The U.S. Air Force received a new batch of A-29s Super Tucanos aircraft at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia that support the 81st Fighter Squadron in training Afghan pilots and maintainers. The Afghan light-air support training mission gives Afghan pilots the capabilities of finding, tracking and attacking targets. The A-29...
The Republic of Korean Air Force (ROKAF) completed its replacement of the T-103 training aircraft with the KAI KT-100 four-seat, low-wing, single-engine light aircraft for the introductory flight course for beginner-level cadets.
The Royal Australian Air Force received the first delivery of training equipment for its F-35A Integrated Training Centre. The equipment for the joint strike fighter includes an ejection systems maintenance trainer, a replica of the F-35A aircraft escape systems and a weapons load trainer that replicates the F-35A fuselage, including...
Cubic Corporation’s Cubic Global Defense business division in partnership with Federal Resources won a more than $6 million contract to supply the United States Air National Guard (ANG) with 95 PRISim Suite® PortableTrainer TM systems that include recoil and less-lethal training weapons and devices. The trainer systems have software capabilities...
U.S. Navy Cruiser-destroyer (CRUDES) warships from the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) returned to port after completing a portion of CRUDES Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) on April 30. SWATT events focus on advanced tactical training at sea to improve warfighting proficiency, lethality and...
Saab contributed two systems – its 9LV Combat Management System (CMS) and TactiCall Integrated Communications System (ICS) to the UK’s second Information Warrior exercise led by the Royal Navy. Information Warrior (IW18) was held at Royal Marine Barracks Stonehouse and British multinational defense technology company QinetiQ’s Portsdown Technology Park with...
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), a developer of simulation and training software, released two software developer kits for creating custom applications for VBS3, desktop military simulation training package, and VBS Blue IG, BISim’s new CIGI-compliant, 3D whole-earth image generator. VBS Simulation SKD lets developers customize and extend VBS3 by providing an...
Marc de Fritsch joined MASA Group as the company’s Managing Director. De Fritsch assumes the role following a military career with the French Army, from which he retired as a Brigadier after serving for more than 30 years. MASA develops Artificial Intelligence-based modeling and simulation software. One of De Fritsch's...
B&G Educational Innovations (BGEI), a manufacturer of wearable clinical simulation devices for healthcare and veterinary training, joined more than 20 other Florida businesses who traveled to Costa Rica as part of a four-day trade mission that was a joint effort of Enterprise Florida Inc. (EFI) and the U.S. Commercial Service...
Top Aces achieved 70,000 hours of air combat training during a training mission for the Canadian armed forces near Victoria, British Columbia. The company provides military airborne training, including front-line fighter jet training on fourth generation aircraft, equipped with advanced radar, electronic attack systems and advanced onboard systems.