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The Royal Norwegian Navy (RNN) is the first customer to order the upgraded portable DECKsim Virtual Reality Trainer from the Cohort plc company SEA. The DECKsim system replicates flight decks and land-based airfield environments to train personnel on aircraft handling procedures. The system can be configured for specific airframes, platforms... 6 February 2018
Matrox Graphics released the Matrox Mura IPC 4K DisplayPort capture and IP encode/decode cards. The dual DisplayPort 1.2 capture boards feature 4K60 full color support to give systems integrators and OEMs the ability to seamlessly capture, encode, stream, record and decode demanding 4K and 60-frames-per-second (4K60) content. Available in passive... 5 February 2018
Inzpire Limited designed and delivered the first Exercise STEEL DRAGON of 2018 at the U.K. Royal Air Force’s Air Battlespace Training Centre (ABTC) in January. The four-week exercise focused on Joint Fire and Air-Land Integration training for the Royal Artillery as a five-day activity that was repeated each week. Each... 5 February 2018
The following is a continuation of the Publisher's note from the MS&T eNewsletter 2/1/2018 This week’s news contains a piece released in late December but it is worth repeating. The Air Force Association and Civil Air Patrol have linked to jointly promote flying careers to the next generation of recruits. 1 February 2018
U.S. Army military police officers from Fort Riley, Kansas are training with the small unmanned aerial system (sUAS), RQ-11 Raven, to enhance their environment awareness in combat during the Allied Spirit VIII exercise in Hohenfels, Germany this week. Members of 287th Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion and 89th... 31 January 2018
Quantum3D developed a free augmented reality (AR), maintenance training app for use with an iPhone or iPad called Quantum3D Maintenance Trainer. The app comes with a demo that puts the user in the role of an aircraft mechanic training on the procedures for repairing a helicopter jet turbine engine. A... 31 January 2018
The Air Force Association (AFA) is partnering partnership with Civil Air Patrol (CAP) to advance both organizations’ mission to advocate and promote aerospace education at the local, state and regional levels. “In an era so intensely focused on national security, it is crucial that our two organizations partner to make... 31 January 2018
Consolite Technology played a part in the evaluation of the Night Vision Goggle (NVG) Flight Trials for the UK Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth after Consolite carried out multiple Harbour Trials on the ship to reduce risk. The trial included flying at low levels over the sea -- sideways and... 30 January 2018
The Royal Norwegian Navy frigate HNoMS Roald Amundsen and the German Sachsen-class frigate Hessen arrived at the Norfolk, Virginia naval base to participate in Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group’s (HST CSG) upcoming Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Both of these ships are new additions to the Harry S. Truman... 30 January 2018
Diamond Visionics released version 10.5.3 of GenesisRTX with some major technology upgrades and new feature enhancements that support the company’s priority of providing high-fidelity image generation. New features include: High-resolution dynamic ground tracks: The key part of this new feature is that the ground tracks are dynamic, not just another... 30 January 2018
U.S. Army and coalition medical personnel from New Zealand, Singapore and Australia took part in a real-world, medical-training scenario at Camp Taji in Iraq. The exercise helped train the participants to handle a flood of wounded patients coming into the Role Two Enhanced Medical Facility. Camp Taji is overseen by... 25 January 2018
General Dynamics Information Technology won a $58.9 million U.S. Army Medical Command contract to provide customized medical training and exercises at more than 15 U.S. Army Reserve regional training-sites medical program locations throughout the country. For more than a decade, General Dynamics has provided mission command and integrated training support... 25 January 2018
The U.S. Army awarded CALIBRE Systems a five-year contract worth up to $554 million to support its Training Support Systems Enterprise (TSS-E). Under this contract, CALIBRE will deliver a wide range of training services and solutions in five major task areas including Sustainable Range Program (SRP), Combat Training Center (CTC)... 25 January 2018
The U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) named the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) as the primary source for T-6 repairs. The T-6 Texan II trainer is the first aircraft Navy and Marine Corps pilots train on, regardless of whether pilots go on to fly helicopters, multi-engine planes... 25 January 2018
Personnel from five Royal Navy ships took part in the latest validation exercise on the U.K.’s new aircraft carriers. The U.S. Navy ran the U.K. Carrier Strike Group (CSG) exercise that also included the French, Danish and German navies operating from the U.K. Maritime Composite Training System site at HMS... 23 January 2018
EDM showcased its F-35 simulator capabilities at last week’s Lockheed Martin Cockpit Event. Held at The Institution of Engineering and Technology in London on January 16 and 17, the event was organized to increase awareness of the vital role played by UK industry in the F-35 program. EDM teamed up... 23 January 2018
AECOM won a nine-year, $442 million contract from the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command to provide rotary wing flight training instructor support services at Fort Rucker, Alabama. The contract includes a 12-month base period plus option years, and is expected to be completed by September 30, 2026. AECOM... 19 January 2018
The DiSTI Corporation and Agueris, a member of the CMI Group, are entering a partnership to develop 3-D Virtual Maintenance Training Solutions for the European market that will be based on DiSTI’s virtual training solution, VE Studio. The partnership will help Aguris expand its activity and develop innovative maintenance training solutions... 18 January 2018
Indra won a €36 million (USD $44 million) contract as part of the European Defence Agency’s project OCEAN2020, the largest defense R&D initiative backed by the European Union's new European Defense Fund to date. The project is part of the EU's Preparatory Action on Defense Research (PADR), which will lay... 18 January 2018
DiSTI Corporation is entering a new partnership with HAVELSAN to develop 3-D virtual training solutions and build the Virtual Training Center of Excellence in HAVELSAN’s hometown of Ankara, Turkey. HAVELSAN is a private company and a division of the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, and specializes in systems integration in the... 18 January 2018