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Baines Simmons, the aviation safety consultancy arm of Air Partner, was awarded a four-year contract with the European Defence Agency (EDA). “The EDA has contracted Baines Simmons a couple of times for consultancy support in the last few years,” said Henk Corporaal, the EDA project officer on airworthiness. “From our... 5 September 2017
The British company BMT launched a new concept design for a mine countermeasure (MCM) called VENARI-85. This concept would be capable of clearing out mines faster, over a greater area and with less risk to the crew. “VENARI-85 represents a huge step change in the way MCM ship design is... 5 September 2017
Halldale Group, publishers of Military Simulation & Training (MS&T) magazine, the leading simulation & training publication of the global defense industry for more than 30 years, announced its 2017 list of International Simulation and Training Industry Awards winners and finalists, which include: 2017 MST Industry Awards Final Ribbon Winners List... 5 September 2017
U.K. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, in his first meeting with the newly appointed French Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly, agreed to a new U.K.-French training program. In September, over 1,500 British soldiers from the 16 Air Assault Brigade with join their French counterparts from the 11eme Brigade Parachitiste... 1 September 2017
Bohemia Interactive Simulations is releasing the latest version of Virtual Battlespace Image Generator, or VBS IG, its computer image generation software on September 8, 2017. The update will integrate with existing host software using the CIGI standard. Users can build databases with VBS IG with standard geographic information systems software,... 31 August 2017
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