The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) accepted into service a new C-130J Fuselage Trainer (FuT), designed, built and delivered by CAE and tailored to meet the RAAF’s training requirements. CAE also provided desktop trainers and instructor tools, and will provide maintenance and support services on the C-130J FuT. Airbus Australia...
General Dynamics won a United States Navy contract to restore and maintain a satellite system simulator at the Naval Postgraduate School, Spacecraft Research and Design Center / Adaptive Optics Center of Excellence in Monterey, California. The simulator is a model of a Navy Fleet Satellite (FLTSAT) communications satellite that will...
Adacel Systems, a developer of air traffic control training systems, completed installation and site acceptance testing of an Air Traffic Control (ATC) simulation system and Intelligent Communications Environment (ICE) training system in Blida, Algeria. These systems will be integrated into the Algerian Air Force’s ATC training program and will give...
Presagis released the newest version of its modeling and simulation (M&S) software portfolio, M&S Suite 17, that includes hundreds of new features and enhancements to parameters, options and interfaces to improve user experience and help users work more logically with more flexibility. M&S Suite 17 – comprised of industry-standard software...
Airbus Helicopters delivered the fifth and final H135 the German Armed Forces in Bückeburg uses to train its pilots. The German Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) is leasing these helicopters from Airbus for initial and recurrent pilot training. These five H135s join 14 others...
Applied Research Associates (ARA) won a United States Army Synthetic Training Environment (STE) contract to support the Secretary of Defense’s Soldier Lethality Initiative. STE is the Army’s vision for the future of soldier simulation training to make it more cohesive, efficient and cost-effective. STE will provide an all-in-one training solution...
The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to provide its Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod’s (ATP) for the QEAF’s Rafale aircraft. Lockheed Martin will provide the QEAF with pods, spares and deployment support for the Rafale – the 10th platform to fly with Sniper ATP. Sniper ATP...
MedaPhor Group, an ultrasound software and simulation company, says that ScanTrainer, its OBGYN and General Medical simulator training platform has been installed at a new Ultrasound Training Academy at Central Middlesex Hospital in London, United Kingdom. The London North West Healthcare NHS (National Health Service) Trust (LNWH) chose ScanTrainer for...
The Swedish Air Force has selected Pitch Technologies’ Intuitech ACES as the synthetic fighter controller service to enhance the training realism and capability in the Gripen Mission Training System. ACES combines voice recognition and synthetic speech with a sophisticated behavioral model to replicate the behavior of a fighter controller. The...
Draken International won a $280 million Adversary Air (ADAIR) II contract to provide adversary air services at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in Nevada through December 2023. Adversary air, or “Red Air”, is training that simulates real-world threat scenarios. As the sole provider of adversary support for the USAF (United...