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Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) of the Tactical Combat Training System Increment II (TCTS Inc. II) program with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Naval Aviation Training Systems (PMA-205) program office. Completion of the CDR allows the... 24 October 2019
The DiSTI Corporation has been selected by Boeing for the development of a solution that allows the T-7A Red Hawk aircraft software to run on desktops and simulations using the GL Studio software. The GL Studio HMI development software will be used for the real cockpit avionics as well... 23 October 2019
ImmersaView won the Richard Joel Award for the Defence Industry, competing with other companies such as Craig International Ballistics, Highgate Engin & Holmwood Highgate AUS, and Ryan Aerospace. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk congratulated all of Queensland’s export achievers at the awards presentation ceremony. The Gala Dinner was held at the... 23 October 2019
Rear Adm. Joey Tynch, commander Logistics Group Western Pacific, pilots a Royal Brunei Air Force S-70i Black Hawk helicopter during CARAT Brunei. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher A. Veloicaza. The U.S. and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) commenced the 25th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training... 23 October 2019
During the naval defence exhibition, MAST 2019, IFAD TS A/S released an update to its INTS IFAD Naval Training System. The Naval Tactical Simulator (INTS) is a simulation-based system that facilitates the conduct of realistic naval operations training. INTS comprises a network of computers used as player workstations organized... 23 October 2019
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, a Textron Inc. company, announced that its team has been selected as a provider of contracted air services under the U.S. Air Force’s Combat Air Forces Contracted Air Support program. The effort will be led by ATAC and includes the team from Valkyrie Aero LLC,... 22 October 2019
On the afternoon of 16 June 2019, 11 historic Douglas DC-3 aircraft appeared in the skies over the German capital, Berlin. The flypast recalled the 70th anniversary of the "Berlin Airlift", probably the largest humanitarian mission ever. MS&T’s Walter Ullrich describes the original mission and the training required. Bureaucratic... 22 October 2019
If you have simulation and training news, drop us a line! For US & Canada News, email Amanda Towner at amanda@halldale.com, and for Rest of World news, email Fiona Greenyer at fiona@halldale.com. 22 October 2019
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin visited Fox Valley Technical College in Oshkosh to tour their flight training school and announced her bipartisan American Aviator Act to increase opportunities and expand flight-training services for veterans to become commercial airline pilots, which she is reintroducing with Senator John Hoeven. “America’s veterans have... 21 October 2019
Staff members pose for a photo during the opening ceremony of IMX 2019. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dawson Roth. International Maritime Exercise 2019 (IMX 19), a multinational exercise featuring assets and personnel from more than 50 partner nations and seven international organizations, began on 21 October. 21 October 2019
Elizabeth Weissbrod, an HJF employee working as a medical illustrator with the Uniformed Services University Val G. Hemming Simulation Center, highlights the muscles of the leg and foot. Remedy Simulation Group announced the availability of PaperCut Trauma Temporary Tattoos for public use in trauma care training. Elizabeth Weissbrod, an... 18 October 2019
Bublar Group subsidiary Vobling has received an order from Saab to develop VR training programmes on an airborne surveillance product. The module will include a complete training environment that facilitates tasks and procedures. It will also keep track of user performance and provide real-time feedback. "This solution will serve... 18 October 2019
Real-Time Innovations (RTI), Sunnyvale, California, an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) connectivity company, has been awarded two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contracts to utilize real-time data filtering and semantic compression to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) modeling and simulation (M&S) systems. 17 October 2019
VT MAK has released RadarFX 1.4, a server that produces SAR images of a simulated environment that can be populated with simulation activity. This system allows users to develop training applications for reconnaissance, surveillance, and targeting that benefit from the characteristics of SAR images without actually deploying an airborne... 17 October 2019
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mikana Halloran, flight medic, and U.S. Army Maj. Titus Rund, flight surgeon, both with the 2-104th G. Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Detachment, Air Ambulance, Alaska Army National Guard, load an Airman with a simulated injury into an AKARNG UH-60L Black Hawk for a medical evacuation... 17 October 2019
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) announced significant growth as it heads into the last quarter of 2019. The new contract awards and partnership agreements represent a combination of new customers and expansion of existing relationships. BISim also hired over 40 new staff globally over the past 12 months in software... 17 October 2019
Seven ex-military training experts from Inzpire Limited have completed the design and delivery of a major international exercise, COBRA WARRIOR. Working alongside 92 Squadron based at RAF Waddington and operational analysts embedded with the Air Warfare Centre, Inzpire personnel acted as the white force. The exercise took place from... 16 October 2019
VirTra Inc. will debut its Ultra High Definition 300-degree immersive training simulator, which combines five state-of-the-art laser-based 4K projectors, at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference from October 26-29, 2019. VirTra began preparing to utilize future 4K high-resolution displays approximately six years ago with the goal of... 15 October 2019
The Abrams engine maintenance trainer will support diagnostic and troubleshooting maintenance training tasks. At the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual meeting and exhibition, CAE announced it will be delivering the first Abrams M1A2 engine maintenance trainer to the U.S. Army’s Armor School at Fort Benning, Georgia. 15 October 2019
Ravenswood Solutions opened the new location of its products and services operations center in Boise, Idaho. State legislators, Idaho Guardsmen, and Boise Mayor David Bieter attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony, which followed a Ravenswood technology demonstration. By moving its products and services operations center to from Fremont, California, to Boise,... 15 October 2019