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Indra developed the first Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for the H145 helicopter. Working in collaboration with Airbus Helicopters, this simulator has the highest qualification for Flight Simulator Training devices, meaning one hour of training corresponds to one hour of flight in the real helicopter. H145, developed by Airbus Helicopters, is... 26 September 2017
Formidable Shield, a NATO training exercise to test eight countries’ integrated air and missile defense capabilities, is being supported by QinetiQ. One of the most sophisticated and complex exercises undertaken in the U.K., Formidable Shield will take place in the Outer Hebrides, off the Scottish coast. It involves 14 ships,... 25 September 2017
Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS), a business division of Cubic Corporation deployed its GATR satellite antennas and personnel to support hurricane disaster recovery operations. Working with several of its global disaster relief customers, Cubic’s GATR antennas were deployed on the islands of St. John and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; Antigua;... 25 September 2017
Meggitt Training Systems is set to demonstrate the FATS 100MIL and portable FATS 100P small-arms training systems at the Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting & Exposition (AUSA) this October. Both products boast new and expanded features to better train military personnel. FATS 100MIL small-arms training system has program-of-record certifications from... 22 September 2017
CACI International has been tasked with modeling and simulation systems development for sensor and imaging systems for the U.S. Army’s Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate, or NVESD. The new contract is set over a three-year period with a ceiling value of $173 million. It is part of the Rapid... 20 September 2017
The Defense Advanced Research and Planning Agency (DARPA) selected Aptima for its Agile Teams program, awarding the company with a multi-year contract worth an estimated $3.5 million. Aptima and partners, Professor Julie Shah of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Professor Krishna Pattipati of the University of Connecticut and Sophia... 20 September 2017
SCALABLE Network Technologies was awarded an independent SBIR Phase II Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) contract to support enhancements to the Joint Tactical Radio Network Emulator (JNE). This is a follow-up upon another SCALABLE contract from the Army and Navy Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) efforts. "This contract award is... 19 September 2017
Saab is in the process of evaluating and selecting a new manufacturing location in the U.S. for the T-X advanced trainer aircraft that was developed alongside Boeing. Together, the two companies are competing to win the tender process to supply the United States Air Force with an advanced trainer aircraft. 19 September 2017
The U.S. Air Force Academy selected VBS3 and VBS Fires FST from Bohemia Interactive Simulations and SimCentric Technologies for use in the Academy’s Military Strategic Studies Course. The course is designed to train cadets to develop airmanship skills, while also exposing them to the different career paths available in the... 18 September 2017
L3 Link Simulation & Training has been awarded a follow-on contract from the US Air Force's (USAF) Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to provide the next-generation high-fidelity mission simulation solution to train all future MQ-1 and MQ-9 aircrews. The Predator Mission Aircrew Training System (PMATS)... 18 September 2017
The H145 simulator at the Airbus Helicopters Training Academy in Germany has been awarded level D status by the German Federal Aviation Office, the highest certification for a full flight simulator (FFS). This is the first helicopter FFS certified for the H145, and the first reach that standard in Germany... 15 September 2017
Bagira delivered three additional Israeli-Engagement Skills Trainers (I-ESTs) to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). This comes off of the success form the I-ESTs in the infantry training program, so the IDF is expanding the initiative to three additional sites, including the Artillery Corp Training Base (Shivta), the Advanced Armor Training... 14 September 2017
Rockwell Collins completed first Flight2 avionics system integration in Toulouse for the French Air Force C-130H Hercules modernization program. Flight2 is Rockwell Collins’s next generation of communications navigation surveillance/air traffic management solution, enabling the C-130 to comply with the most recent International Civil Aviation Organization standards. The company has fitted... 14 September 2017
CAE USA has been advised that the Initial Entry Rotary-Wing Instructor Support Services contract it won from the United States Army in late 2016 has been overturned in response to a protest filed by the incumbent contractor, AECOM. CAE USA was to provide support services for U.S. Army helicopter flight... 14 September 2017
Thales is investing in two new facilities in the U.K. dedicated to testing and training of autonomous systems. One will be based in West Wales and the other in South-West England. The company is investing a total of £7 million ($9.2 million) across the two regions, which will sustain around... 14 September 2017
Indra developed the Full Flight Simulator (FFS) EC135 Helicopter Simulator for Spain’s army. This was developed as part of the Spanish Directorate General of Armament and Equipment program, addressing army pilot training requirements for the highest certification, CS-FSTD(H) level D, making EC135 Simulator is the first helicopter simulator certified by... 13 September 2017
Inzpire is set to announce a new partnership with the Golden Eagle Aviation Academy (GEAA) at Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2017. The two companies will sign a memorandum of understanding, leading a to a deal that will see Inzpire provide U.K.-military trained expertise to the newly-formed academy in... 13 September 2017
"The new record for visitors and the number of exhibitors, as well as the renewed increase in internationality impressively underline the status of gamescom as the world's largest event revolving around computer and video games." This is how Felix Falk, managing director of the BIU, the association of the German... 13 September 2017
Since 2010, NATO scientists have explored Data Farming, a process of using fast running simulation models to obtain insight into complex systems. Data farming provides important aid to the top executives in light of the most complex situations that NATO forces are faced with in today's uncertain world. "Data farming... 13 September 2017
CAE and Elbit Systems announced at the Defence Systems Equipment International (DSEI) that the two companies signed a joint agreement to pursue the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence training opportunities. The companies UK arms, CAE UK plc and Elbit Systems UK, are looking at opportunities that fall under the... 12 September 2017