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U.S. Army Reserve soldiers from the 13th Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Battalion and the 319th PSYOP Company refreshed basic warrior skills during a combat lifesaver course (CLS) at a Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 18, 2019. John Flood, the training site lead for the course... 23 July 2019
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. was awarded a follow on Task Order by the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD). Valued at $15.1 million, it was issued against a U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) sole-source, three-year, single award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide... 22 July 2019
Cranfield University and Thales have announced plans to work closely in partnership to unlock the potential of new aviation technologies. The Government’s recent Aerospace Sector Deal highlighted the potential for the U.K. in developing future aviation technology, with a previous study by PwC revealing that drone technology has the... 22 July 2019
Construction is about to begin on a new high-tech live-fire range at U.S. Army Fort Knox, Kentucky, that when finished in 2023, will be only the second of its kind anywhere. Called a Digital Air-Ground Integration Range, or DAGIR, the fully computerized range will make it possible for military... 22 July 2019
A new project to develop a novel unmanned combat aircraft has been announced by the RAF Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA) concept looks to offer additional capability, deployed alongside fighter jets like the F-35 and... 22 July 2019
Kaman Aerospace (Kaman), the Aerospace segment of Kaman Corporation has opened a new customer service center to support both its K-MAX and SH-2 Super Seasprite customers and has inaugurated a K-MAX Flight Training Device (FTD). The new facility is located on Kaman’s Bloomfield, Connecticut, campus and replaces and consolidates... 22 July 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 CAE, the 2018 winner of the Outstanding Training System Integration Project award. CAE receives the 2018 MS&T Industry Award for Outstanding Training... 22 July 2019
Alion Science and Technology’s newly developed Resilient Command, Control, and Communications Integrated Solution (RC3IS) was selected from over 300 candidate entries to participate in the AFWERX FUSION Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) Showcase. PLEXSYS is a member of the RC3IS consortium with the inclusion of its real-time interactive simulation tool: Advanced... 19 July 2019
Leonardo’s TH-119 helicopter received IFR supplemental type certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The TH-119 meets current IFR requirements, allowing pilots to operate the aircraft safely in low visibility and challenging weather conditions, thanks to advanced avionics by Genesys Aerosystems and redundant helicopter flight systems. Based on the... 18 July 2019
The staff of Joint Cyber-Defence Command in Spain has completed the programmed training with the Indra Cyber Range solution to reinforce their ability to conduct and execute military operations in cyberspace. Unlike other domains, attacks in this area occur continuously without the need for a situation of conflict having... 18 July 2019
Cubic Corporation announced the ceremonial groundbreaking for its new San Diego campus. In partnership with Cisterra Development, Cubic broke ground on the site that will serve as its future headquarters. Cubic is consolidating its two main San Diego campuses onto one existing site in Kearny Mesa, modernizing the new... 17 July 2019
AERALIS Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with THALES to develop concepts for a ground-based training and simulation system aimed at complementing the UK’s Tempest future fighter programme, bolstering the UK aerospace & defence sector and strengthening prospects for UK defence exports. AERALIS and THALES will evaluate concepts... 17 July 2019
This year’s ITEC conference theme, “Interoperable By Design: Connecting People, Technology and Nations”, reflects the changing demands of the global security and defence architecture. MS&T Europe Editor Dim Jones reflects on the event. 17 July 2019
Systematic has developed an innovative e-learning programme to assist customers in training their SitaWare Headquarters users. The e-learning course is designed to enable self-paced and distributed training to take place, permitting a soldier to learn in environments as varied as the comfort of their own home, on base, or... 16 July 2019
Pilots at Buckley Air Force Base (AFB) will shortly be training on four newly delivered F-16C Block 30 simulators featuring MetaVR’s Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG). The F-16C four-ship training simulators have been installed at the new mission training center at Buckley AFB, Colorado, where they will be used... 16 July 2019
By invitation of the Austrian Ministry of Defence, this year's NATO MSG Symposium (MSG-171) will take place in Vienna, Austria. The meeting, which will be held from 24 to 25 October 2019 within the historic setting of the National Defence Academy, is open to M&S professionals from NATO, partner... 16 July 2019
Seventeen ships from the United States, Australia, Canada and Japan sailed together in formation for a massive photo exercise July 10, to signify the beginning of naval maneuvers as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. A bilateral, biennial event, Talisman Sabre is designed to improve U.S. and Australian combat... 15 July 2019
Northrop Grumman Corporation, together with military partners at Northern Edge 2019, successfully displayed advanced capabilities in air-to-air, air-to-surface and maritime tactical scenarios that address key warfighting gaps in advanced strike; intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR); and electronic warfare. Northrop Grumman’s reconfigurable flight test aircraft significantly reduces the technology development process,... 15 July 2019
More than 650 cyber professionals from across the Defense Department, other federal agencies and partner nations worked together at the Joint Staff's facility in Suffolk, Virginia, as part of Cyber Flag 19-1, a weeklong cyber exercise designed to enhance readiness for cyberattacks and to build partnerships among those who... 15 July 2019
Netizen Corporation (Netizen) was awarded an $845,000 contract with the U.S. Army supporting the Project Manager Training Devices (PM TRADE) organization in Orlando, Florida. The work under the contract, which began on May 31st, includes Cyber Security Engineering support for Department of Defense (DoD) virtual training and simulation systems... 15 July 2019