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The Netherlands Ministry of Defence awarded Bagira Systems its Joint Fire Training Exercise and System (JFTES) tender. The Royal Netherlands Army specifically selected the company’s Joint-Fire BattleSpace Simulator (JOBSS). This is the same system that’s been deployed by the Israeli Defence Forces since 2016. As per the contract, Bagira will...   31 August 2017
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), has been awarded a five-year contract by the U.S. Army for the perpetual license of VBS3 and related serviced to the Games for Training (GFT) program. GFT began in 2008, and BISim was previously awarded the program in 2013 as a key subcontractor. Virtual Battlespace 3,...   31 August 2017
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the United States Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D), completed training on Friday August 25, 2017 for the exercise Crocodile Strike. The exercise was part of the U.S. Force Posture Initiatives, which was announced in 2011. An extension of the Australia’s and the United States’ defense...   31 August 2017
The United States Air Force (USAF) is undergoing three initiatives to address the growing pilot shortage. The first is to increase aviation incentive pay, or flight pay, for officers and enlisted pilots. Starting on October 1, 2017, this is the first flight pay increase since 1999. The second initiative expands...   28 August 2017
The Estonian Armed Forces ordered a company-size infantry kit and eight BT46 CV9035 vehicle simulator kits from Saab, which are set for delivery in 2018. “I am proud that the Estonian Armed Forces have once again chosen Saab as their partner. They have used our training systems for quite some...   24 August 2017
United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence signed a three-year contract extension with the defense company Saab for the use of the Tactical Engagement Simulation (TES) as a fully managed service. The British army uses Saab’s Deployable TES to support overseas training exercises as part of its collective training progression. Part of...   23 August 2017
CAE has awarded Salve Regina University's administration of justice department (ADJ) a $180,000 grant to fund a cybersecurity defense research project. The research study will assess the cyber risks to the military's synthetic training environment, identify cyber effects to inject into the military's training environment for more realistic training, and...   23 August 2017
Cohort company MASS has underlined its credentials as a leading provider of training support with the planning and implementation of a major UK Joint Forces Command (JFC) exercise at a military base in Cornwall centered on achieving over 90 training objectives set by the JFC. Over 1100 people took part...   23 August 2017
Rostvertol and Russian Helicopters, part of the Russian state corporation Rostec, produced the first of the new Mi-28UB helicopters. The primary purpose of this new model is for flight instruction and training personnel. “The Mi-28 proved its efficiency, so we are expecting that its training version will be of great...   22 August 2017
The Synthetic Training Environment (STE) is an augmented reality training endeavor designed to improve soldier readiness in a variety of environments. “Due to the rapidly expanding industrial base in virtual and augmented reality, the Army is moving out to seize an opportunity to augment readiness,” Col. Harold Buhl, Army Research...   21 August 2017
The Canadian government signs a new contract with Thales for in-service support, refit, repair, maintenance and training to the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) and the Joint Support Ships (JSS). The initial service period for the contract will last eight years for up to $800 million CAD with the...   17 August 2017
New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) has acquired a perpetual enterprise license this past July for the VBS3Fire FST from the Australian simulation company SimCentric. SimCentric describes the program as an immersive call-for-fire and close air support training simulation, providing training for both ground and air based fires. “To have VBS3...   16 August 2017
Lockheed Martin has celebrated the latest milestone for the AIR 5428 Pilot Training System at a ceremony to mark the Chief of Air Force (CAF) completing the first flight of AIR 5428's in-service Pilatus PC-21. The AIR 5428 Pilot Training System is an integrated solution tailored for all future pilots...   16 August 2017
Baltimore, Maryland welcomes a new cybersecurity training and simulation center, Baltimore Cyber Range. The new facility is an effort from Cyberbit Ltd., a subsidiary of the Israel-based defense technology company Elbit Systems. “I am very pleased to celebrate the opening of the Baltimore Cyber Range,” said Governor Larry Hogan. “As...   15 August 2017
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has dispatched its two largest aircraft — C-17A Globemaster III transport and KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport — to the United States for Exercise Mobility Guardian 17. Held in Washington State from 30 July to 12 August 2017, Mobility Guardian 17 is conducted by the...   15 August 2017
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is one of five companies awarded a position on a five-year, $250 million contract to provide aviation training services in support of Security Assistance programs for the U.S. Army’s Security Assistance Training Management Organization (SATMO). The SATMO program is a component of the U.S. Security Cooperation Enterprise that...   14 August 2017
Rockwell Collins is to provide the French Air Force FOMEDEC training program with Visual Display Systems (VDS) for its Pilatus PC-21 simulators. Under a subcontract awarded by CAE, Rockwell Collins will develop two Spectraview Visual Display Systems in Salt Lake City, Utah, support CAE with integrating the systems at the...   14 August 2017
Sundog Software has released version 5 of its SilverLining Sky 3D Cloud and Weather Software Development Kit (SDK) for simulation and game developers to enable more immersive flight training in dangerous weather conditions. "SilverLining 5 includes a new library of hand-modeled cumulonimbus thunderheads and towering cumulus clouds," explains Frank Kane,...   14 August 2017
L3 Link Simulation & Training (L3 Link) has been awarded a contract modification from CSRA to deliver a fourth CH-47F Chinook Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) in the current aircraft configuration for the U.S. Army’s Flight School XXI (FSXXI) program. The contract also includes the upgrade of the three existing CH-47F...   9 August 2017
Cubic Defence Australia has been selected as the primary contractor for the development and delivery of simulation-enabled training events for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The four-year contract will see Cubic Defence Australia enhance the RAN’s multi-site synthetic training events at the Navy Synthetic Warfighting Centre (NSWC) by providing a...   7 August 2017