T-6C Texan II Trainers for RTAF

October 9, 2020

The Royal Thai Air Force has entered into a $162M contract with Textron Aviation Defence for 12 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II aircraft.

Adapting to Remote Learning

October 6, 2020

Mike Rajkumar

The Royal Australian Air Force is adapting its training patterns to include remote learning to overcome travel restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Russia Modernization and Training Ramp-Up

October 2, 2020

Mike Rajkumar

Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has provided insights into a training ramp-up and strengthening of its Arctic defences, during a recently held Russian Defence Ministry Board session.

Russian S-300 SAM Crews Train Against Long-Range Targets

October 1, 2020

Mike Rajkumar

Russian S-300 Surface-to-Air Missile anti-aircraft crews recently concluded live air defence exercises aimed an engaging long range targets.

New Training Academy for Indian Coast Guard

September 30, 2020

Mike Rajkumar

The Indian Coast Guard will soon have its own training academy, with the Ministry of Defence recently having taken over 158 acres for the purpose.

AH-1Z FTD Contract

September 28, 2020

Mike Rajkumar

Bell Textron was recently awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract worth US$8.9 million to deliver a fully assembled AH-1Z Flight Training Device for the Royal Bahrain Air Force.

RSAF Detachment to Train in Australia in October

September 25, 2020

Mike Rajkumar

The Republic of Singapore Air Force will deploy a fighter detachment with F-15SGs, A330-MRTTs and G550 Airborne Early Warning aircraft for air combat exercises in Northern Australia in October.

RAN Completes Distributed Simulated Sea Combat Exercise

September 24, 2020

Mike Rajkumar

A high-end simulated sea combat exercise between Royal Australian Navy warships was completed last month as part of Exercise Viking Raider.

Australian Maritime Security Training Centre

Australia to Setup New Maritime Security Training Centre

September 22, 2020

Mike Rajkumar

The Australian Government has announced the construction of a new Maritime Security Training Centre in Darwin for maritime security training for the Royal Australian Navy and other Australian Defence Forces.

Australian Shoalwater Bay Training Area Moves Ahead

September 11, 2020

Mike Rajkumar

Major construction works have commenced for the planned expansion of Australia’s Shoalwater Bay Training Area located in Central Queensland.

Ditch The Slippers and Join Us at EATS 2021

Capt. Helen Heenan explains what she is most looking forward to as we return to hosting a live European Airline Training Symposium in Berlin next month.

EASA Embraces Emerging Training Innovation

The Agency invited leading VR/AR/MR/XR developers to a virtual deep-dive on the latest developments in training devices, and how they’re adapting the regulatory process to accommodate inside-the-headset thinking.

EATS 2021, Why You Need To Attend

Events like the European Airline Training Symposium (EATS) have always been an extremely popular way to bring like-minded people together and, in a strange twist, may well be an even more valuable business tool as we emerge from covid than before.