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ECS is integrating new technology with its training, bringing the sense of touch and realism to prepare military and civilians for complex missions that lie ahead. Visit booth #1135 at I/ITSEC in Orlando, Florida, for a personalized, hands-on demonstration of ECS’s new technologies and workforce services: Tactical Combat Casualty Care... 29 November 2018
Quantum3D is demonstrating MANTIS, its award-winning software for real-time visual simulation, as it integrates with X-Plane and Prepar3D at I/ITSEC conference booth #1048. Prepar3D from Lockheed Martin Corp and X-Plane from Laminar Research are two flight simulator software packages that provide a complete training and flying experience. “From San Francisco,... 29 November 2018
Embraer successfully completed the troop unloading, evacuation by hatch and evacuation tests through the front and rear doors of the KC-390 multi-mission medium airlift held at Brasília Air Force Base, in Brazil. The tests complied with the requirements for achieving the Final Operational Capability (FOC), which is the subject... 29 November 2018
Lockheed Martin reduced the cost of an F-35 Full Mission Simulator (FMS) by $3-million per copy since program inception, reflected in Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) lot 11. Comprised of 15 simulators, these LRIP 11 savings generate approximately $45-million savings for the F-35 program. F-35 production teams at Training and... 28 November 2018
The U.S. Navy’s Surface Fleet is more capable, ready and lethal today as surface combatants from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Carrier Strike Group (ABESG) completed the U.S. Navy’s first East Coast Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Cruiser-Destroyer (CRUDES) Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise. “The first East Coast SWATT... 28 November 2018
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., a National Security Solutions provider, introduced its new Mixed Reality (MR) Simulation Platform at I/ITSEC, the world's largest modeling, simulation and training event held from Nov. 26-30 in Orlando, Florida. The Kratos platform integrates best-of-breed COTS devices, such as virtual reality headsets and stereoscopic... 28 November 2018
Collins Aerospace has launched Griffin™-2, the next-generation of the company’s industry-leading 360-degree visual system for military fast-jet simulated training. The announcement took place at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2018. Featuring a non-faceted, completely smooth-surfaced visual dome, the Griffin-2 is built on an open architecture that... 28 November 2018
Ternion® Corporation is pleased to announce the release of FLAMES®, version 17.0. This new version includes many changes and enhancements that make FLAMES-based applications even more powerful, user-friendly, and easy to develop. See the What’s New in Version 17.0 manual in the FLAMES documentation for complete information on the following... 28 November 2018
Presagis announced ORB ViewR – a free, standalone application powered by Unreal Engine that gives users the ability to explore their worldwide synthetic terrains through photo-realistic renderings with round-earth support, and out-the-window views with the smooth, seamless performance inherent with gaming technology. Presagis, a provider of simulation software and solutions,... 28 November 2018
Cybernet Cybersecurity, an Orlando-based division of Cybernet Systems Corporation, joined a select group of other modeling, simulation and training experts for the inaugural year of Launch Pad, a featured event of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Cybernet's demonstration featured Cybernet Security Advisor, an innovative, disruptive solution for... 27 November 2018
Rockwell Collins has launched SecureOne™ User-defined Cross Domain Guard to enable flexible, scalable and secure information exchange between national and multinational entities. The new solution, announced at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2018, helps meet cybersecurity requirements in increasingly complex military training environments. “Today’s training ranges... 27 November 2018
QuantaDyn Corporation announced it has been awarded the contract to deliver a QFires Advanced JTAC Training System (AJTS) to be installed at the Polish Air Force Academy in Deblin, Poland. The AJTS provides a high-fidelity, fully-immersive environment critical for training JTACs and JFOs. The training system supports Terminal Control,... 27 November 2018
Barco, a global provider of large video walls, announces the launch of its latest generation RGB Laser video wall upgrade program. This allows customers owning a Barco lamp- or LED-illuminated, rear-projection cube video wall to upgrade to the latest RGB Laser technology. The benefits include many years of additional... 27 November 2018
L3 Link Training & Simulation has introduced the Blue Boxer™ Extended Reality (BBXR) deployable training system as the latest solution in its family of military aviation training platforms. This versatile capability will be on display in L3’s exhibit, Booth 1449, at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)... 27 November 2018
Cobham, the UK Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) partner for operational readiness training for the last 30 years, announced that QinetiQ will join Draken International and 3SDL as a member of the Cobham team to develop solutions for the delivery of operational readiness training under the UK MoD’s Air Support... 27 November 2018
Airbus has unveiled the new full flight and mission simulator (FFS) of the Airbus A330 MRTT Multirole Tanker Transport aircraft at its International Training Centre (ITC) in Seville, Spain. The simulator, developed by Airbus and Spanish company Indra, joins the A400M, C295 and CN235 programs, as part of the... 27 November 2018
Presagis, a provider of modeling, simulation and visualization solutions for the defense and aerospace markets, announced a strategic collaboration with Epic Games, the maker of Unreal Engine and Fortnite, to help the simulation industry achieve unprecedented realism and quality for virtual environments created from geospatial data. Presagis plans to... 27 November 2018
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-147F Chinook, CH-146 Griffon, and CC-130J Hercules aircrews currently supporting the United Nations Task Force Mali mission experienced the West African country virtually before embarking on the actual operational mission. RCAF CH-147F aircrews from 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron at Petawawa, CH-146 aircrews from 408... 27 November 2018
United Technologies Corp. (UTC) announced the completion of its acquisition of Rockwell Collins and the company’s intention to separate its commercial businesses, Otis and Carrier (formerly CCS), into independent entities. The separation will result in three global companies: United Technologies, comprised of Collins Aerospace Systems and Pratt & Whitney,... 27 November 2018
A new, purpose-built Chinook Mk 6 synthetic training facility replicating real-life operations for Chinook helicopter crews with the latest technology has been officially opened for the UK Royal Air Force. The Chinook Mk 6 synthetic training facility was built following a £53 million contract with Lockheed Martin UK, Rotary... 26 November 2018