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A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 5, the “Mad Foxes,” visited Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Ohakea, and its crews conducted joint training operations. “We are honored to have the opportunity to visit New Zealand to strengthen our relationship with the RNZAF,” said... 14 August 2019
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Thursday authorized the construction of a $130-million combat development complex at the A&M System’s RELLIS Campus in Bryan. The complex will include a one-of-a-kind, kilometer-long tunnel that will make Texas A&M Engineering “the hypersonics research capital of the country,” said... 14 August 2019
Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) forces are journeying to the United States and Canada for the Maritime Express initiative. The SNMG1 assembled in Brest, France, ahead of the mission which will focus heavily on interoperability and building and maintaining readiness forces through a variety of exercises. SNMG1 includes... 14 August 2019
2nd Lt. Joe Stara (center), a student pilot currently assigned to the 71st Student Squadron, poses by a T-37 Tweet with retired Col. Jim Faulkner (left) and retired Lt. Col. Jim Mayhall (right). Pilot training is constantly changing to ensure students have an environment where they not only learn... 13 August 2019
MetaVR’s Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) has been integrated into the U.S. Air Force T-1A Jayhawk twin-engine jet trainer aircraft as part of an embedded training device to provide a simulated mixed reality Electro-Optical/Infra-Red (EO/IR) training capability to the aircraft. The U.S. Air Force's Combat Systems Officer training station... 13 August 2019
Marine 1st Lt. Catherine Stark earned her Wings of Gold as a U.S. Marine Corps aviator with Training Air Wing 2, Naval Air Station Kingsville, and is now preparing to begin training on her assigned fleet aircraft: the F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Stark, currently attached to... 13 August 2019
The U.S. Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin a $240-million contract to support the modeling and simulation framework for the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). Through this contract, the Modeling and Simulation Contract – Framework and Tools (MASC-F), Lockheed Martin will ensure that the BMDS... 13 August 2019
BAE Systems has been given a contract to deliver Sceptre mission planner to the Royal Air Force for its Typhoon fleet. Sceptre draws on vast amounts of command and control information needed to plan, brief and execute missions. It combines 3D cockpit views, representation of digital aeronautical flight information,... 13 August 2019
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has been awarded multiple task orders totaling more than $7.6 million to update computer operating systems (OS) and operator consoles of the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS) for U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army test ranges. This effort resolves... 12 August 2019
Faculty at Air University’s Squadron Officer School (SOS) have streamlined and updated a popular elective, SOS Think Tank, designed to challenge students to come up with creative solutions to some of the U.S. Air Force’s nagging problems. The SOS Think Tank elective has been in place since 2013. Over... 12 August 2019
MS&T would like to recognize the 2018 Industry Award Winners & Finalists one final time before the 2019 Winners are announced in mid-September. This week, we highlight the achievements of 4C Strategies, a 2018 Finalist in the Outstanding Service & Support Program Award category. UK Military Business Development Manager... 12 August 2019
HTX Labs LLC recently received a SBIR Phase II award associated with their Phase I work with the U.S. Air Force. The funding provided in this Phase II award will be used to accelerate the development of the HTX EMPACT Virtual Reality (VR) platform, which the Air Force plans... 9 August 2019
In the world of simulations, getting a system to act as close to authentic as the real-world situations it represents is always the main goal. Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division develops high-fidelity acoustic simulation and training systems, giving naval personnel the ability to practice combat scenarios virtually. 8 August 2019
The Institute for Defense Robotic Surgical Education program celebrated a significant milestone, training the 100th team on robotic surgery at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, in July. This milestone is significant for Keesler’s InDORSE program, showing how far the curriculum has come since the program first stood up in... 7 August 2019
VT MAK announced the release of VR-Engage 1.4. VT MAK’s VR-Engage multi-role virtual simulator lets users “get in the game” by controlling a first-person human character; or acting as the driver, gunner or commander of a ground vehicle; the pilot of an airplane or helicopter; or a sensor operator. 7 August 2019
Cubic Corporation and Battlespace Simulations Inc. (BSI) have signed a MOA to collaborate on developing solutions for the Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) training market. Under the agreement, the parties will integrate BSI’s Modern Air Combat Environment (MACE) into Cubic's Global Defense (CGD) air and ground training offerings. Cubic said the... 7 August 2019
Southwest Airlines Co. launched an innovative career program called Destination 225° which provides pathways to becoming a competitively qualified candidate for future Southwest First Officer positions. On a compass, 225° is the southwest directional heading, and Destination 225° was developed to lead aspiring pilots to Southwest Airlines. With demand... 6 August 2019
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) and its Board of Directors have announced Nazzic S. Keene as chief executive officer (CEO). Keene, who most recently served as chief operating officer of SAIC, succeeds Tony Moraco who has retired after serving as CEO since 2013. Keene is a well-respected industry leader... 6 August 2019
Before we announce this year's 2020 MS&T Industry Award Winners, we are looking back on some of our 2018 winners. 6 August 2019
SimiGon Ltd. was given a strategic contract with the United States Air Force (USAF) to provide SIMbox-based T-6A Mixed Reality (MR) training devices for USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) at Laughlin Air Force Base. MR enhances pilot training by blending virtual and physical worlds, for example trainees using the... 6 August 2019