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Pinnacle Solutions Inc. received the final acceptance of Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) for the Explosive Hazard Pre-detonation (EHP) Debris Blower System under CBID II, Delivery Order 0002 (DO) after the final customer review. This was the first project awarded under the CBID II contract in August 2017. For the end... 17 January 2019
The U.S. Air Force 81st Training Support Squadron held a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by an open house celebrating the completion of the SCALE-UP renovation project in Alee Hall at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. SCALE-UP stands for Student-Centered Active Learning Environment with Upside-down Pedagogies, where a pedagogy is a... 17 January 2019
Alelo Inc. and eThink Education LLC have partnered to create and deliver artificial intelligence-driven (AI) online learning solutions to organizations and learning institutions. The collaboration will integrate Alelo’s AI-based learning modules into eThink’s custom-built learning management systems with the purpose of giving learners access to immersive, personalized learning experiences. Moreover,... 17 January 2019
Digital entries in the International Serious Play Awards are due February 15, 2019. Serious Play’s 11-year-old award program recognizes outstanding games designed for use for education or training in business, government/military, healthcare, museums, higher education or K12. Digital games created by high school or college students with minimal faculty... 17 January 2019
Group editor Marty Kauchak reports on the opportunity to take mobile devices for military learners to a higher level of capability and utility. 17 January 2019
Saab AB has announced the award of a contract for the provision of Tactical Engagement Simulation (TES) to the U.K.’s Infantry Training Centre (ITC) Catterick. British Army infantry recruits will now use Saab’s Next Generation TES capability during their Attack Week exercises. This highly-deployable and high-fidelity capability will allow exercising... 17 January 2019
Vcom3D released its new Virtual HHIO Training app on the Google Play store. This interactive serious game challenges the user’s knowledge in humeral head intraosseous infusion. This app is both instructive and educational, and can be used for students just learning the skill or seasoned practitioners looking to refresh their... 16 January 2019
Science Applications International Corp. announced the successful completion of its merger with Engility Holdings Inc. The merger was previously approved by SAIC and Engility stockholders at special meetings held early in January. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Engility became a wholly-owned subsidiary of SAIC. The combined company will... 16 January 2019
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded its Joint Force Development contract vehicle to GDIT. The award will allow the company to compete on individual task orders in support of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff’s J7 training programs. The multiple-award indefinite delivery,... 15 January 2019
Aptima won a 5-year contract worth up to $19 million with the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) to conduct innovative research to enable the Army to acquire, develop, employ and retain professional soldiers and enhance personnel readiness. In response to rapidly evolving threats and... 15 January 2019
U.S. Army and Marine Corps personnel partnered to train with and test a low-cost parachute system at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, in December. Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command marines released four low-velocity-low-cost, four high-velocity-high-cost, and two Joint Precision Aerial Delivery Systems from a KC-130J onto the Udairi... 14 January 2019
Sponsored Content Defence IQ has just released its annual Global Military Flight Training Market Report for 2018-2019. View the full report here. Ahead of Military Flight Training 2019, this year’s report provides fresh insight on the most significant procurements, as well as updates on ongoing programmes for both fixed-wing and... 14 January 2019
FAAC Incorporated, a unit of Arotech Corporation’s Training and Simulation Division, received a subcontract to support the U.S. Army Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations (TADSS) Maintenance Program (ATMP). The subcontract to ATMP prime contractor, Lockheed Martin Corporation Rotary and Mission Systems, is currently valued at up to $14 million... 11 January 2019
Twenty three SMEs, research institutions and individuals from six Australian states and territories have made the short list for the $60 thousand AVALON 2019 Innovation Awards. The awards are open to Australian companies and the Australian subsidiaries of overseas parent companies. The innovation can be a new product or service... 10 January 2019
Crew Training International (CTI) won a potential five-year, $241.4 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force train aircrew of MQ-9 multimission remotely piloted aircraft and associated courseware. The Air Force’s Acquisition Management and Integration Center received eight offers for the firm-fixed-price contract via a competitive acquisition process, the Defense... 10 January 2019
Photo Credit: Thomas Balfour, Uniformed Services University The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) underwent a major technology upgrade in their wide area virtual environment (WAVE). The WAVE is a virtual reality (VR) environment in which medical and armed forces personnel train for combat situations in a... 10 January 2019
MASA Group and Deev Interaction have been awarded a patent by the National Institute of Industrial Property for their invention, which is a process for selecting a user's mode of interaction with images and videos. This new process, called the ink stain, allows users to easily switch from a direct... 10 January 2019
Photo credit: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach campus installed eight VRSG desktop systems last fall to upgrade and expand the simulation capabilities of its UAS training lab. A key feature of these new simulators is that VRSG can be driven by the Piccolo Command Center... 9 January 2019
The U.S. Air National Guard (ANG) renewed software maintenance for 143 VRSG real-time licenses used in the KC-135R Boom Operator Simulator System (BOSS) at ANG sites across the U.S. The BOSS includes a high-fidelity replica of a KC-135R Block 40 boom pod, and has been certified by the U.S. Air... 9 January 2019
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) recently renewed 384 VRSG licenses and five Terrain Tools licenses for the A-10 Full Mission Trainer (FMT) program. Since 2001, MetaVR has been the primary supplier of 3D real-time visuals for the A-10 Full Mission Trainer (FMT) used in the A-10 Aircrew Training System. The... 9 January 2019