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Mick Golson, chief operating officer for Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS), announced that John Jansen has been promoted to Director of Contracts. Jansen joined the firm almost a year ago and continues to provide extensive professional experience and a portfolio of specialized skills in government and military contracts, subcontracts... 12 December 2019
After a busy four days and hundreds of visitors to the Serious Games Showcase and Challenge (SGS&C) booth at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, Florida, the top winners from the 25 finalist games were announced at an awards ceremony during I/ITSEC. Image credit: Serious... 12 December 2019
The Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Platform is the first 5G-supported extended reality (XR) platform. It unites Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.’s 5G and artificial intelligence (AI) innovations with its XR technology for a new era of mobile computing. This platform unveils custom features and multiple firsts that can be scaled across augmented... 12 December 2019
Edgybees has been awarded multiple contracts by AFWERX, an innovation program within the US Air Force, to provide its computer vision technology to the US Air Force in the form of its augmented reality (AR) software solution, Argus, to bolster situational awareness in complex operational scenarios. Among the contracts... 10 December 2019
SIMETRI was chosen by Laerdal Medical to produce “trauma limbs” to complement the high-fidelity, full-body patient simulators they delivered to the Department of the Army. All image credits: SIMETRI Laerdal’s contract provides new manikins to the U.S. Army Medical Simulation Training Centers (MSTCs), where sustainment and enhanced medical training... 10 December 2019
Cubic Corporation’s Cubic Global Defense (CGD) business division was contracted by BAE Systems to deliver the P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) as part of a Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft delivery to an international customer. The order includes P5CTS airborne subsystems (pods), associated ground subsystems and logistics support. Cubic’s P5CTS provides... 10 December 2019
Raytheon unveiled a new immersive military training product at I/ITSEC, the world's largest modeling, simulation and training event. The Synthetic Training Environment Soldier Virtual Trainer, or STE SVT, uses virtual reality (VR) to train squads of soldiers in multiple scenarios while using real and virtual weapons. Image credit: Raytheon... 9 December 2019
Saab has signed a contract for a mid-life upgrade programme of the German Army’s AGDUS combat vehicle simulators. The order value is 180 MSEK, and deliveries will take place in 2020-2022. Image credit: Saab The German Army took a first step in modernising their military training capability in 2017... 9 December 2019
Doron Precision Systems, Inc. used internal research and development to design a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) driving simulator for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) in an effort to offer a cost-effective and easily accessible solution. The company introduced the simulator during the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in... 9 December 2019
The US Army’s Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) Program Office awarded the Aerial and Ground Intelligence Sensor Simulation (AGISS) contract September 30, to Trideum’s Joint Venture (JV) TriHawk, LLC – a joint venture between Trideum Corporation and Blackhawk Management Corporation. The AGISS contract will provide engineering support to... 9 December 2019
Working animals – almost exclusively dogs and horses – play indispensable roles in the activities of the UK Armed Forces, the former operational and the latter ceremonial. Dim Jones details the DATR approach. 9 December 2019
CM Labs Simulations, Inc. announced the upcoming release of a new integration—Vortex Studio for Unreal Engine—connecting Vortex Studio and Unreal Engine. Available in December 2019, the free software integration developed by CM Labs will allow developers to publish and connect simulations built in Vortex Studio with an Unreal Engine... 6 December 2019
After finishing initial development of a gender retrofit kit to integrate with existing human patient simulators, SIMETRI is updating the kit in response to testing conducted by the Army Medical Department (AMEDD). The new contract awarded by the Army Futures Command is addressing changes to the breast design for... 5 December 2019
Members of the NATO Modeling and Simulation Group (NMSG) and the Simulation Interoperability Standardization Organization (SISO) signed a technical cooperation agreement at I/ITSEC. The agreement extends NATO and SISO cooperation to develop distributed modeling and simulation standards. “This agreement will allow host nations to work together more easily and... 5 December 2019
In 2016, SIMETRI and the U.S. Army Futures Command introduced the development of a lower extremity fasciotomy part task trainer. 5 December 2019
QuantaDyn Corporation will be showcasing their latest advancements in the QFires product line, including the QFires Curve (CP-400) at I/ITSEC in Booth #749. The QFires CP-400 utilizes Barco UniSee LCD system of bezel-less screens to provide a rich scene for an immersive training environment. With the Barco UniSee system,... 5 December 2019
Trideum’s first entry into the Serious Games Showcase and Challenge (SGSC) allows players to assume the role of their adversary to improve defensive strategies on real-world networks and hone skills for white hat and ethical hacker cyber-attacks. X-Hacker is a digital board game style experience that strategically teaches cyber... 5 December 2019
Trideum is the Cyber Vulnerability Assessment Test Environment (CVATE) provider for the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center (RTC). Under this contract, Trideum is developing a secure and rigorous test environment that mimics the Army’s complex system of system operational environment. The CVATE environment enables RTC customers to determine the... 4 December 2019
Charles River Analytics Inc. recently worked with NASA to assess astronaut workload and performance during the testing and evaluation of new NASA systems. The company used the measurements from its CAPT PICARD system to determine how best to display health and status on the Orion space vehicle. Image credit:... 4 December 2019
Every year in the U.S., there are nearly half a million burn injury patients that require treatment, with approximately 40,000 with required hospitalizations and 3,400 deaths. Many burn patients must undergo a critical surgical procedure called an escharotomy, in which precise cuts are made through the eschar (burned skin)... 4 December 2019