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U-Wing debuts VR-based Diamond 42 simulator at Singapore Airshow, attracting attention for its scalability, cost-effectiveness, and training value. 23 February 2024
Exclusive by Atul Chandra: The Indian Army is rapidly adopting simulation-based training, overcoming historical reluctance, and driving indigenous development, marking significant modernization efforts. 21 February 2024
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has decommissioned its Pilatus PC-9M Basic Trainer Aircraft from service after 32 years of service.The Commander of the RTAF, Air Chief Marshal Phanpakdee Pattanakul, presided over the decommissioning ceremony of the PC-9, which entered RTAF service in 1991. 12 February 2024
The Australian Government will lease training helicopters and procure additional numbers of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters as it seeks to rapidly enhance the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) battlefield aviation capability. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is the UH-60M OEM. 12 February 2024
Atul Chandra reports exclusively on leading Indian career, IndiGo, extending its service agreement with CAE for its Cadet Pilot Programme and also entering into an MoU with CAE Simulation Training Private Limited regarding Flight Crew Training. 19 January 2024
Airbus and Tata-owned Air India will setup a new world-class pilot training center in India for A320 and A350 flight training. 19 January 2024
In a major milestone for the British Army and Japanese forces, personnel from the former embedded with the latter for the first time during training exercises held on Honshu, the largest and most populated island in Japan. 8 December 2023
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has completed the 10 day long Exercise Aman Youyi-2023 (Peace and Friendship 2023) joint military exercise which also featured Cambodian, Lao, Malaysian, Thai and Vietnamese forces. 7 December 2023
Korea Aerospace Industries will upgrade the air-to-air communication radios on its T-50 Advanced Jet Trainers as part of a US$ 77.4 million (100 Billion Won) deal. 7 December 2023
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) recently held an event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the RSAF Pearce Detachment, which has graduated more than 1,000 aircrew and achieved over 200,000 flying hours, since training commenced in 1993. 29 November 2023
