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South Korea's Army is upgrading reservist training with VR, drone drills, and smart medical simulation across 29 centres. 5 March 2026
Florida Atlantic University receives a $4.5 million T-1A Jayhawk simulator to advance AI and aerospace research. 5 March 2026
Remograph is releasing Remoscape v1.4, adding seasonal textures, a new export format, and automated system integration. 4 March 2026
Dim Jones reports on how NATO’s push for Distributed Synthetic Training is gaining momentum as the UK’s Gladiator system expands connectivity, delivers multi‑domain realism, and proves its value in high‑end, coalition-ready operational training. 3 March 2026
The Italian Army is modernising its virtual training ecosystem with VBS4 and Mantle under a five-year contract. 2 March 2026
Wrap and WOFT opened a Florida hub combining counter‑UAS testing, drone‑to‑human NLR trials, and certification‑based training. 2 March 2026
The Indian Army has spotlighted simulation‑driven decision‑making with a national seminar on 20 February at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, organised by the Wargaming Development Centre (WARDEC). 27 February 2026
A former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and contract simulator instructor has been arrested and charged with illegally providing combat aircraft training to Chinese military pilots without State Department authorization, federal prosecutors announced. 26 February 2026
Drones are transforming the battlefield and forcing militaries to rethink how they train. In this episode of AI in Action, Halldale’s Andy Fawkes brings together leaders from Saab Training & Simulation and Applied Virtual Simulation to explore the realities behind AI, drone warfare and next‑generation training systems. 24 February 2026
HOLOGATE has introduced AgiS, a modular training replica platform with integrated sensor systems designed for law enforcement, military, and security XR training applications. 23 February 2026
BMT has opened its Digital Innovation and Simulation Centre (DISC) at its Fareham facility, consolidating the company's maritime simulation and autonomous vessel assurance capabilities in a dedicated training and testing environment. 23 February 2026
The British Army currently has 282 personnel enrolled in centralised small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (sUAS) training pathways delivered by the Land Warfare Centre, with plans to expand capacity to 915 centralised training spaces and approximately 2,000 distributed training places in future financial years. 17 February 2026
Florida Invests $8M to Boost Aviation Maintenance Training and MRO Capacity Amid Workforce Shortages
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has awarded more than $8 million to expand aviation maintenance capacity and advanced technical training programmes, as the state continues to respond to persistent workforce shortages in aerospace and defence. 16 February 2026
Applied Intuition UK has been awarded for the first phase of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Defence and Science Technology Laboratory (Dstl) Software Defined Swarms contract to deliver a complete autonomy test bed for ground-launched, near-surface drone swarms. 12 February 2026
Indra has signed a multi‑year framework agreement with NAV CANADA to become the air navigation service provider’s technology supplier for next‑generation training simulation solutions. 12 February 2026
The academy, responsible for preparing Observer Controller/Trainers (OC/Ts) to deliver the latest doctrine and tactics, trained more than 1,700 OC/Ts in 2025 with an instructor staff of just 18 personnel. 12 February 2026
Volatus Aerospace has secured a new contract with a NATO defence organisation to deliver advanced remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) training for operators conducting missions in remote and extreme environments. 11 February 2026
Naval Group has acquired a 20% stake in cortAIx France, becoming a key partner in Thales’ artificial‑intelligence accelerator dedicated to critical systems. 11 February 2026
The increases in defence spending promised by most European NATO nations, while encouraging, have yet to be reflected in any reduction in budgetary pressure. MS&T’s Dim Jones looks at how the UK is addressing this problem. 11 February 2026
Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI) has secured a major export order from the Government of the Sultanate of Oman to deliver a new training ship for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO). 10 February 2026