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

The Australian Department of Defence has inked an AU$4.1 million contract with InVeris Training Solutions Pty Ltd for supply of 14 mobile weapons training simulators.

The Royal Australian Air Force recently commenced a trial initiative for maintenance of its C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft using Microsoft HoloLens mixed-reality devices with software developed by Boeing.

A new facility that will undertake Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and upgrades for the ProSim projectors on Australian F-35 flight simulators has been opened by Collins Aerospace.

The Philippine Air Force is scouting for a Full Motion Flight Simulator for its Leonardo 109P ‘Power’ and Bell 412EP helicopters.

Australia’s Department of Defence recently announced an investment of AU$1.4 billion in an effort to strengthen the cyber defences of deployed Australian Defence Force networks and combat platforms.

The Indian Navy has inked a contract with state-owned shipbuilder Goa Shipyard Limited for a Damage Control Simulator.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy has announced the completion of its pilot cadet recruitment for this year. Mike Rajkumar reports.

Australia’s Department of Defence has selected Saab’s autonomous underwater vehicle system AUV62-AT, as the new intermediate Anti-Submarine Warfare training target for the navy. Mike Rajkumar reports.

The Royal Australian Air Force recently completed a complex virtual training exercise conducted over a two week period between 29 June - 10 July. Exercise Virtual Pitch Black 20 allowed the RAAF to overcome Covid-19 related training restrictions,in particular, the conduction of large force multi-national training exercises.