-76 and Light Helicopter customers to complete...

Sonalysts, Inc. Wins $14 Million Air Force Satellite Operator Training Contract

March 9, 2017

Fiona Greenyer

Sonalysts, Inc. has been awarded a $14 million contract to develop two Standard Space Trainer, or SST, variants, for Air Force operators of the Milstar and the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite communication systems, both of which are elements of the overall Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) system. The two...