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NSC is to support the UK Government’s research of next-generation Simulation and Synthetic Environments (SSE) for the British military. The simulation specialist will create and lead a community of suppliers to identify and exploit emerging and over-the-horizon technologies in support of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and cross-governmental departments. ... 13 September 2019
The Air Education and Training Command Women’s Fly-In event in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area Sept. 18-21 will bring rated officers and career enlisted aviators together to network, mentor and inspire others to “Fly Like a Girl.” As part of the Fly-In, Air Force women pilots and static display aircraft... 12 September 2019
The European Defence Agency will open a Multinational Helicopter Training Centre (MHTC) in Sintra, Portugal by the end of 2022. The EDA and 18 of its member states will now develop the technical arrangement (TA) for the MHTC. The concept development phase concluded in January and has gained ministerial... 12 September 2019
QinetiQ has announced the launch of the Next-Generation Banshee, “Banshee NG”, the target that replicates fast flying jets and missiles, enabling test and evaluation and live fire training exercises. The unveiling of the Banshee NG will take place September 11, 2019, at Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI), at... 10 September 2019
Thales has signed a contract with the Finnish Defence Forces to upgrade its Leopard 2A6FIN main battle tank simulators. This is Thales’s first training & simulation contract for Finland’s land forces. With the upgraded systems, the Finnish Army will have a state-of-the-art training solution incorporating the latest virtual and... 10 September 2019
Three of UK’s maritime defence companies – Babcock, QinetiQ and Thales – along with academic and industry partners – have joined forces to create Team iMAST: intelligent Maritime Adaptive Synthetics and Training to bid to support the modernisation of the UK Royal Navy’s individual maritime training. Down selected to... 10 September 2019
The British Army’s 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (1 Mercian), the Salisbury-based unit specialised in urban warfare, has taken delivery of a Inflatable Walls Training System (IWTS). It is the first ever UK reference for the technology developed to create temporary urban structures for use in combat training exercises. 10 September 2019
Cubic Corporation announced its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division appointed retired Rear Adm. Brian LaRoche as vice president and chief operating officer (COO). In this role, he will oversee the daily operations of the CMS business to ensure effective execution performance. This includes implementation of business strategies, plans... 10 September 2019
The photos attached are of the Joint Fires Mobile Trainer (JFMT) which was supplied to the British Army by Elbit Systems UK and is in active service with the Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) and Fire Support Teams (FST). The UK Minister for Defence Procurement announced that Elbit Systems... 10 September 2019
Kongsberg Digital and SeaCross have announced a new partnership at the DSEI (Defence & Security Equipment International) exhibition and conference in London. The pairing forms the basis for the coming together of two technical innovations, with the focus to develop unique and effective products and end-to-end solutions for high-speed... 10 September 2019
Trojan ARVE in VBS3. Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) announced the release of the latest updates to its flagship products VBS3 and VBS Blue IG and the companion SDKs, VBS Simulation SDK and VBS IG SDK. VBS3 v19.1 includes a host of new features and over 150 stability fixes, UI... 10 September 2019
The SAIC team accepts their 2018 MS&T Industry Award as Winner of the Outstanding Service & Support Program category for SAIC's U.S. Fleet Forces Command Fleet Training Support/Fleet Deployment Training Program Support. MS&T would like to recognize the 2018 Industry Award Winners & Finalists one final time before the... 10 September 2019
The NORAD scope of potential enemies has expanded beyond Cold War-era missile defense, and the US and Canadian personnel are some of the best-trained decision-makers in the Services. Robert W. Moorman reports on the Cheyenne Mountain defenders. 9 September 2019
The US military Services are all facing significant pilot shortages, as are other Western nations with volunteer forces. US Editor Chuck Weirauch looks into some of the early-days attempts to accelerate the learning curve. 9 September 2019
The Jiangsu Maritime Institute (JMI) have signed a contract with Norway's Kongsberg for new simulators at its facilities in China. 9 September 2019
“The future of training is very exciting. Come to I/ITSEC to experience it …” Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides a snapshot of the 2019 edition of the largest annual trade fair in the world for military simulation and training professionals. 9 September 2019
The transformation of the UK Empire Test Pilots’ School (EPTS). Part 1 of an in-depth series by MS&T Europe Editor Dim Jones. 9 September 2019
Group Editor Marty Kauchak examines trends and developments in Middle East military forces’ simulation and training programs. 9 September 2019
TSIS 2019 attendance was down, but plenty of US military training contract opportunities are available. MS&T’s Chuck Weirauch monitored the event. 9 September 2019
VOLCANEX 19 - a Command Post Exercise designed to train a multinational C2 element formed by the EAG nations’ Force Protection forces, took place at the UK’s Synthetic Complex Air-Ground Environment (S-CAGE) facility at RAF Honington from 5-17 May. MS&T’s Dim Jones went along for an inside look. 9 September 2019