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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Defence Ministers from Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a Multinational Special Aviation Program. Under the agreement, a new aviation-training center will be established in Zadar, Croatia to train aircrews that will conduct the insertion and extraction of Special Operations Forces. NATO’s Deputy Secretary... 8 October 2018
The U.S. Army Program Executive Officer for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) brought its Tactical Combat Casualty Care Exportable (TC3X) medical training mannequins to Fort Benning, Georgia to increase the realism of medical trauma training that can ultimately save lives and limbs. The mannequin can scream, breathe, bleed and... 8 October 2018
The U.S. Army Program Executive Officer for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) brought its Tactical Combat Casualty Care Exportable (TC3X) medical training mannequins to Fort Benning, Georgia to increase the realism of medical trauma training that can ultimately save lives and limbs. The mannequin can scream, breathe, bleed and... 8 October 2018
A pair of BAE Systems’ Hawk T2 aircraft from the Royal Air Force (RAF) Valley’s IV Squadron in Anglesey, Wales completed a series of planned exercises in temperatures reaching 44° Celsius (111° Fahrenheit) to showcase the aircraft’s ability to operate in conditions typically found in the Gulf region during the... 8 October 2018
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) entered into a new agreement with the Bundeswehr to provide localized support services to VBS3 users in the German Armed Forces. The Bundeswehr has used VBS for a variety of training and simulation purposes for over eight years, and in 2014, significantly expanded its use of... 5 October 2018
Alelo won a multi-year, $8-million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) to expand and enhance its suite of Virtual Cultural Awareness Trainers (VCATs). The VCATs are simulation-based learning environments that help military personnel develop the cultural skills they need when... 5 October 2018
The DiSTI Corporation completed the $2.8M U.S. Army’s PEO STRI contract award for the development of the Counter–Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM), Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS) Operator/Maintainer Trainer (OMT) developed on the VE Studio platform. Student safety and lowering the cost of training were key considerations for the development... 4 October 2018
Moody Aviation selected Frasca International to provide three reconfigurable Advanced Aviation Training Devices (AATDs) for Moody’s flight training facility at Felts Field in Spokane, Washington, which will replace its three previous Frasca units. The AATDs will feature Frasca's Simplicity™ IOS instructor station and TruVision™ visual system with 210-by-10 degree projected... 4 October 2018
RSi Visual Systems achieved ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification from international certification agency Bureau Veritas for the design and manufacture of its visual systems for flight simulation including image generators, optical display systems and airport databases. The ISO 9001:2015 standard is a set of international requirements for quality management based... 3 October 2018
Qantas selected L3 Commercial Aviation to provide its B787-9 RealitySeven Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for Qantas’ Flight Training Facility in Sydney, Australia. The FFS will feature L3’s latest computing architecture and its L3 CTS B787-9 Briefing Station capability that lets pilots complete several elements of the B787-9 Preliminary Cockpit Preparation... 2 October 2018
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