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The first 10 startups to participate in the U.S. Air Force Lab with MassChallenge, a two-year pilot project designed to increase non-traditional participation in Small Business Innovative Research program opportunities, were selected April 24. Christian Melton, center, senior partnerships manager for MassChallenge Boston, discusses the U.S. Air Force Lab... 30 April 2020
The Joint Systems Integration Lab (JSIL) has ordered 171 new MetaVR Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) licenses for the MALET-JSIL Aircrew Trainer (MJAT) training capability. The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper RPAS flies over virtual geopsecific 3D terrain in MetaVR’s Virtual Reality Scene Generator (MetaVR image). The MetaVR real-time 3D... 30 April 2020
Meggitt Training Systems has been awarded a $78-million contract for the design and equipage of a sophisticated, multi-mission, indoor and outdoor training facility in a Middle Eastern country incorporating the latest virtual and live-fire equipment. Image credit: Meggitt Training Systems The training facility will include multiple indoor and outdoor... 30 April 2020
Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, is partnering with commercial tech companies Red Hat and VMware to pursue Cyber TRIDENT, a critical training platform for the U.S. Military’s Cyber Mission Force. The contract, valued at up to $957 million, is expected to be awarded in early 2021. 30 April 2020
Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) completed training with the Finnish Navy over two days at the end of April. The Finnish Navy's Coastal Fleet held the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise in the Archipelago Sea, with participants from the Finnish Navy’s 4th Mine Countermeasures Squadron and SNMCMG1. The... 30 April 2020
Christophe Salomon has been appointed Executive Vice President, Thales, Land and Air Systems, and he will also be part of the Thales Executive Committee. Salomon succeeds Alex Cresswell, who has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Thales in the UK. Christophe, a graduate engineer of the Ecole... 30 April 2020
To combat COVID-19, the U.S. Army Future Command's Soldier Lethality Cross Functional Team (CFT) repurposed a prototype of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS). The system is being employed now to rapidly assess the temperature of hundreds of soldiers each day as they prepare for training on an installation... 29 April 2020
The Bundeswehr Technical Center for Information Technology and Electronics (WTD 81) recently upgraded the complex visual setup at its target simulation dome (ZSD) with the help of a collaborative team with members from project: syntropy, who was contracted to design, install and commission the new projection system consisting of... 29 April 2020
Saab has signed a three-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence for the provision of support and services to the Direct Fire Weapon Effects Simulator (DFWES) capability. The contract valued at 320 MSEK came into effect on April 1, 2020. DFWES is a laser based Tactical Engagement Simulation... 29 April 2020
MS&T's Senior Correspondent Walter F. Ullrich interviewed Colonel Wolfgang Kralicek, Head of the Simulation & Training Equipment Section of the Austrian Ministry of Defence about the state of simulation and training in the Austrian Armed Forces. 29 April 2020
The U.S. federal government awarded the Software as a Service (SaaS) deployment of Blackboard Learn — Blackboard Inc.’s flagship learning management system (LMS) — FedRAMP Moderate. This authorization makes Blackboard one of the only commercial off-the-shelf SaaS providers authorized in AWS GovCloud (US) as an Educational LMS. This newest... 28 April 2020
This week, VT MAK would normally be conducting live demos from the excel center in London at ITEC. Due to Covid-19, that isn’t possible, so VT MAK is conducting the same demo via its lab in Cambridge and on the cloud via Zoom. Attendees can get a preview to... 28 April 2020
NDIA is hosting vSOFIC from May 11-15, 2020. The virtual platform is for U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) leadership to share emerging requirements, challenges, trends, and capability gaps, and for industry to respond by describing existing and emerging capabilities. This new event will enable critical conversations and collaboration as... 28 April 2020
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) its Controller Training Solutions (CTS) contract to continue providing training and training-related support services to help air traffic controllers manage an increasingly congested national airspace and deliver a safe experience to U.S. air travelers. U.S. Air Force... 27 April 2020
The VR/AR Association is hosting VR/AR Global Summit, a free three-day online conference, from June 1-June 3, 2020. The event brings together more than 10,000 attendees, 80 virtual booths, and 100 speakers. The conference will connect virtual reality and augmented reality solution providers with enterprise and media entertainment companies. 27 April 2020
The National Training & Simulation Association (NTSA) is hosting this year’s Training & Simulation Industry Symposium (TSIS) from June 16 – 18, 2020, which will now be held virtually. In its new virtual platform, TSIS 2020 will be an opportunity to hear from procurement officials for Training and Simulation... 27 April 2020
Antycip Simulation is a simulation services company based in France, Italy, and the UK. MS&T’s Dim Jones went along to the UK office. 24 April 2020
AVT Simulation is offering a 20 percent discount on an upcoming course (reflected in the registration fee). The program includes four days of Instruction in AVT’s Simulation Overview Course, designed and taught by simulation experts, and four days of instruction live through Microsoft Teams. This gives users the ability... 23 April 2020
As an official sponsor of LAVNCH Week, Barco is inviting individuals to join them online next Monday for the free virtual event, which is hosted by the rAVe Agency and ZOOM. The event gives users an opportunity to earn CTS-RU credits, hear about the latest technology, watch manufacturers introduce... 23 April 2020
U.S. Aviation Training Solutions (USATS) is set to welcome the first of two UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters to KTIX in May. The newly refurbished UH-60A will be the first based at USATS’ Titusville headquarters and training campus in Florida. The addition of the two Black Hawks will complement the... 23 April 2020