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The Australian Army signed another two-year license agreement for the Titan Vanguard simulation environment it has been using for the past two years to have a synthetic environment in a variety of simulators across each of the three services. This new agreement places Vanguard in the heart of the Army’s... 15 May 2018
Esterline Simulation Visual Systems, a business of Esterline Corporation, won multiple contracts from L3 Technologies to continue supporting the United States Air Force (USAF) F-16 Mission Training Center (MTC) program. Esterline has been supporting the program since 2012. The contracts include 99 latest-generation SIM7 high-contrast LCoS projectors with built-in image... 15 May 2018
CAE USA won a contract to provide the United States Navy Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) with Contract Instruction Services (CIS) that will support the delivery of ground-based training. Under the five-year contract, CAE will provide classroom simulator instructors to support primary, intermediate and advanced pilot training at five... 15 May 2018
VT MAK released an update to its suite of simulation software, including products: VR-Forces, VR-Vantage and VR-Engage. All three products share software technology that creates advantages for customers, according to the company, which says the visual quality of VR-Vantage permeates VR-Forces’ 3-D views, bringing better visual correlation to your computer-generated... 15 May 2018
Cubic Corporation’s Global Defense (CGD) business division received $16 million worth of orders from a U.S. Navy contract for immersive game-based courseware to support the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Cubic’s development efforts of the Immersive Virtual Shipboard Environment (IVSE) learning product for LCS are in alignment with the Navy’s... 14 May 2018
The DiSTI Corporation, a provider of graphical user interface development software, released GL Studio 6.2, its user interface development toolkit for performance, fidelity and reliability. GL Studio is used to produce high-performing reliable 2D/3D graphical user interfaces. This release offers more than 30 enhancements so non-programmers can create complex user... 14 May 2018
The first of four leased King Air KA350 aircraft have been certified for use by the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). The new aircraft will replace the B200 fleet and provide the RNZAF with domestic multi-engine pilot training capabilities. Air warfare officers are trained to fly and operate the... 14 May 2018
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) 306 Squadron at Leeuwarden Air Base received a desk-top simulator for UAV training. The simulator is part of the Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) Training Technology Demonstrator (TTD) project managed by the European Defence Agency (EDA) and is part... 14 May 2018
U.S. Army Soldiers with Archer Battery, Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Cavalry Regiment conduct a fire mission with a M777 Howitzer during Exercise Dynamic Front 18 at the U.S. Army’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. [DoD Image: Gertrud Zach] Sponsored by Tapestry Solutions: A Closer Look at Boeing’s Tapestry Solutions Providing Full-Spectrum... 11 May 2018
TrianGraphics GmbH released Trian3DBuilder Version 6.5. The new version more effectively supports a wider range of data and includes new scripts, integrated databases, material and shader support, and a multitude of functions for editing and getting optimal results from source data. The Trian3DBuilder Version 6.5 lets users create sophisticated game-quality... 9 May 2018
Modest Tree released 3D Editor Version 1.5, the newest version of its software for rapid creation of 3D training applications. Modest3D Editor lets users of all experience levels create 3D training using a visual storyboarding process to create complex, multi-pathed advanced 3D applications without coding. Version 1.5 includes enhancements to... 9 May 2018
Charles River Analytics won a $1.5 million U.S. Army contract to develop a medical simulation and tutorial platform to improve its medical training and patient care. Charles River is partnering with Professor Frank Ritter and Dr. Chris Garrison of Pennsylvania State University (PSU) to build a Virtual Intelligent Tutor for... 8 May 2018
Northrop Grumman delivered its multispectral testing solution for F-35 electronic warfare simulation capabilities to the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) at Point Mugu, California. The company says this delivery included the most sophisticated test environment the company has ever created. Northrop Grumman’s multispectral testing solution recreates accurate... 8 May 2018
The U.S. Air Force received a new batch of A-29s Super Tucanos aircraft at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia that support the 81st Fighter Squadron in training Afghan pilots and maintainers. The Afghan light-air support training mission gives Afghan pilots the capabilities of finding, tracking and attacking targets. The A-29... 8 May 2018
The Republic of Korean Air Force (ROKAF) completed its replacement of the T-103 training aircraft with the KAI KT-100 four-seat, low-wing, single-engine light aircraft for the introductory flight course for beginner-level cadets. 7 May 2018
The Royal Australian Air Force received the first delivery of training equipment for its F-35A Integrated Training Centre. The equipment for the joint strike fighter includes an ejection systems maintenance trainer, a replica of the F-35A aircraft escape systems and a weapons load trainer that replicates the F-35A fuselage, including... 7 May 2018
Cubic Corporation’s Cubic Global Defense business division in partnership with Federal Resources won a more than $6 million contract to supply the United States Air National Guard (ANG) with 95 PRISim Suite® PortableTrainer TM systems that include recoil and less-lethal training weapons and devices. The trainer systems have software capabilities... 7 May 2018
The Army and Navy Academy college preparatory school in Carlsbad, California is launching a four-year aviation training program in the 2018-19 school year that’s designed to stimulate interest in an aviation career on the part of high-school age Cadets and prepare them for further training after graduating. The University of... 4 May 2018
U.S. Navy Cruiser-destroyer (CRUDES) warships from the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) returned to port after completing a portion of CRUDES Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) on April 30. SWATT events focus on advanced tactical training at sea to improve warfighting proficiency, lethality and... 4 May 2018
Saab contributed two systems – its 9LV Combat Management System (CMS) and TactiCall Integrated Communications System (ICS) to the UK’s second Information Warrior exercise led by the Royal Navy. Information Warrior (IW18) was held at Royal Marine Barracks Stonehouse and British multinational defense technology company QinetiQ’s Portsdown Technology Park with... 4 May 2018