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The UK Ministry of Defence has approved a two-year extension on its Joint Warfare Support contract with MASS. The £10 million ($13.3m USD) contract begins in April 2018, continuing MASS’s training and exercise support to the MOD’s Joint Forces Command. It includes provisions to develop a comprehensive scenario scripting capability... 13 December 2017
Babcock International and Elbit Systems entered a partnership agreement to pursue UK Ministry of Defence’s Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) program to create the next generation of aggressor air capabilities. The two companies already work together in the training world, successfully delivering advanced flight training capabilities on time... 12 December 2017
The United States Federal Aviation Administration awarded the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet full-flight simulator an interim Level C qualification. FlightSafety International and Pilatus it expect to be qualified by the European Aviation Safety Agency in early 2018. FlightSafety’s simulation engineers and developers worked closely with Pilatus to develop the PC-24... 11 December 2017
MS&T editors reflect on this gathering of the defense training community in Orlando FL in late November. Managing Editor Jeff Loube, with files from Rick Adams, Dim Jones, and Marty Kauchack, writes. 11 December 2017
General Dynamics Information Technology won a Mission Operations Center contract from the U.S. Air Force worth approximately $47 million for one year, with four additional option years. The Infrastructure, Development and Engineering support contract will see the company develop and maintain simulation software and hardware solutions, build and maintain network... 8 December 2017
An Inzpire team designed and delivered an experimental synthetic training exercise, Exercise Iron Dragon, using QinetiQ’s Distributed Synthetic Air Land Training (DSALT) Capability to the U.K. 3rd Division Headquarters at the Royal Air Force Air Battlespace Training Centre (ABTC) at RAF Waddington. This was the first time an Army exercise... 8 December 2017
Inzpire’s GECO Air, a tablet-based mission system, entered service with the Indonesian Air Force. The GECO will be used for Su-27, Su-30, F-16, Hawk, T-50 and Super Tucano aircraft training. Following a contract signing in summer 2017, Inzpire’s Missions Systems team undertook a comprehensive integration program with the Indonesian Air... 7 December 2017
Elbit Systems won a 13-year, $74 million contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) to provide and operate flight simulators for the upgraded C-130H and C-130J transport aircrafts, broken down between a three-year set-up phase and a ten-year operating period. The company will set up and operate the Israeli... 7 December 2017
The U.S. Department of Defense contracted the non-profit, National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL), to help launch a new Training and Readiness Accelerator (TREX) in a five-year contract. The program was announced at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulations and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2017 in Orlando, Florida. The goal public-private partnership is to... 6 December 2017
NSC’s Unit Based Virtual Training (UBVT) system reached full operational capability after completing a series of events demonstrating its proficiency in providing personnel with a means to train in realistic synthetic environments. The system trained over 450 service men and women across the U.K., Germany and Cyprus in the past... 6 December 2017
“I see training technology as a key readiness enabler for our force. We’re so fortunate to be in an era when we can conduct so much training, not only live training which we still do plenty of, but training in virtual simulators and constructive training for staffs and headquarters.” Group... 5 December 2017
“To ensure a qualitative advantage on the battlefield, our forces need to be better trained in multi-domain full-spectrum combat.” Group Editor Marty Kauchak completed a wide-ranging Q&A with Colonel Robert H. Epstein, the commander of the Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation (AFAMS) in Orlando on October 6, 2017. 5 December 2017
“The individual or people who are ‘in the seat’, who are operating and using the training system, are the most important part.” Group Editor Marty Kauchak completed a wide-ranging Q&A with Captain Erik O. Etz, Commanding Officer, Naval Air Warfare Training Center – Training Systems Division Orlando on September 13,... 5 December 2017
“We are the acquisition lead for the materiel solution, and providing that.” Group Editor Marty Kauchak completed a wide-ranging Q&A with Marine Corps Colonel William (Walt) Yates, PM TRASYS (Program Manager for Training Systems) Orlando on September 26, 2017. Following an introduction in MS&T 6/2017, the interview is provided below... 5 December 2017
The German and Spanish Ministries of Defense selected Indra to develop a new version of the Eurofighter Typhoon Simulator. The simulation is on schedule for delivery by the end of 2019. It will feature the changes incorporated into the latest version of the aircraft itself, notably radar advances, electronic defense... 4 December 2017
SimCentric Technologies appointed Aben-Tech as an authorized reseller of SimCentric applications in Taiwan. “In Taiwan, the simulation training type has turned from combat skill to a more acute focus on joint exercise in recent years,” said Aben-Tech Manager Daniel Hsu. The reseller agreement will open the door for Taiwanese stakeholders... 4 December 2017
The office of the Naval Aviation Training Systems is developing new virtual reality trainers for the F/A-18 Super Hornet, TH-57 Sea Ranger training helicopter and T-45 Goshawk jet trainer, said office lead Chris Foster during a mixed reality panel at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2017. This... 1 December 2017
After four years of training command staff through COMBATER, a MASA SWORD powered simulation system, the Brazilian Army renewed its software maintenance contract with MASA. The army is also extending the deployment of licenses it is using to improve its simulation training offering for its officers. The Brazilian Army first... 1 December 2017
The Colombian Air Force welcomes a multi-cockpit Mission Training Center (MTC) from Elbit Systems into their training repertoire. The MTC simulates battlefield training for a variety of aircrafts and systems. The Colombian Air Force mission training system draws on Elbit Systems’ experience with the SkyBreaker Mission Training Center, implementing the... 30 November 2017
Cubic Global Defense (CGD) has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ), multiple award task order contract with a $975 million ceiling to support the US Army's Mission Training Complex Capabilities Support (MTCCS) program. Under the contract, Cubic's primary task areas will include delivery of training, technical and communications... 30 November 2017