Amanda Towner
Amanda Towner writes news articles for the Halldale Group’s website as well as CAT and MST Magazines. She studied English and Creative Writing at Stetson University, where she became a Sullivan Scholar for her work. Her writing covers several topics including journalism and storytelling, and is featured in several publications.
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easyJet, a European airline, announced that it has reached a key milestone in its ambition, by 2020, to attract 20 percent of new pilots joining the airline that are female. Over the past year, the company has achieved a new high of 15 percent of new entrants to the airline that... 4 December 2018
Quantum3D Government Systems, a provider of training and simulation services for commercial and government applications, was selected by CAE to provide upgrades to the U.S. Air Force KC-135 Boom Operator Weapons System Trainer (BOWST) aerial refueling simulators at nine installations. Quantum3D Government Systems will upgrade the simulators from Q3DGS’s IDX... 4 December 2018
Quantum3D Inc. announced its Simulator Modernization Program. Quality and costly investments, such as the Bell 412, should be able to maintain their value and not become irrelevant in this ever-changing technological world. With the help of Quantum3D’s team, a client’s aging simulator/training device can be upgraded with new features in the... 29 November 2018
Calytrix Technologies and Titan IM will be welcoming guests to booth #1563 at the I/ITSEC conference in Orlando, Florida. This year Calytrix will be focusing on three primary areas: New Titan Vanguard 2018 features. A new Augmented Reality (AR) system from Virtual Simulation Systems (VSS) that shows Vanguard in a... 29 November 2018
ECS is integrating new technology with its training, bringing the sense of touch and realism to prepare military and civilians for complex missions that lie ahead. Visit booth #1135 at I/ITSEC in Orlando, Florida, for a personalized, hands-on demonstration of ECS’s new technologies and workforce services: Tactical Combat Casualty Care... 29 November 2018
Quantum3D is demonstrating MANTIS, its award-winning software for real-time visual simulation, as it integrates with X-Plane and Prepar3D at I/ITSEC conference booth #1048. Prepar3D from Lockheed Martin Corp and X-Plane from Laminar Research are two flight simulator software packages that provide a complete training and flying experience. “From San Francisco,... 29 November 2018
Lockheed Martin reduced the cost of an F-35 Full Mission Simulator (FMS) by $3-million per copy since program inception, reflected in Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) lot 11. Comprised of 15 simulators, these LRIP 11 savings generate approximately $45-million savings for the F-35 program. F-35 production teams at Training and... 28 November 2018
The U.S. Navy’s Surface Fleet is more capable, ready and lethal today as surface combatants from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Carrier Strike Group (ABESG) completed the U.S. Navy’s first East Coast Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Cruiser-Destroyer (CRUDES) Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise. “The first East Coast SWATT... 28 November 2018
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., a National Security Solutions provider, introduced its new Mixed Reality (MR) Simulation Platform at I/ITSEC, the world's largest modeling, simulation and training event held from Nov. 26-30 in Orlando, Florida. The Kratos platform integrates best-of-breed COTS devices, such as virtual reality headsets and stereoscopic... 28 November 2018
Cybernet Cybersecurity, an Orlando-based division of Cybernet Systems Corporation, joined a select group of other modeling, simulation and training experts for the inaugural year of Launch Pad, a featured event of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Cybernet's demonstration featured Cybernet Security Advisor, an innovative, disruptive solution for... 27 November 2018
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