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Meggitt Training Systems has been awarded a $2.6-million contract for additional BlueFire wireless virtual weapons to be used by the US Marine Corps on its Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer, also delivered by the company as a program of record. 1 June 2020
Varjo has expanded its reseller network in the Asia-Pacific region with Bohemia Interactive Simulations. 1 June 2020
The U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Engineering School Command in Great Lakes held a ceremony to present Master Training Specialist certificates to 12 sailors. 1 June 2020
Simthetiq's X2 Visual System has been successfully integrated with ASTi's Simulated Environment for Realistic ATC (SERA). 28 May 2020
Several professional educators and training leaders are among the 30 members appointed to the US Department of Transportation’s Women in Aviation Advisory Board (WIAAB). 27 May 2020
CAE USA has been awarded a subcontract from Lockheed Martin to support the design, development and manufacture of three C-130J full-mission simulators for the United States Air Force Special Operations Command. 26 May 2020
ImmersaView, a PLEXSYS company, was awarded a Defence Global Competitiveness Grant from the Australian Govenment. 21 May 2020
CAE signed a contract amendment last February with Cognac Formation Aero, a joint venture of Babcock France and Dassault Aviation, to provide an additional Pilatus PC-21 full-mission ground-based simulator to support pilot training for the French Air Force. 21 May 2020
The DiSTI Corporation has been selected by the US Army to upgrade the C-RAM LPWS Operator and Maintainer Trainer. 21 May 2020
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has received federal funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to award Emergency Financial Aid Grants to eligible students. 20 May 2020
The US Army Program Executive Office - Aviation Project Manager Apache office awarded Engineering & Computer Simulations a contract extension for additional upgrades to its aviation maintenance training and modernization programs. 20 May 2020
Design Interactive was recently awarded the Navy Accelerated Technology Small Business Innovation Research for the Refinement and Extension of Mixed Reality Adaptive Scaffolding Tool for Enhancing Readiness. 20 May 2020
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act passed by the United States Congress in March of 2020 will provide more than $2 trillion in economic relief, including support for medical education and training, equipment and distance learning. 20 May 2020
Trideum Corporation has been selected to support the U.S. Army’s Threat Systems Management Office located at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, by providing towed target data logger mission support to various Department of Defense weapon system developers and testers. 19 May 2020
Bohemia Interactive Simulations’ training team continues to host free VBS3 webinars to help customers get the most out of their VBS3 experience. 19 May 2020
The instructors from the 3rd Brigade, 94th Training Division – Force Sustainment trained Army Reserve, National Guard, active-duty, and civilian personnel on the military’s newest tactical vehicle, the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, in the latest JLTV Operator New Equipment Training Course at the JLTV Training Center in Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. 18 May 2020
Columbus Air Force Base hosted the first Air Force Virtual Women’s Fly-In during a Facebook Live event.
14 May 2020
The National Training & Simulation Association (NTSA) is starting a monthly webinar series, with the first installment May 27, 2020, from 2:30-3:30pm EDT. NTSA President RADM James Robb will be facilitating a discussion with Modeling, Simulation, and Training Service Executives about the ways in which they are leading their... 13 May 2020
The 336th Training Group is streamlining U.S. Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training with several possible permanent changes to modernize training which have been under review but are being expedited because of COVID-19. 13 May 2020
The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and U.S. Special Operations Command are hosting a virtual Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (vSOFIC) online, May 11-15. Image credit: NDIA After canceling this year's annual SOFIC event in Tampa, Florida, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, NDIA and SOCOM developed a new online... 12 May 2020