Boeing renewed its contract to use QinetiQ’s Hampshire, U.K.-based wind tunnel to evaluate aircraft designs. The latest extension will see Boeing use the facility for aircraft testing through 2024. The 40-year, £25 million contract was originally awarded back in 2004, and is reviewed every five years. “The wind tunnel, which...
Inzpire worked with the Royal Jordanian Air Force to developed training courses around cyber, intelligence, unmanned air systems (UAS) and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). “We have a rare capability in Inzpire in that we are able to offer not only deep technical knowledge but also extensive experience of having...
Protection Group International and AGH University of Science and Technology signed an agreement in Krakow, Poland on October 18 to develop a cyber academy to help build skills in the growing cyber security field. “It is now well-understood that national and corporate cyber security is critically dependent on the availability...
During a NATO missile-defense exercise, a Raytheon built Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile off the coast of Scotland. "Real-world events demand real-world testing," said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, Raytheon Missile Systems president. Formidable Shield 17 is an integrated air and missile defense exercise to simulate real-world scenarios. The...
At I/ITSEC 2017, Cruden will highlight the benefits of simulation training for high-speed boats. The planned live demonstrations will emphasis handling, navigation, drills and tactics scenarios in the company’s small-ship simulator. “Cruden is already well-known as a provider of training simulators, from our background in the motorsport, automotive and aerospace...
GATR Technologies, a subsidiary within the Cubic Mission Solutions business division, was awarded an order worth more than $5 million to provide satellite communication (SATCOM) solutions for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). “GATR’s SATCOM is expected to provide the New Zealand Army with a communications solution that meets its...
Airbus Defence & Space contracted Indra to develop a tactical and integrated procedures trainer (IPT) for pilots who will operate the A330 MRTT aerial refueling tanker. System delivery is scheduled for 2019. The system will familiarize pilots with functions of the A330 tanker in high-risk situations, replicating scenarios which are...
BMT secured funding through the Defence and Security Accelerator, a UK research fund offering millions of pounds to projects for the Ministry of Defence, to build a prototype Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) that will allow a team of responders to remotely assess a scene for hazardous materials and predict the likely impact.
Diamond Visionics successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for the upgrade on the U.S. Marine Corps KC-130T Image Generator. Using GenesisIG, the worked was done for the avionics company JF Taylor, Inc. The GenesisIG scene was generated from NAVAIR Portable Source Initiative (NPSI) data sets. Using NPSI satisfies the...
The U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) in San Diego, California awarded Alion Science and Technology a $24.6 million contract. The 3-year contract, with two 1-year option periods, ordered training services for tactical afloat shipboard, ashore and submarine command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and...