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,...
Quantum3D, a provider of training and simulation solutions for government and commercial applications, won a contract with Advance Vision Company of Saudi Arabia (AVC Defense) to upgrade and modernize a Unit Training Device (UTD) for the Bell 412 helicopters operated by the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF). The upgrade is...
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) has released VBS Blue IG, its high-performance, CIGI-compliant, 3D whole-earth image generator. With the release of VBS Blue IG, the company's second major product, BISim aims to use game-based technology and its knowledge of military customers' needs to disrupt the image generator market. VBS Blue IG...
Following the developments at the end of 2014 with Enact's significant investment in Stirling Dynamics, the purchase of Stirling by Assystem Technologies has been announced. They will launch both organisations in their next stages of growth and development. While Stirling will come under the full ownership of Assystem Technologies, it...