Articles by Amanda Spence

Fidelity wins E-3 MTS contract

June 25, 2018

Fidelity Technologies Corporation won the U.S. Air Force E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Maintenance Training System (MTS) contract under the Training Systems Acquisition (TSA) III multiple award contract. Fidelity will provide Program Management support, Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) and a Training System Support Center (TSSC) for the E-3...

Lockheed Martin to build F-16 Block 70 aircraft for Bahrain

June 25, 2018

Amanda Spence

Lockheed Martin won a $1.2 billion U.S. government contract to produce 16 new F-16 Block 70 aircraft for the Royal Bahraini Air Force; this is the first F-16 Block 70 sale, according to Lockheed. The Kingdom of Bahrain is the first customer to procure the F-16 Block 70, the newest...

4C Strategies launches Exonaut Simulation Extension

June 22, 2018

Amanda Spence

4C Strategies launched Exonaut Simulation Extension (ESE)®, that lets Exonaut exercise management tools control connected simulators and C2 systems, resulting in a step change in exercise management and a reduction of the manpower required in the exercise control (EXCON) organization. The Exonaut® software suite is used to build, verify, track...

Leonardo to supply next-generation Black Shark Advanced torpedoes to Italian Navy

June 22, 2018

Amanda Spence

Leonardo will supply Black Shark Advanced (BSA) torpedoes and associated logistic support services to equip the Italian Navy’s U212A 2nd Series submarines. The new equipment will increase the Anti-Submarine Warfare capability of the Navy. The BSA is an evolution of the Black Shark heavy torpedo, which is already used by...

Rockwell Collins completes TCTS Inc. II program review for U.S. Navy

June 22, 2018

Amanda Spence

Rockwell Collins completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the Tactical Combat Training System Increment II (TCTS Inc. II) program with the U.S. Navy and was approved to begin detailed design work. The PDR was performed with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Naval Aviation Training Systems (PMA-205) program office,...

Raytheon wins U.S. Army National Training Center Mission Support contract

June 21, 2018

Amanda Spence

Raytheon Company was one of eight companies to win competitive rights for options on a $2.4 billion U.S. Army Contracting Command contract for training services. Raytheon will compete for up to $161 million in options for mission support services, as part of the parent contract. The work will be performed...

AVT Simulation wins CCTT PDSS contract

June 21, 2018

Amanda Spence

AVT Simulation (Applied Visual Technology) won a U.S. Army Contracting Command contract for Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT) Post Deployment, Software Support (PDSS) through 2023. The CCTT PDSS contract supports the world’s largest ground combat simulation training platform for the Abrams Main Battle Tank, Bradley Fighting Vehicle, High Mobility Multi-Wheeled...

BISim to develop VR and AR training solutions for U.S. Navy

June 19, 2018

Amanda Spence

Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), a developer of simulation and training software, won a U.S. Navy contract to provide air crew training using augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) technologies. BISim will provide an AR visual system for the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) via PMA-205 and the Naval...

Government Flying Service receives Airbus H175s in public services configuration

June 19, 2018

Amanda Spence

Hong Kong-based Government Flying Service (GFS) received its first three Airbus H175s in a public services configuration – a new variant that enlarges the H175 mission capacity to search and rescue (SAR), emergency medical services, law enforcement, firefighting as well as land and maritime border control operations. GFS became the...

BAE Systems to develop CONTEXTS software

June 18, 2018

Amanda Spence

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is sponsoring BAE Systems to develop software called Causal Modeling for Knowledge Transfer, Exploration and Temporal Simulation (CONTEXTS) that will aid military planners in understanding and addressing the dynamics that drive conflicts around the world. The goal of the $4.2 million Phase...

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