Rheinmetall has signed a contract to modernize flight simulators for the German Army Aviation Corps’ NH90 helicopters. For Rheinmetall, the order, signed in December, is worth a figure in the lower double-digit euro million range. Awarded as part of the Helicopter Flight Training Systems (HFTS), the contract encompasses operation,...

Dream Flyers, a Spanish ATO in Barcelona, has purchased an Alsim ALX simulator.The Alsim ALX provides single engine piston, twin engine piston and twin jets (generic B737/A320). The device has approval for ATPL, CPL/MCC in compliance with all current regulatory standards. Alsim say it has a proven track record...

All Nippon Airways (ANA) are to introduce VR training for its mechanics. It will cover all aspects of aircraft operation and how to identify and predict future risks. ANA's new VR system will use 3D simulations of work environments to create real-world scenarios based on common work-related accidents. ANA...

BAA Training Vietnam has added a second Airbus A320 FFS at its Ho Chi Minh facility. The A320neo has been qualified by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) to provide pilot training. The new SIM International manufactured Airbus A320 FFS is a high-fidelity Level D qualified simulator. With...

Over 2,000 sailors and Royal Marines will spearhead the UK’s biggest military exercise in the Arctic for nearly a decade. Ships, helicopters, armoured vehicles, commando units, medics, and specialist raiding craft are all committed to the Norwegian-led Exercise Cold Response. In all 15,000 military personnel from ten countries will...

MASS have opened a new training academy in Lincoln, England, to deliver electronic warfare and defence training and simulation programmes. The New Horizons building at Teal Park has several training simulators. This allows MASS to carry out all of its leading programmes and host hundreds of delegates from around...

RAF Personnel, under the command of No.8 RAF Force Protection Wing, have arrived at Hindan Air Force base to take part in Exercise INDRADHANUSH. The exercise will see the Force Protection Force (RAF Police and RAF Regiment) working alongside Garud Regiment and Indian Air Force Police and Security personnel. INDRADHANUSH is part of an...

  Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) has put out a tender to find VR solutions to enhance the training of its staff involved in dengue home inspections and public health offences. These include smoking in prohibited areas, and littering in public places. The NEA are looking to VR to better...

Ryanair have launched a training partnership with Aviomar Flight Academy to deliver a Ryanair mentored programme in Rome.  The programme began in October and gives trainee pilots a path to join the Ryanair Boeing 737 Type Rating programme. Aviomar Flight Academy instructors will train pilots on the programme using Ryanair procedures.

Korean Aviation College (KAC), a flight training centre in Uljin, South Korea, has bought an Alsim AL172 simulator. The AL172 is a replica of the Cessna 172SP Skyhawk NAVIII. It features real Garmin G1000 NXI avionics and the Alsim High Definition Visual System (HDVS). The AL172, thanks to VFR-VS,...