Babcock International and Elbit Systems entered a partnership agreement to pursue UK Ministry of Defence’s Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) program to create the next generation of aggressor air capabilities. The two companies already work together in the training world, successfully delivering advanced flight training capabilities on time...
The United States Federal Aviation Administration awarded the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet full-flight simulator an interim Level C qualification. FlightSafety International and Pilatus it expect to be qualified by the European Aviation Safety Agency in early 2018. FlightSafety’s simulation engineers and developers worked closely with Pilatus to develop the PC-24...
General Dynamics Information Technology won a Mission Operations Center contract from the U.S. Air Force worth approximately $47 million for one year, with four additional option years. The Infrastructure, Development and Engineering support contract will see the company develop and maintain simulation software and hardware solutions, build and maintain network...
An Inzpire team designed and delivered an experimental synthetic training exercise, Exercise Iron Dragon, using QinetiQ’s Distributed Synthetic Air Land Training (DSALT) Capability to the U.K. 3rd Division Headquarters at the Royal Air Force Air Battlespace Training Centre (ABTC) at RAF Waddington. This was the first time an Army exercise...
Inzpire’s GECO Air, a tablet-based mission system, entered service with the Indonesian Air Force. The GECO will be used for Su-27, Su-30, F-16, Hawk, T-50 and Super Tucano aircraft training. Following a contract signing in summer 2017, Inzpire’s Missions Systems team undertook a comprehensive integration program with the Indonesian Air...
Elbit Systems won a 13-year, $74 million contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) to provide and operate flight simulators for the upgraded C-130H and C-130J transport aircrafts, broken down between a three-year set-up phase and a ten-year operating period. The company will set up and operate the Israeli...
The U.S. Department of Defense contracted the non-profit, National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL), to help launch a new Training and Readiness Accelerator (TREX) in a five-year contract. The program was announced at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulations and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2017 in Orlando, Florida. The goal public-private partnership is to...
NSC’s Unit Based Virtual Training (UBVT) system reached full operational capability after completing a series of events demonstrating its proficiency in providing personnel with a means to train in realistic synthetic environments. The system trained over 450 service men and women across the U.K., Germany and Cyprus in the past...
The German and Spanish Ministries of Defense selected Indra to develop a new version of the Eurofighter Typhoon Simulator. The simulation is on schedule for delivery by the end of 2019. It will feature the changes incorporated into the latest version of the aircraft itself, notably radar advances, electronic defense...
SimCentric Technologies appointed Aben-Tech as an authorized reseller of SimCentric applications in Taiwan. “In Taiwan, the simulation training type has turned from combat skill to a more acute focus on joint exercise in recent years,” said Aben-Tech Manager Daniel Hsu. The reseller agreement will open the door for Taiwanese stakeholders...