Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), a developer of simulation and training software, released two software developer kits for creating custom applications for VBS3, desktop military simulation training package, and VBS Blue IG, BISim’s new CIGI-compliant, 3D whole-earth image generator. VBS Simulation SKD lets developers customize and extend VBS3 by providing an...
Marc de Fritsch joined MASA Group as the company’s Managing Director. De Fritsch assumes the role following a military career with the French Army, from which he retired as a Brigadier after serving for more than 30 years. MASA develops Artificial Intelligence-based modeling and simulation software. One of De Fritsch's...
From the Arctic Circle through Eastern Europe to the Arabian Peninsula, heightened tensions are giving rise to fears that war between major powers might be a miscalculation away. Russia and the West continue to ratchet up the rhetoric while escalating war-prep exercises along their borders. Rick Adams analyzes recent developments in what looks to be an indefinite new Cold War.
Alsim will install an AL250 in Latin America for Colombian flight school Escuela de Aviacion Flying that will be Alsim's first flight simulator to be installed in that region. The AL250 is FAA-AATD (Advanced Aviation Training Device) and EASA-FNPT (Flight Navigation Procedures Trainer) certified. It addresses initial phase training...
Jeffrey Huber was promoted to director of operations at Engineering and Computer Simulations’ (ECS) Huntsville, Alabama location. Huber is a retired U.S. Army pilot with more than 24 years of aviation leadership. Huber is a subject matter expert (SME) on the CH-47 D/F Chinook and served over 16 years as...
UFA, a provider of air traffic simulation and voice technologies, delivered its ATTower™ Tower Simulator to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF). The simulator includes pseudo pilot and instructor positions; an HC/LCD-based visual system with tower, ground and approach controller positions with weather and lighting panels, a simulated voice communications...
The Connected Forces Initiative (CFI) is a key enabler in developing the goal of NATO Forces 2020. CFI aims to enhance the high level of interconnectedness and interoperability Allied forces have achieved on operations and with partners. CFI combines a comprehensive education, training, exercise and evaluation programme with the use...
A new simulation system at William Beaumont Army Medical Center’s Labor and Delivery Department (WBAMC's L&D) aims to improve patient care and safety through training simulations for OB-GYN emergencies. Medical manakins capable of birthing infant manikins are being used to support staff conducting neonatal resuscitation training. The simulator follows...
TerraSim, a company specializing in the development of rapid high-fidelity geospatial visualization, introduced TerraTools 5.6, its latest version of virtual terrain generation software. The new upgrade is available to all customers under active maintenance and support contracts. The software features a new plug-in for generating high-resolution VBS Blue IG...
More than 11,600 military personnel from 17 nations are taking part in Exercise Joint Warrior for two weeks this spring, operating out of Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde, Scotland. The bi-annual exercise incorporates all three UK services as well as forces from 16 other nations including Denmark, Estonia, Latvia,...
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