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The most visible phase of NATO’s exercise begins on June 3, 2019, with the deployment of nearly 2,500 German, Dutch and Norwegian troops and some 1,000 vehicles to the field training area in Zagan, Poland. The exercise will increase and demonstrate the readiness and mobility of a critical element... 3 June 2019
The TCS Consortium, comprising Top Cover Solutions, 3SDL and Eagle Eye Innovations, has announced its success in the recent U.K. Air Command competition to provide simulator instructional support to front-line Royal Air Force (RAF) MQ-9 Reaper squadrons. TCS Consortium will be delivering training in tactics and procedures using the... 3 June 2019
Kadet Defence Systems (Kadet DS) has supported the development of the Atulya Air Defence Fire Control Radar Systems being developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation with its pilotless target aircraft, the Whistler (previously known as the JX2 NG). The Atulya Air Defence Fire Control Radar is... 3 June 2019
Varjo Technologies has developed a new headset named XR-1 Developer Edition. Shipping XR-1 to mixed reality developers, designers and researchers is expected in the second half of 2019. The XR-1 is capable of delivering photorealistic image quality with integrated eye tracking. It is the culmination of two and a... 31 May 2019
Indra and iAltitude have successfully completed the development of a hypoxia flight trainer that is already installed in the Aviation Medicine Training Center of the Spanish Air Force (AF) in Madrid and is currently being used to train and provide greater endurance capacity in extreme scenarios to Spanish military... 31 May 2019
Bluedrop Performance Learning Inc. and its subsidiary, Bluedrop Training & Simulation Inc. (Bluedrop), secured an investment from Boeing to develop a next-generation Special Mission Aviator Ramp Trainer (SMART) for the V-22 Osprey. The program was funded under the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Investment Framework Transaction program... 30 May 2019
Bluedrop Performance Learning (Bluedrop) and its subsidiary Bluedrop Training & Simulation will deliver another Hoist Mission Training System (HMTS) to the Royal Canadian Air Force 19 Wing Comox in addition to a similar CH-148 Cyclone simulator delivered to 12 Wing Shearwater in July 2018. The immersive virtual reality simulator... 29 May 2019
A new Directorate of Simulation (DOS) was established at the Health Readiness Center of Excellence (HRCoE). The directorate is charged with coordinating and incorporating all medical simulation efforts across the full spectrum of medical and military operations. Key stakeholders were brought together for a Strategic Medical Simulation Synchronization Summit... 29 May 2019
NATO’s multinational battlegroup in Lithuania began exercise Eager Leopard in Pabrade on 17 April 2019. The exercise mobilises around 650 troops, including Czech, Dutch, German and Norwegian forces. It provides an opportunity for the battlegroup to enhance its readiness, testing its ability to deploy troops and equipment. The battlegroup... 28 May 2019
The DiSTI Corporation has released GL Studio 6.3. This latest release encompasses several new GL Studio features and GLS-Map Toolkit enhancements, and 50 additional GL Studio improvements allowing designers and developers to create 2D and 3D HMI/UI without compromise for aerospace, automotive, defense and medical markets. The features and... 28 May 2019
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a $46-million delivery order for eight Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) Units. This award is a part of the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity JTE Enhanced Delivery Initiative contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force in December 2018. JTE is a mobile air defense electronic warfare... 28 May 2019
On the eve of CANSEC, Canada’s global defence and security show, CAE announced it has been awarded a subcontract from Lockheed Martin Canada to begin work during the design phase of the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) ship program. During the design phase over the next several years, CAE will... 28 May 2019
Trideum Corporation has been awarded a contract to support the U.S Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE) at Fort Huachuca as a subcontractor to Jacobs JEC to provide training development and support for the Army and other Department of Defense agencies. Under the Huachuca Training and Support Contract (HTASC),... 28 May 2019
The U.S. Army's new battlefield heads-up display, the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), will revolutionize the way soldiers prepare for future conflicts, the Army's vice chief of staff told lawmakers on May 9. "This is cutting-edge technology," Gen. James C. McConville said before the House Armed Services Committee's subcommittee... 28 May 2019
US Air Force leadership has made a call to action for airmen to get innovative – to get creative, to take risks, to utilize all their skills and be unafraid to fail. Sheppard Air Force Base’s 365th Training Squadron F-15 avionics course accepted this challenge by training their airmen... 24 May 2019
This 21 May, Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, surgeon general, US Air Force, provided her leadership responses to diverse questions from Halldale Group Editor Marty Kauchak, on behalf of MST. The surgeon general’s insights are provided in entirety below. “…it is vitally important that our medical force receive advanced training... 23 May 2019
Clarion Defence & Security and Crisis Intelligence Japan have collaborated to launch and operate Japan's first tri-service defence exhibition and conference, DSEI Japan, which takes place for the first time at Makuhari Messe from November 18-20, 2019. The exhibition and associated conferences will run biennially thereafter, and in keeping... 23 May 2019
Air Force Special Operations Command welcomed the commander of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke, to Hurlburt Field, Florida, on May 7. During the visit, Clarke received an AFSOC orientation to gain an increased understanding of how the command contributes to the National... 21 May 2019
Antycip Simulation has announced the appointed Enrico Salcuni as its new sales manager. Salcuni will be in charge of the development of new business areas in the R&D department, particularly in the field of virtual reality simulators for engineering sectors (civil, transport & construction and educational), and will answer... 21 May 2019
Barco is introducing its newest LED series. Over the past years, high-res LED has established a certain dominance as the core technology in the world of display visualization, and its use cases are booming across many segments. Barco’s XT series is designed to provide quality and reliability, addressing a... 21 May 2019