DiSTI Corporation is entering a new partnership with HAVELSAN to develop 3-D virtual training solutions and build the Virtual Training Center of Excellence in HAVELSAN’s hometown of Ankara, Turkey. HAVELSAN is a private company and a division of the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, and specializes in systems integration in the...
For the first time in nearly 15 years, 7th Army Training Command's Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) will soon begin observing, coaching and training soldiers using the FIM-92 Stinger Man-Portable Air Defense Missile System during future exercises. In preparation for this, approximately 50 Observer Coach/Trainers, known as OC/Ts, attended their...
The shareholders of Rockwell Collins, Inc. have overwhelmingly approved the proposed acquisition of Rockwell Collins by United Technologies Corp. (UTC). Upon satisfaction of required regulatory and other customary closing conditions, Rockwell Collins will be combined with UTC Aerospace Systems to created a new United Technologies business called Collins Aerospace Systems.
Over 60 companies, universities, state and military organizations across different countries participated in Cyber Perseu, a national cyber-defense exercise coordinated by the Portuguese Armed Forces. The exercise was conducted in Indra’s Cyber Range platform. This combined effort looked to test and assess the detection, response and coordination capacity of different...
Meggitt Training Systems will debut new target imagery, target carrier and live-fire screen products later this month. Meggitt’s new solutions on display will include: The XWT ProImage projected target system is a compact video projector and camera that attaches to Meggitt’s XWT target carrier. It connects wirelessly to a 10”...
Swedish company Remograph has released Remo 3D v2.7, an effective tool for creating and modifying 3D models intended for realtime visualization. The primary file format is OpenFlight®. Remo 3D is currently available for Microsoft Windows 10/8/7 and Linux. This new version 2.7 of Remo 3D brings a greatly improved tool...
Elbit Systems and Metropolitan State University announced a new cyber training and simulation center at the Saint Paul, Minnesota campus. The new facility will be powered by Cyberbit Range, a product from the Elbit Systems subsidiary Cyberbit. This symbiotic relationship will see Elbit Systems provide the hardware, software and technical...
A team from the Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACH), División de Educación is the first class to receive technical certification on VE Studio, DiSTI’s virtual training development platform. The División de Educación is part of the Chilean Air Force, or FACH, and is the organization responsible for developing training for...
FoxGuard Solutions was awarded the Department of Defense and Department of Energy’s ESTCP grant to develop a cybersecurity platform for energy management and control systems. The ESTCP program’s goal is to find the most promising and cost-effective technologies that address the DoD’s high-priority cybersecurity requirements. In this case, that requirement is to...
MS&T editors reflect on this gathering of the defense training community in Orlando FL in late November. Managing Editor Jeff Loube, with files from Rick Adams, Dim Jones, and Marty Kauchack, writes.