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Cobham Aviation Services, a scheduled and charter airline and aviation services provider, and Flight Training Adelaide, a pilot training provider, launched the Cobham Cadet Pilot Program to help with the pilot shortage and prepare cadets to be hired as First Officers in Cobham's fleet of Dash 8 aircraft that Cobham... 7 August 2018
Mundus Group Inc., a provider of advanced aerospace technology, won a $1.5-million contract from the U.S Army for its Telescoping Wing Locking System that enables reliable wing extension and retraction of a telescoping wing in flight. Mundus will provide the Army with its patent and technology. The Telescoping Wing Locking... 6 August 2018
The U.S. Air Force Air Education & Training Command graduated the first 13 students to participate in its new Pilot Training Next program (PTN). In what the (AETC) says is a paradigm shift in education, training and the capitalization of experiences, PTN is the embodiment of student-centric learning, the PTN... 6 August 2018
Advanced IT Concepts Inc. (AITC), a network and systems engineering and Information Technology (IT) company, won a three-year contract from the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina to provide Enhanced Separate and Secure (ESS) security services for Fort Jackson’s training facilities. AITC says... 3 August 2018
Naval forces from the U.S., Egypt and several other countries completed the Eagle Response 18 exercise to collaborate on a wide range of maritime security operations and enhance regional and international relationships. Eagle Response 18 is an explosive ordnance disposal and diving exercise conducted to enhance interoperability and war-fighting readiness,... 3 August 2018
FAAC Incorporated, a subsidiary of Arotech Corporation’s Training and Simulation Division, won a three-year, $1.9-million contract to continue providing software support and improvement efforts for the Taiwan Training Range. FAAC will deliver SimBuilder™ simulation software enhancements, new weapon models, on-site training and on-site support services and software sustainment. SimBuilder is... 2 August 2018
U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Undergraduate Pilot Training Instructor pilots (IP) developed a new syllabus to improve the quality of flight training. The new education program gives squadron commanders the ability to refine training to better meet the needs of individual students. The team's first change... 1 August 2018
CAE USA Mission Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of CAE USA, acquired Alpha-Omega Change Engineering (AOCE) for approximately US$29 million. CAE says the acquisition will enhance its core capabilities as a training systems integrator (TSI), grow CAE’s position on enduring platforms such as fighter aircraft and expand its ability to pursue... 1 August 2018
The U.S. Army awarded Aptima a $168,000 Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement to develop a prototype methodology that aligns current Army virtual, small-arms, marksmanship training systems with real-world, live-fire marksmanship training. “The purpose of this agreement is for Aptima to develop a methodology that efficiently transitions soldiers from basic... 31 July 2018
The Air Mobility Command (AMC) selected MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida and Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington as the relocation sites for the next two KC-135 Stratotanker pilot flight simulators. CAE is supporting the relocation of these devices as the prime contractor responsible for the... 31 July 2018
Mark 7 Marine Mammal System (MMS) bottlenose dolphins in the U.S. Navy's Marine Mammal Systems Program (MMSP) supported dynamic mine countermeasure (MCM) training during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in the Southern California (SOCAL) area of operations. The dolphins are part of the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program... 31 July 2018
Pinnacle Solutions’ KC-10 Training System received a one-year Authority to Operate (ATO) accreditation under the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) Risk Management Framework (RMF). The accreditation process of a DoD Information Technology System (IT) ensures the system operates with an acceptable amount of risk as determined by the Authorizing Official (AO). ... 31 July 2018
Slitherine, a producer and publisher of digital wargames and strategy games, is a finalist in Spectator Magazine’s Economic Disruptor Award that recognizes creative entrepreneurship across the UK. Being a disruptor in an era of constant disruption requires a long-term strategic view, a close eye on present changes and the will... 30 July 2018
PLEXSYS Interface Products Inc. won a subcontract from Aero Simulation (ASI) to provide its sonomarc communications simulation system for the U.S. Navy Aviation Distributed Training Center (NADTC) 2.0 Program. It will be used in the Navy's Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training in a distributed training center that supports mission... 30 July 2018
Ravenswood Solutions won a $2.2-million contract from the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command for communications and test support services during the U.S. Army Operational Test Command’s (USAOTC) review of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV). Ravenswood will provide support via its proprietary Mobile Ground Truth System (known to... 27 July 2018
Advanced Simulation Technology inc. (ASTi), a supplier of communications, automated Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems and sound systems, will provide new features for its Simulated Environment for Realistic ATC (SERA) product for Lockheed Martin’s AIR 5428 Pilot Training System. The AIR 5428 program delivers an integrated training solution for future... 27 July 2018
Parsons Corporation, an engineering, construction, technical and professional services firm, purchased a number of MASA SWORD licenses to evaluate operations research and weapon platforms. Parsons is involved in research and development of mission-critical, next-generation technologies in the fields of engineering, integration, and simulation. The simulation is used to study the... 24 July 2018
L3 Commercial Aviation, a commercial pilot training provider, won a three-year contract from the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) to support the training of future RAF multi-engine pilots; it is the first time that L3 has provided such training for the RAF. L3 was selected to provide a custom solution... 24 July 2018
As part of Leonardo’s work with the Italian Air Force (AF) to deliver advanced training and simulation, the company supported the Italian Air Force’s participation in the ‘Spartan Alliance’ virtual air exercise by providing its Realistic Intelligent Agent Computer Environment (RIACE) system in the exercise. RIACE is a distributed training... 24 July 2018
Medical professionals from National Defense Medical College, Japan, visited Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) for a tour of its medical spaces during a subject matter expert exchange with NMCSD staff. The National Defense Medical College (NDMC) is Japan’s six-year university-level military academy that trains current military doctors to become military... 24 July 2018