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PLEXSYS has been awarded a contract to upgrade the 552d Air Control Wing, 752d Operations Support Squadron, Control and Reporting Center simulator at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.   5 October 2020
The Department of the Navy is offering more than $10 million in funding opportunities to attract new small business partners and identify technology advances in the areas of autonomy, artificial intelligence, microelectronics, and command and control networks.   5 October 2020
Saab has signed a supply contract with the US Defence Forces for deliveries of additional training systems to the US Army Europe 7th Army Training Command.   5 October 2020
Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides highlights of the US Air Force’s quickly evolving “Rebuilding the Forge” Concept of Operations that aims to dramatically cut the time to train.   5 October 2020
Lincoln, UK-based Inzpire Limited is one of 27 companies worldwide recognised by Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems as an Elite Supplier in 2020, and one of only two non-US companies to be included on the list.   5 October 2020
Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has provided insights into a training ramp-up and strengthening of its Arctic defences, during a recently held Russian Defence Ministry Board session.   2 October 2020
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company has been selected to provide Eglin Air Force Base with adversary air live training under the Combat Air Forces Contracted Air Support program.   2 October 2020
The Team Orlando Tech Grove became official in September 2020 when the first Collaborative Project Order was issued toward the Partnership Intermediary Agreement between the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division and the University of Central Florida Research Foundation.   2 October 2020
NCI Information Systems Inc. and Tanjo AI LLC have been chosen by the U.S. Navy to provide an Artificial Intelligence-enabled project management solution.   1 October 2020
Mass Virtual has been awarded a five-year, $59 million firm-fixed-price requirements contract to provide virtual training in partnership with the U.S. Air Force Integrated Technology Platform.   1 October 2020
Russian S-300 Surface-to-Air Missile anti-aircraft crews recently concluded live air defence exercises aimed an engaging long range targets.   1 October 2020
The Indian Coast Guard will soon have its own training academy, with the Ministry of Defence recently having taken over 158 acres for the purpose.   30 September 2020
AMERICAN SYSTEMS will perform comprehensive operation, maintenance, and sustainment of the Air National Guard Advanced Joint Terminal Attack Controller training system.   29 September 2020
A new research project of the European Defence Agency will help participating Member States’ Armed Forces step up their collaborative air training & exercise capabilities.   29 September 2020
The U.S. Air National Guard 177th Medical Group underwent Tactical Combat Casualty Care – Medical Provider training at the 177th Fighter Wing Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.   28 September 2020
Bell Textron was recently awarded a Foreign Military Sales contract worth US$8.9 million to deliver a fully assembled AH-1Z Flight Training Device for the Royal Bahrain Air Force.   28 September 2020
MS&T Editor Andy Fawkes draws on the views of S&T industry leaders to discuss how the pandemic has accelerated existing digital trends and that this is the time to reimagine the management and delivery of simulation and training.   28 September 2020
The Republic of Singapore Air Force will deploy a fighter detachment with F-15SGs, A330-MRTTs and G550 Airborne Early Warning aircraft for air combat exercises in Northern Australia in October.   25 September 2020
The DVI Group has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract for work with the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command.   24 September 2020
A high-end simulated sea combat exercise between Royal Australian Navy warships was completed last month as part of Exercise Viking Raider.   24 September 2020