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Serco Defence congratulated the 38 Royal Australian Navy and 4 Royal New Zealand Navy Maritime Warfare Officers who graduated with their Bridge Warfare qualifications in a ceremony in December at HMAS Watson in Sydney. Throughout two years of intensive training, the Junior Warfare Application Course (JWAC) transforms junior RAN officers...   14 December 2018
Inzpire Limited has completed deliveries of its GECO System to U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the Apache, Chinook, Merlin and Bell helicopter forces for the competition of the Cockpit Situational Awareness Tool (CSAT) Programme. Since the contract award in May 2018, Inzpire has delivered GECO Systems and associated operator...   14 December 2018
Medical health officers from the Chilean Air Force visited the U.S. Air Force 59th Medical Wing on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in December, to gain a better understanding of Critical Care Air Transportation Teams (CCATTs). CCATTs operate an intensive care unit in an aircraft cabin during flight, adding critical care...   14 December 2018
Egyptian armed forces have arrived in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to participate in the activities of the Egyptian-Jordanian joint training, Aqaba-4. The training will continue until the 21st of December with the participation of land and naval forces, air defense forces, special forces and military engineers of both countries...   13 December 2018
Riptide Software has been selected as the prime contractor for the U.S. Army One Semi-Automated Force (OneSAF) computer-generated forces simulation system. Teammates for this contract include Cole Engineering, Assured Information Technologies, Infinitas and Phoenix Logistics. The hybrid contract was awarded at $103-million over six years. The OneSAF simulation product line...   11 December 2018
Indra will equip the second series of K130 corvette class ships of the German Navy with its latest generation Rigel electronic defense system, which will enhance the capacity of these vessels in complex environments. The company signed a contract with the naval systems company Atlas Elektronik and will deliver five...   11 December 2018
Three years after the first prototype for the UH-60 Black Hawk aircrew trainer (BAT) was set up and implemented as a training aid at Fort Bliss, Texas, that technology has been enhanced. A team from System Simulation, Software and Integration Directorate, U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Aviation &...   10 December 2018
Rheinmetall transferred a new nautical training facility to the German Navy School in Mürwik on the Baltic. The facility will be used by the German Navy for training its bridge personnel, and the German Federal Police will also use the facility. The system–known as the “Ausbildungsausstattung Nautische Schiffsführung,” or AANS–will...   10 December 2018
In November, the official kick-off event for the Smart Controller Training Tool (SCOTT) project was held at the School of Air Control in Nieuw-Milligen, part of the Air Operations Control Station Nieuw-Milligen (AOCS NM) of the Ministry of Defence. AOCS NM is the command centre of the Royal Netherlands Air...   10 December 2018
Lockheed Martin presented a $300,000 check to Valencia College to support a second advanced manufacturing training program that will help cultivate the talent pipeline in the community. This 3-year grant to the school will start in 2018. The first program hired about 60 people and currently employs about 400 Valencia...   7 December 2018
Trideum demonstrated conference-wide thought leadership at the world’s largest modeling, simulation and training event. The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) brings military services and industry from all over the world together to educate and demonstrate the newest innovations in modeling, simulation and training. The conference, held Nov.   7 December 2018
The DiSTI Corporation, a provider of 3D virtual training solutions, announced that Saab, a manufacturer of innovative airborne systems, has selected DiSTI’s VE Studio to build a virtual maintenance trainer (VMT) for the company’s Gripen E aircraft. This selection is the result of a multi-year evaluation process where Saab reviewed...   6 December 2018
Armed forces need access to instruction and training resources based on the latest technologies. To make the right decisions at every decisive moment in the theatre of operations, they need to master ever more complex tactical situations in real time. German and French Tiger helicopter simulators are being upgraded under...   6 December 2018
The 2018 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) announced this year’s winners of the annual serious games competition at an awards ceremony at the conclusion of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Twenty-three finalists, chosen from the original entries submitted in late summer, competed for awards in several...   5 December 2018
Indra, a global consulting and technology company and simulation manufacturer, is working together with iAltitude, a company specializing in high altitude sports training, in the development of a new flight trainer for the Spanish Air Force, the first of its kind in the world that incorporates a hypoxia system that...   5 December 2018
Lockheed Martin announced a $1.5-million contribution to the University of Central Florida (UCF) for the development of a new cyber innovation lab that will foster the next generation of cyber talent. The Lockheed Martin Cyber Innovation Lab ensures that UCF remains on the forefront of educating and empowering the nation's...   4 December 2018
Indra will launch two new Research and Development projects within the Civil UAVs to boost–through the use of unmanned systems–the transformation of two completely different fields: intelligent logistics 4.0, and the training of pilots through advanced flight simulators. Within Indra’s concept of Smart Logistic 4.0, the company will use aerial...   4 December 2018
ST Engineering and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a strategic growth partnership. The partnership aims to build new engines of growth by creating globally competitive industry ecosystems in Singapore. EDB aims to nurture and grow large Singapore enterprises that will drive economic...   4 December 2018
QuantaDyn Corporation announced it will deliver a QFires Advanced JTAC Training System (AJTS) to be installed at the Slovenian Armed Forces Air Ground Operations School (AGOS) at Cerklje ob Krki Airbase. The AJTS provides a high fidelity, fully-immersive environment critical for training JTACs and JFOs. The training system supports Terminal...   4 December 2018
Quantum3D Government Systems, a provider of training and simulation services for commercial and government applications, was selected by CAE to provide upgrades to the U.S. Air Force KC-135 Boom Operator Weapons System Trainer (BOWST) aerial refueling simulators at nine installations. Quantum3D Government Systems will upgrade the simulators from Q3DGS’s IDX...   4 December 2018