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VSTEP is getting ready to release the NAUTIS Fishing module.   31 May 2018
CAE selected Rockwell Collins to provide its Panorama™ collimated display for the CC-295 full-flight simulator (FFS) that CAE will deliver to the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) program. CAE will install Rockwell's Panorama display on the CC-295 FFS it is building for the training program being...   31 May 2018
Quantum3D, a provider of training and simulation solutions for government and commercial applications, released its Next Generation MANTIS (MANTIS NG) Image Generation Software that offers Common Database (CDB) compatibility. CDB is an open standard for scene content and is now an official standard adopted by the Open Geospatial Consortium. Users now...   30 May 2018
Matrox® Graphics celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Matrox G200 graphics chip that was developed for 2D, 3D and video acceleration. Matrox says the G200 has powered a number of industry-first graphics and multi-monitor-based product lines that delivered image quality across one or more displays. Today, G200 is an integrated...   30 May 2018
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kazakhstan Aviation Industry (KAI) regarding bilateral cooperation of ANKA, a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) System; and HÜRKUŞ, a New Generation Advanced Trainer.   25 May 2018
Engility Holdings won a $41 million SeaPort-e® task order to provide on-site command and control expertise, training and integrated logistics support for the U.S. Marine Corps' core command and control programs. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic awarded Engility the Global Command and Control System Tactical Combat Operations/Joint Tactical...   25 May 2018
Vectrus Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Vectrus, won an $84 million U.S. Air Force contract to provide base maintenance support services for the Air Education and Training Command (AETC Sheppard Air Force Base (AFB), Texas. Vectrus will provide support for Installation Management, Operations and Maintenance, Installation Engineering, and Emergency Management.   24 May 2018
The U.S. Navy's guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez conducted combined operations with the multipurpose Italian frigate ITS Alpino in May. The training was designed to promote camaraderie and collaboration among NATO partners. "The crew exchange was highly beneficial to both Gonzalez's crew and Alpino's, giving rare insight into each other's daily...   24 May 2018
Maryland National Guard cyberwarriors worked with their Estonian counterparts during Exercise Hedgehog 2018, also known as Exercise Siil 2018 locally and by NATO. Estonian police, border forces and emergency management personnel participated along with members of the Michigan and Oklahoma National Guard. With the cooperation from 15 NATO allied forces,...   24 May 2018
Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, opened its new Advanced Vertical Lift Center (AVLC) in Washington, D.C. that provides a setting for military customers, partners and policy makers to interact with new technology that is defining the future of vertical lift (FVL). Bell says it is increasing its presence in the...   23 May 2018
Charles River Analytics, a developer of systems solutions, is using its Cyber Adversary Modeling and Simulation toolkit, CyMod, to construct a cyber defense tool that models realistic behavior for the United States Air Force. The company is also using its probabilistic programming language, Figaro™, to build relational models of network...   23 May 2018
MASS led a Joint Warfare (JW) support team that delivered two Joint Forces Command training events at HQ (Headquarters) British Forces Cyprus and at RAF (Royal Air Force) St. Mawgan in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The exercise Joint Horizon 18 (JH18) and Joint Venture 18 (JV18) were two separate events running...   23 May 2018
MS&T released the 17th Annual Industry Simulation & Training Awards program that recognizes the contribution of companies in supporting warfighter readiness across the current calendar year. There are five new award categories this year including Outstanding Innovative Product; Outstanding Service and Support; Outstanding Training System Integration Project; Small Business of...   22 May 2018
Airbus Helicopters will offer its H135 helicopter as the solution for the U.S. Navy’s planned helicopter trainer replacement program. The H135 trainer aircraft offers advanced technologies that provide a platform for training missions for instructor pilots. As a twin-engine helicopter, the H135 provides a training environment similar to the Navy’s...   21 May 2018
Systems Engineering and Assessment Ltd (SEA) led an industry team that delivered findings on the future of modelling and simulation to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence. The core Architectures, Interoperability and Management of Simulations (AIMS) delivery team of SEA, BAE Systems, QinetiQ and Thales conducted research tasks related to...   21 May 2018
Cubic Corporation’s Cubic Global Defense business division and 4C Strategies formed a partnership to cooperate in the development and delivery of next-generation training and readiness capabilities. They will integrate products, services and solutions for shared customers and provide open and scalable training solutions with a focus on customer outcomes, rather...   18 May 2018
QuantaDyn Corporation released QFires Portable, a ROMADS (Radio-Operator-Maintainer and Drivers) video receiver Emulated Military Equipment (EME) product. QuantaDyn says it’s the first EME device that lets users switch between different aircraft video downlink feeds during distributed and stand-alone simulation training. The QFires Portable gives students a familiar fielded-receiver interface. QFires...   18 May 2018
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), a developer of military simulation and training software; reached an agreement with Pitch Technologies, a supplier of commercial tools and services; to bundle Pitch Talk with BISim's desktop training software products starting with VBS3. VBS3 is a desktop training package based on commercial video game technology.   18 May 2018
Seaspan Marine entered into a five-year, multi-million-dollar agreement with SeaWays Global, a provider of marine training and tugboat simulations. SeaWays will provide competency-based marine training and tugboat simulation in support of the Seaspan’s ship escort, ship assist and towing services. The agreement includes the installation of a multi-console tugboat simulator...   16 May 2018
Lockheed Martin received a $23.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy for follow-on production of Enhanced Laser-Guided Training Rounds (ELGTRs) to support the Paveway™ II Laser-Guided Bomb (LGB) weapons training. The award extends ELGTR production into late 2020. “ELGTR is the only proven low-cost, guided trainer for Paveway II Laser-Guided...   16 May 2018