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An MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to the “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 embarked the expeditionary sea-base platform ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) for the first time in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations for interoperability training, Oct. 28-Nov. 7. The training focused on improving... 9 November 2018
Cobham Aerospace Connectivity has been chosen as a partner by Scientific Research Corporation (SRC) to upgrade ADS-B Out capabilities for the U.S. Government’s T-6A trainer fleet. SRC, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, will retrofit over 500 aircraft and aircrew training devices with Cobham’s RMS 555 Radio Management System ADS-B Out control... 8 November 2018
SimCentric Technologies is proud to continue to set the agenda for Safety, Accreditation, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Military Simulation and Training, presenting two White Papers at I/ITSEC 2018 in Orlando. SimCentric CEO Dr. Adam Easton shall present his paper, “Toward Megacity Simulation: A Proposed Pattern-of-Life Definition Standard” at... 8 November 2018
The National Center for Simulation (NCS) is pleased to announce the results of its 2018 Board of Directors election. Joining the board are two new members: Dan Ketchen, president/CEO, Technology Associates & Products, LLC and Janet Spruill, vice president products, Aptima, Inc. Also re-elected to serve another three-year term are:... 8 November 2018
The 71st Flying Training Wing (FTW) at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, flew away with the top flying training wing honors for 2018 during the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Flying Training Awards ceremony on Oct. 26. The second annual event, hosted by the 19th U.S. Air Force, the... 8 November 2018
Simthetiq is pleased to announce that they will provide an enterprise license of their high-fidelity 3D simulation models to the Brazilian Armed Forces for use in their latest combat simulator. As part of the contract, Simthetiq will develop custom representations of Brazilian Armed Forces vehicles, armaments and human characters for... 7 November 2018
Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS) will highlight cockpit capabilities and future upgrades to the CH-47F Chinook at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando on November 26 – 30. The company was selected this year to design maintenance programs and upgrades for the aircraft by the... 7 November 2018
CM Labs Simulations announced the release of Vortex ® Studio 2018c, the latest version of its unified simulation and visualisation platform for the training and virtual prototyping of land and sea equipment. Expanding on the physics and dynamics that CM Labs is known for, Vortex Studio 2018c features upgraded... 7 November 2018
The Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) announced 23 finalists who will be showcased at the 2018 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) Nov. 26-29. The winners will be recognized on Nov. 29 at 1:30 p.m. during a special SGS&C awards presentation taking place on the I/ITSEC floor. In... 6 November 2018
FlightSafety International has been selected by the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NA WCTSD) to design and manufacture Flight Training Devices for the AH-I Z and the UH-1Y. The devices will be installed at the Marine Air Corps Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan. They will feature FlightSafety's latest... 5 November 2018
For the first time, U.S. Air Force crew members from Misawa Air Force Base, Japan, participated in two live RED FLAG Alaska missions from virtual cockpits at the Misawa Mission Training Center. These training events demonstrate Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) technologies with its LVC Experimentation, Integration,... 2 November 2018
British Army personnel have completed integration training with Danish and Polish allies in preparation for NATO Exercise Trident Juncture 2018 in Norway. After three days of intense training in harsh conditions – including helicopter drills, bridging drills and cold weather training – they now form a tight-knit, well-prepared and combat-ready... 2 November 2018
American, Canadian and Ecuadorian combat medics and hospital corpsmen gathered at a medical site established by the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) in Esmeraldas, Ecuador to exchange the techniques each country uses for medicine in a tactical environment. Participants included 10 Ecuadorian service members, four U.S. Navy sailors and... 2 November 2018
Ryan Aerospace delivered three virtual-reality helicopter simulators to the Royal Australian Navy at HMAS Albatross, in Nowra, NSW Australia. The three simulators will be used by the Fleet Air Arm’s Naval Aviation Prospects Scheme as an engagement tool to attract aspiring aircrew to join the Royal Australian Navy. Managing Director... 1 November 2018
Lockheed Martin, in partnership with Saab, received a $17.7-million change order to provide modernized VTESS code to the U.S. Army Vehicle Tactical Engagement Simulation System (VTESS) contract that was awarded originally in July 2017. The VTESS Code Modernization effort is to integrate one-way and ballistic simulations, and provide integration into... 31 October 2018
Cruden, a designer, manufacturer and integrator of training and R&D simulators, will highlight the benefits of simulators to crew training for high-speed-boat handling, navigation, drills and tactics scenarios at the Interservice Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2018, at booth 712. Cruden will offer live demonstrations of its Fast... 31 October 2018
Publisher’s note by Andy Smith, MS&T Publisher & Jeremy Humphreys, Director. Business Development November 11th 1918 marks the end of the First World War or the 1914-18 war, known at the time as the ‘War to end all Wars.’ Regrettably that did not prove to be the case and conflict... 30 October 2018
Sponsored Content On the 13-14 November, the Royal Aeronautical Society’s annual Autumn Flight Simulation conference takes place at No.4 Hamilton Place, London. ‘Effective Development of Flight Simulators’ will detail the latest developments in simulation engineering and the technologies that will move the industry forward, ensuring that the future generation of... 30 October 2018
PLEXSYS delivered a third set of sonomarc Instructor Link software and touchscreens to DELEX Systems, a subsidiary of Zenetex LLC and an International Air Traffic Control (ATC) and Ground Control Intercept (GCI) Training Center. DELEX uses sonomarc at their Oklahoma City-based training center to provide high-fidelity radio and intercom simulation. 30 October 2018
MAN Energy Solutions selected Modest Tree, a provider of simulation and training software, to develop a virtual-reality training solution for Royal Canadian Navy to train crews to operate and maintain the MAN engines onboard the Navy’s new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships. The training solution will be the first of... 29 October 2018