Indian MoD approves construction of 17 baffle firing ranges

July 6, 2018

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) approved the construction of 17 baffle firing ranges at military facilities throughout the country. The $34.6 million worth of baffle ranges will be developed in Indian Army military stations, cantonments and training establishments. Baffle firing ranges are covered shooting training areas that prevent possible...

Inzpire Limited wins human factors contract

July 4, 2018

Amanda Spence

Inzpire Limited won a contract to continue providing airmanship and human factors training to ab-initio students in the UK Military Flying Training System. Inzpire’s Human Factors and Safety Division has provided this training to the UK military for almost 10 years and this new phase will include an introductory course...

ACME technology for Royal Navy Mk4 helicopter trainers

July 3, 2018

Amanda Spence

ACME’s Tactile Technologies delivered replica weapons, a rescue hoist simulator and Dynamic Motion Seats to CAE for the AW101 helicopter trainers CAE is under contract to design and manufacture for the Royal Navy’s Mk4 variant of the AW101 helicopter. ACME’s True Q® AW101 Dynamic Motion Seats in the cockpit provide...

Leonardo wins UK MoD contract with for pre-flight threat simulation equipment

July 3, 2018

Amanda Spence

Leonardo won a post-design support contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide in-service support for its pre-flight threat simulation equipment being used on the Typhoon, Tornado, Merlin, Wildcat, Chinook and C130J platforms. The five-year contract builds on Leonardo’s previous 10 years of support. Leonardo’s threat simulation equipment...

Leonardo wins U.S. Army contract for tank protection systems

June 29, 2018

Amanda Spence

Leonardo’s U.S. subsidiary, Leonardo DRS, won a $193 million contract to provide active protection systems for U.S. Army tanks. Leonardo DRS will deliver TROPHY active protection systems, countermeasures and maintenance kits to the Army for its new Abrams tanks. TROPHY proactively detects, locates and neutralizes anti-armor threats by increasing platform...

Hungary orders 20 Airbus H145Ms

June 29, 2018

Amanda Spence

The Hungarian Ministry of Defence ordered 20 Airbus H145M military helicopters equipped with Airbus’ HForce weapon management for its military modernization program, Zrinyi 2026. Airbus will also provide an extensive training and support package. The H145M can be used for a range of tasks including troop transport, utility, surveillance, air...

Charles River Analytics selected by DARPA to develop swarm tactics

June 28, 2018

Amanda Spence

Charles River Analytics, a developer of systems solutions, will design, develop and evaluate swarm tactics, primitives and algorithms that support warfighters in urban operations for DARPA’s (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program. A swarm is a conflict based on simultaneous attacks from numerous directions. Under its...

VirTra wins $1.15 million in orders for police training simulators

June 27, 2018

Amanda Spence

VirTra, a provider of training simulators for the law enforcement, military, educational and commercial markets, won $1.15 million in new contracts from three United States law enforcement agencies. The Dallas, Texas Police Department, the San Francisco, California Police Department and the Southern Desert Regional Police Academy (SDRPA) in Las Vegas,...

AEgis wins Synthetic Environment Core contract

June 26, 2018

Amanda Spence

AEgis Technologies won the U.S. Army’s Synthetic Environment Core (SE Core) program contract as a subcontractor to Leidos. This five-year, $210,000,000 program enables an interoperable Synthetic Environment (SE) for simulation and training programs. The SE Core program focuses on delivering software to enable a common correlated SE for Warfighters to...

Norwegian military begins training with Fidelity’s Joint Fires Advanced Training System

June 25, 2018

Amanda Spence

The Norwegian Defence Material Agency’s (NDMA) Norwegian Air Ground Operations School (AGOS) began training with Fidelity’s Joint Fires Advanced Training System (JFATS) simulator for its Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) and Joint Fires Observer (JFO) training programs. Fidelity says this makes Norwegian AGOS the most technically sophisticated Joint Fires Center...

Emirates’ Rapid Reaction PREMIUM

Training to restarting operations at an airline requires collaboration of pilots, cabin crew, trainers, regulators and others. CAT Europe Editor Chris Long, FRAeS, relates the story of how Emirates is meeting the challenges. The world reeled at the speed and depth of the onset of Covid-19. As we all know, the aviation industry was one of the hardest-hit sectors, and the reaction to it also needed to be both rapid and profound. Tim Clark, President of Emirates airline, made it clear that despite the challenges which the pandemic brought, the airline will not compromise on the safety of passengers or crew. Emirates is in a unique situation as the largest operator of exclusively wide-body fleets, and in theory, could have taken the biggest hit. But, as Captain Martin Mahoney, Emirates SVP Flight Training says, whilst practically all the A380 fleet was initially grounded, the B777 fleet continued to operate. Looking to read the full article? Become a Premium Club member and gain full access today!

A New US Air Force Jet Pilot Training Construct

Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides highlights of the US Air Force’s quickly evolving “Rebuilding the Forge” Concept of Operations that aims to dramatically cut the time to train.

The Next Pilot Shortage PREMIUM

The accession pipeline in the US for new pilots, increasingly dependent on learning technologies, is being restored, and none too soon, as a pilot shortage is eyed toward the mid-part of this decade. Marty Kauchak reports. Civil aviation remains on a turbulent path in the attempt to return to pre-Covid-19 operating levels. With lackluster passenger demand and the unsteady pace of restoring domestic and international routes, the industry is no longer facing the pilot shortage with which it was grappling just a few months ago. Reopened flight training programs, which increasingly rely on distance learning and other technologies to help select and retain aspiring pilots, are part of the strategy to help minimize a predicted next pilot shortage for later this decade. Looking to read the full article? Become a Premium Club member and gain full access today!