Meggitt Training Systems has announced the Middle East debut of its FATS ® 100e virtual training system will take place February 19-23 at IDEX 2017 in Abu Dhabi. Meggitt representatives will be available for demonstrations of the FATS 100e and other products at the show at both 03-A22. "The Middle...
In the past quarter, Orlando-based DiSTI Corporation has received three contracts totaling $10.6 million for the development of training devices to teach US Army and other foreign military maintenance personnel using video game technology. The contract awards cover training devices for the Stryker armored vehicle, the M1A2 battle tank, and...
Britannica Knowledge Systems has won the highest honor, 'Gold', in the 2016 Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards in Technology for 'Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for Compliance Training'. Fox's compliance, qualification and certification solution is its most essential and widely-used component. It properly manages employee training and certifications to...
Missions at sea, in mountainous regions or close to skyscrapers are extremely risky for helicopter pilots. The turbulent air flows near oil rigs, ships, cliffs and tall buildings can throw a helicopter off balance and cause a crash. To provide pilots with optimal preparation for these challenging conditions, engineers at...
An upgraded version of the CAE GESI constructive simulation system for command and staff training has been installed and is now ready-for-training for the Austrian Army. The latest generation of CAE GESI command and staff training system, known as FüSim within the Austrian Army, is now installed at Landesverteidigungsakademie (LVAk)...
The AEgis Technologies Group Inc. has been awarded two competitively solicited contracts to create high fidelity "AAA Game Quality" Three Dimensional (3D) models for the US Army Game Studio (AGS) based out of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. These contracts support the US Army's goal to create a library of...
3D perception, Inc. has signed a contract to deliver an immersive visual display system to CAE in support of their contract with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Joint Aviation Command (JAC). The high-fidelity, fixed-base flight training device (FTD) CAE is developing for the NorthStar Aviation 407 multi-role helicopter (407MRH) will...
This year's Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) announced and recognized the 2016 winners at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). This year's 20 finalists were showcased on the floor during the four-day I/ITSEC show, where close to 15,000 attendees had the opportunity to play a diverse cross-section...
FlightSafety International is receiving outstanding reviews from US Army personnel who are using the UH-72A Lakota simulators being delivered to Flight School XXI. FlightSafety is teamed with CSRA and L-3 to provide equipment and services for US Army aviation training at Flight School XXI. Training began in November using the...
GlobalSim, Inc. unveiled their new Virtual Reality (VR) platform at the I/ITSEC conference in Orlando, Florida. The new platform features some of the latest innovations in VR. The VR platform compliments GlobalSim's large product lineup of simulators which range from desktop units to multi-display full mission platforms and massive projector-based...