By invitation of the Austrian Ministry of Defence, this year's NATO MSG Symposium (MSG-171) will take place in Vienna, Austria. The meeting, which will be held from 24 to 25 October 2019 within the historic setting of the National Defence Academy, is open to M&S professionals from NATO, partner...
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the UK Aviation Minister and leading figures from the UK aviation industry, have officially marked the opening of L3Harris Technologies' new $100 million London Training Centre for commercial airline pilots. The state-of-the-art facility, located close to London Gatwick Airport, employs...
L3Harris Technologies has completed the all-stock merger between Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, L3Harris' is the sixth largest defense company in the US, and a top 10 defense company worldwide. William M. Brown, Chairman and CEO, L3Harris commented, "We've created an agile technology provider with...
L3Harris Technologies has completed the all-stock merger between Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, L3Harris' new Board of Directors consists of 12 members with a deep understanding of Harris and L3 businesses. William M. Brown, Chairman and CEO, L3Harris commented, "We've created an agile technology provider...
MS&T correspondent Walter Ullrich tests some of CAE’s new technologies. MS&T correspondent Walter Ullrich tests some of CAE's new technologies. Image credit: CAE It's almost a tradition: on the weekend before the ITEC conference, CAE Defence & Security invites specialist journalists to inform about the state of affairs at...
The Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organisation (JAA TO) has relocated from its historic roots in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, to a state-of-the-art training centre near to Schiphol International Airport to accommodate their recent growth. "JAA has come a long way from its founding objective back in the 1970's," commented Alessio...
SKY Airline, an all-Airbus low cost carrier based in Chile, has selected Airbus as its flight training provider, making it a launch customer for the new Airbus Chile Training Centre (ACTC). The new facility will offer flight crew training for Chilean pilots and will include a full flight A320...
Cubic Global Defense (CGD) has been awarded several contracts totaling approximately $150 million from various customers in the Indo-Pacific (IPAC) region to provide Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI), training support for Combat Training Centers and deliver upgrades and maintenance services for the region's live fire ranges. The total value...
Leonardo and PWN Excellence Sdn Bhd (PWNE) are expanding their established partnership in Malaysia for the provision of advanced training services, and extending the Authorised Synthetic Training Centre (ASTC) agreement, currently for the AW139 helicopter, to include AW189 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) services. By the end of 2020 PWNE...
Airbus and AFI KLM E&M have agreed to enter into a technical and commercial partnership to co-develop and manage a virtual engine run-up A320 maintenance PC-based training solution. Applicable to all A320 engine types, it will use high definition immersive 3D simulation and will be based on real operational...