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Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), a developer of simulation and training software, won a U.S. Navy contract to provide air crew training using augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) technologies. BISim will provide an AR visual system for the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) via PMA-205 and the Naval... 19 June 2018
Hong Kong-based Government Flying Service (GFS) received its first three Airbus H175s in a public services configuration – a new variant that enlarges the H175 mission capacity to search and rescue (SAR), emergency medical services, law enforcement, firefighting as well as land and maritime border control operations. GFS became the... 19 June 2018
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is sponsoring BAE Systems to develop software called Causal Modeling for Knowledge Transfer, Exploration and Temporal Simulation (CONTEXTS) that will aid military planners in understanding and addressing the dynamics that drive conflicts around the world. The goal of the $4.2 million Phase... 18 June 2018
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) accepted into service a new C-130J Fuselage Trainer (FuT), designed, built and delivered by CAE and tailored to meet the RAAF’s training requirements. CAE also provided desktop trainers and instructor tools, and will provide maintenance and support services on the C-130J FuT. Airbus Australia... 15 June 2018
General Dynamics won a United States Navy contract to restore and maintain a satellite system simulator at the Naval Postgraduate School, Spacecraft Research and Design Center / Adaptive Optics Center of Excellence in Monterey, California. The simulator is a model of a Navy Fleet Satellite (FLTSAT) communications satellite that will... 14 June 2018
Adacel Systems, a developer of air traffic control training systems, completed installation and site acceptance testing of an Air Traffic Control (ATC) simulation system and Intelligent Communications Environment (ICE) training system in Blida, Algeria. These systems will be integrated into the Algerian Air Force’s ATC training program and will give... 14 June 2018
Presagis released the newest version of its modeling and simulation (M&S) software portfolio, M&S Suite 17, that includes hundreds of new features and enhancements to parameters, options and interfaces to improve user experience and help users work more logically with more flexibility. M&S Suite 17 – comprised of industry-standard software... 13 June 2018
FAAC Incorporated, a subsidiary of Arotech Corporation’s Training and Simulation Division, won a contract to modernize the U.S. Marine Corps’ Combat Convoy Simulators. The initial award from Marine Corps Systems Command Program Manager Training is $17.7M, with additional options that bring the potential contract value to $28.9M. The Combat Convoy... 13 June 2018
Airbus Helicopters delivered the fifth and final H135 the German Armed Forces in Bückeburg uses to train its pilots. The German Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) is leasing these helicopters from Airbus for initial and recurrent pilot training. These five H135s join 14 others... 12 June 2018
FlightSafety International named Hector Zarate interim President of FlightSafety Services Corporation. He replaces Ron Ladnier who will retire at the end of June. Zarate assumes responsibility for all of FlightSafety Services’ operations that provide turnkey aircrew training systems (ATS) and contractor logistics support (CLS) to customers worldwide -- including military... 12 June 2018
Applied Research Associates (ARA) won a United States Army Synthetic Training Environment (STE) contract to support the Secretary of Defense’s Soldier Lethality Initiative. STE is the Army’s vision for the future of soldier simulation training to make it more cohesive, efficient and cost-effective. STE will provide an all-in-one training solution... 12 June 2018
The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to provide its Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod’s (ATP) for the QEAF’s Rafale aircraft. Lockheed Martin will provide the QEAF with pods, spares and deployment support for the Rafale – the 10th platform to fly with Sniper ATP. Sniper ATP... 11 June 2018
The Swedish Air Force has selected Pitch Technologies’ Intuitech ACES as the synthetic fighter controller service to enhance the training realism and capability in the Gripen Mission Training System. ACES combines voice recognition and synthetic speech with a sophisticated behavioral model to replicate the behavior of a fighter controller. The... 7 June 2018
Draken International won a $280 million Adversary Air (ADAIR) II contract to provide adversary air services at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in Nevada through December 2023. Adversary air, or “Red Air”, is training that simulates real-world threat scenarios. As the sole provider of adversary support for the USAF (United... 7 June 2018
The Royal Norwegian Navy (RNN) confirmed acceptance of the latest iteration of the portable DECKsim Virtual Reality (VR) trainer supplied by Cohort company SEA. The RNN have used a fully integrated Flight Deck Officer (FDO) simulator DECKsim for five years at their training establishment in Haakonsvern Naval Base, Bergen. The... 6 June 2018
Cubic Corporation completed the closing of its divestiture of the Cubic Global Defense (CGD) Services business to Valiant Integrated Services. Cubic received approximately $135 million at closing plus $3 million of contingent consideration tied to contract wins expected over the next 12 to 24 months. “The close of our CGD... 5 June 2018
QinetiQ has launched the QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) Rattler Ground Air Launched Supersonic Target (GAL-ST). The Rattler is a low-cost supersonic target used to accurately replicate anti-radiation missiles (ARM) and supersonic/high-diving threats suitable for use over land and at sea. The Rattler is the latest addition to the QTS aerial... 5 June 2018
SCALABLE released new versions of QualNet 8.2 and EXata 6.2. The updated versions of the network modelling and simulation tools offer enhancements to existing libraries, additional cyber-attack models and traffic modelling tools. Users can visualize results in new ways, simulate the latest communications technology, import common traffic capture and network... 4 June 2018
Ravenswood Solutions says it demonstrated the value of its Testing-as-a-Service (TaaS) model to the test and evaluation community after completing instrumentation support of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle’s (JLTV) Multi-Service Operational Test and Evaluation (MOT&E) at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California. As part of... 1 June 2018
The U.S. Navy plans to negotiate a potential 10-year, $1.86 billion contract with Boeing for new and updated P-8A Poseidon training systems. Under the contract, Boeing will test and evaluate P-8A systems, hardware, software, courseware and subsystems. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract will include upgrades on aircrew and maintenance training systems... 31 May 2018