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Amanda Spence

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Indian MoD approves construction of 17 baffle firing ranges

July 6, 2018
Amanda Spence
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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