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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
Italian tech company Leonardo and CAE are to collaborate on helicopter training solutions for the government market in the U.S. The two companies recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) that expands on their long-established relationship in helicopter training. The MoA focuses on delivering helicopter and training packages to... 6 September 2019
Brig. Gen. James R. Sears Jr, director of plans, programs, and requirements for Headquarters Air Education Training Command congratulates Ensign Charles Hill at his Pilot Training Next graduation on Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Hill and Ensign Seth Murphy-Sweet are the first two Navy students to go through the... 6 September 2019
Several days ago I was reviewing a manuscript on the history of simulation, replete with interesting images from the very early years of the 1900s to the 1970s and some of the early ‘full flight simulators’ used by a few airlines. 5 September 2019
US Army Alaska (USARAK) has granted Ravenswood Solutions an $857K contract to provide support to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division (4/25 ABCT) Culminating Training Event (CTE) - known as Arctic Anvil - at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Ravenswood will provide USARAK with exercise control (EXCON),... 5 September 2019
British tech start-up 4GD will display its products in a virtual training space of 98,000 sq ft at DSEI. The Virtual Reality Bar will be five-times larger than the biggest physical stand at DSEI, which takes place in London next week. Founded in 2016 by a team of ex-Royal... 5 September 2019