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Leonardo welcomes the continued commitment made by Canada’s Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, to modernize and expand Canada’s primary rotary search and rescue helicopter fleet through the Cormorant Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) program. The announcement marks a major step forward ahead of program finalization. To date,... 23 August 2019
The Chinese navy has unveiled its military maritime medical aid simulation training system. The system uses simulation technology and allows six trainees to conduct surgery at the same time. It offers training in different scenarios, including life support in cases of naval battle injuries. China hopes the system, developed... 23 August 2019
Expeditionary forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States took part in an opening ceremony for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) training exercise HYDRACRAB, a quadrilateral exercise conducted by more than 100 sailors from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and U.S. Naval forces. The purpose of this exercise is... 22 August 2019
The Royal Netherlands Army Command has awarded Ravenswood Solutions (Ravenswood) a contract for a modular augmented reality (AR) tracking equipment for observers (MARTE-O) kit. The MARTE-O kit is a power-efficient, conformal, and wearable design that includes a binocular module, head-mounted display, sensor and graphics modules, and a tablet to... 21 August 2019
ECS has been awarded a three-year, firm-fixed-price (FFP), $19-million contract to support the Marine Sierra Hotel Aviation Readiness Program (M-SHARP). Managed by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Training and Education Command (TECOM) Aviation Standards Branch, M-SHARP is a web-based training management program that supports all Marine Aviation Operational... 21 August 2019
Kongsberg Digital AS has extended its training support contract with the Australian Maritime College to supply simulation software. Kongsberg Digital area sales manager Paul Gilkison and AMC principal Michael van Balen signed the contract in early August. It is the third successive five-year contract between the two parties. "Simulation... 21 August 2019
Under the AFWERX SBIR contract, DiSTI will provide its VE Studio for Unity Virtual Training Development Platform to internal U.S. Air Force organizations for the development of virtual operations and maintenance training curriculum for desktop, mobile, virtual, and augmented reality technologies. For over ten years VE Studio has been... 20 August 2019
MS&T would like to recognize the 2018 Industry Award Winners one final time before the 2019 Winners are announced in mid-September. This week, we highlight the achievements of John Givens, former president of Bohemia Interactive Simulations Inc. (BISim), and the recipient of the 2018 Pioneer Award. Halldale Group Publisher &... 20 August 2019
Saab has signed a $16.5 million contract to deliver a complete training centre for the Belgian Army. Saab will provide infantry simulators, anti-tank simulators, vehicle systems and communication systems for controlling, monitoring and collecting training data to enable detailed analysis of exercises. Saab's training system allows interoperability with NATO,... 20 August 2019
Atkins and AERALIS are joining forces to develop a new family of training jet aircraft using a patent-pending modular design. The duo will design the Basic Trainer and Advanced Trainer which will train cadets through to front-line pilots for the most advanced combat aircraft systems. "The AERALIS team are... 20 August 2019
From 2020 onwards, ITEC will now be known as: IT²EC: International Training Technology Exhibition & Conference. ITEC has served the military training community for more than 30 years, establishing itself as Europe’s premier exhibition & conference in this space. The event has experienced a challenging period over the past... 19 August 2019
MS&T’s Industry Simulation & Training Awards is an annual program to recognize excellence in the international defense community. The program showcases the people, products, processes, and organizations that provide exceptional value to our military, security and industry clients. There are six award categories this year including Outstanding Innovative Product,... 19 August 2019
Image credit: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ilyana Escalona The 82nd Training Wing Faculty Development Flight is teaching new technical training instructors an old technique in a tried-and-true, yet innovative way – simulation. Airmen learn, during professional military education such as Airman Leadership School and the NCO academy, how... 16 August 2019
Launching into its fourteenth year, the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) announced that submissions are officially open. SGS&C is a venue for recognition of excellence in the field of Serious Games development, and the top games, as chosen by the worldwide panel and students in participating schools, will... 16 August 2019
All Image credits: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric M. Fisher Members of the U.S. Air Force and Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) conducted a mass casualty exercise during Pacific Angel 19-3, a joint and combined humanitarian assistance engagement, enhancing participating nations’ humanitarian aid and disaster relief capabilities while providing... 16 August 2019
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has approved the first stage of a A$3 billion investment in the country's Special Forces. Project GREYFIN will see the money invested in different areas, including training and equipment, over the next 20 years. "I’ve always said keeping Australians safe is my Government’s number... 16 August 2019
The Australian Army has followed its Navy colleagues in signing up Cubic Global Defence to provide simulation training. The training will prepare soldiers for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense (CBRND) missions. “Cubic’s capability includes simulation of detection, casualty status, treatment and weather impacts,” said Miles Macdonald, general manager... 16 August 2019
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Bell 407GXi. The certification is a requirement for the Navy Advanced Helicopter Training System competition, enabling the Bell 407GXi to replace the... 15 August 2019
Mick Golson, chief operations officer of Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS), announced that the organization has won additional task orders on the Enterprise Training Services Contract (ETSC) multi-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. Awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Orlando (ACC-ORL-OPD), on behalf of Program Executive Office for... 15 August 2019
The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) fleet of six P-3K2 Orion aircraft have had a simulation training upgrade. The upgrade was part of a $22 million contract to enhance New Zealand’s airborne anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities. It included state-of-the-art acoustics processing. The technology had never been installed on... 15 August 2019