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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The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing celebrated the full operational capability of the only human-rated centrifuge in the Department of Defense during a ribbon-cutting ceremony this month at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The centrifuge lets Air Force students experience forces up to nine times the... 14 August 2018
The U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) chose the DiSTI Corporation, a provider of 3D virtual training solutions and graphical user interface software, as one of the small business contractors for the $980-million Training Systems IV multiple award contract. The Training Systems IV contract’s objective is to... 13 August 2018
NetJets Inc., a provider of private aviation services, is launching a recruitment campaign for experienced First Officers to join its aviation program. Pilots who meet the application criteria, including a minimum of 1500 hours flight time are encouraged to apply to KURA Aviation, the pilot training and recruitment services company... 13 August 2018
Military units from the U.S., U.K., Germany, Poland, Hungary, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are meeting in Michigan this month for Exercise Northern Strike. The event’s goal is to maximize the full-spectrum combat readiness of National Guard units through realistic joint-fires training with an emphasis on joint and coalition force cooperation... 13 August 2018
Micro Nav Limited, a developer and supplier of Air Traffic Control (ATC) and Air Battle Management simulators and training systems, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Since its inception, Micro Nav created the international Flexible Independent Radar Skills Trainer (FIRST) ATC simulator and the ATC next generation Beginning... 10 August 2018
In the two years since the U.S. Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) was designated as the executive agent for Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet and for the U.S. Fleet Force’s revamped missile exercise (MSLEX) program, Live Fire with a Purpose (LFWAP) took the Navy’s warfighting to a new... 10 August 2018
Alsim delivered its AL250 simulator to Colombian flight school Escuela de Aviacion Flying. The school will install the simulator in early September. The AL250 simulator addresses initial phase training needs for commercial pilot license (CPL) and private pilot license (PPL) courses with instrument rating on multi-engine aircraft (IR/ME) and offers... 10 August 2018
ASTi, a provider of artificially intelligent and voice-enabled virtual role-players, is delivering its Voisus simulated radio communication systems and support to the U.S. Army's Stryker Virtual Collective Trainer (SVCT) program for 30 Stryker simulators. The SVCT program is led by the U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering... 8 August 2018
Charles River Analytics Inc., a developer of intelligent systems solutions, won an additional two-year, $1-million contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to build behavior-modeling capabilities with its Modeling Operator Reasoning and Performance for Human-in-Control Simulation (MORPHIC). The MDA will use MORPHIC to create models of human behavior for... 8 August 2018
Alion Science and Technology, a provider of training systems and support services, won $980-million contract from the U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for noncommercial training systems, services and content to support the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) in Orlando, Florida for up to nine years. 7 August 2018
