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One of CAE USA's senior instructor pilots on the MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) recently participated as one of the aircrew during the ceremonial "final flight" of the MQ-1 Predator at Holloman Air Force Base (AFB) in New Mexico. In total, seven pilots and seven sensor operators participated in... 8 March 2017
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) has released a new version of VBS IG, which shares a common baseline with Virtual Battlespace 3 (VBS3) and inherits the many improvements of the latest version of VBS3. VBS IG provides common visualization technology for the land, sea and air training domains with a highly... 8 March 2017
SimCentric Technologies has opened a North American Office in Fayetteville, North Carolina to enhance the engagement, responsiveness, program support and collaborative teaming capacity for its military and industry partners. The company has named Lee Power as its new Senior Director – North America, and head of U.S.-based operations. Power had... 7 March 2017
The Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS) has been recognised by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as an Approved Training Organisation (ATO), certified to train test pilots to civil standards. The accreditation means ETPS is one of three schools in the world, and the first in the UK, able to... 7 March 2017
CAE USA has celebrated the grand opening of the new CAE Dothan Training Center located at the Dothan Regional Airport in Alabama. The first class of United States Army aviators officially started training at the center in mid-February, including the first class for the Initial Entry Fixed-Wing training track created... 7 March 2017
TRU Simulation + Training Inc., a Textron Inc. company, completed modifications to the United States Air Force’s (USAF) C17 MTS Maintenance Training System (MTS) and a Maintenance Training Device (MTD) for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The modifications, a combined award value of more than $30 million, were completed... 7 March 2017
FlightSafety International is now offering FAA-approved Part 142 Night Vision Goggle initial training for Airbus Helicopters H135, Bell 212, and Bell 412EP using Level D qualified simulators. FlightSafety has also introduced an NVG eLearning recurrent course. "The ongoing expansion of our NVG training for helicopter pilots demonstrates our investment and... 7 March 2017
The Halldale Group, publisher of Military Simulation and Training (MS&T), Civil Aviation Training (CAT) and Medical Training (MTM) Magazines acquired Military Training International (MTI) from Defense House Publishing. MTI will be merged into MS&T, which will re-institute a sixth issue in 2017 that will carry the Military Training International logo,... 6 March 2017
Frasca International has sold a Level 7 flight training device (FTD) for the Bell CH-139 JetRanger helicopter for use by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) No. 3 Flying Training School (3 FTS). The new JetRanger Level 7 FTD represents a tremendous leap in technology over the Level 4 JetRanger cockpit... 3 March 2017
Saab has received an order for the advanced anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training system, AUV62-AT. Deliveries will take place during 2017 and 2018. The autonomous underwater vehicle system AUV62-AT is an advanced and capable system for cost-efficient training of a navy's ASW forces. The AUV62-AT is an acoustic target that mimics... 3 March 2017
QinetiQ signed a deal for four Airbus H125 helicopters as part of its modernization of the Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS) it manages with the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD). The aircraft are expected to enter service in early 2019. The approximately £15 million deal will see Airbus Helicopters’ UK... 2 March 2017
CAE won a contract from Australia's Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group to provide comprehensive support and training services for the Royal Australian Air Force's Hawk Mk127 training system. CAE will provide classroom and simulator instructors at RAAF Base Williamtown, and will also provide maintenance and support services on the three... 1 March 2017
Meggitt Training Systems recently completed the joint final inspection and final physical configuration audit for the US Marine Corps' next-generation, small arms trainer. Completion of these tests confirms that Meggitt has met all program-of-record requirements set forth by the Program Manager for Training Systems to deliver the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship... 1 March 2017
CAE has been awarded a contract from Australia's Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group to provide comprehensive support and training services for the Royal Australian Air Force's Hawk Mk127 training system. Under terms of the contract, CAE will provide classroom and simulator instructors at RAAF Base Williamtown, in addition to providing... 1 March 2017
Rockwell Collins has introduced its Coalescence mixed reality system that encapsulates the user in a virtual and augmented environment for air, land or sea missions. Coalescence merges the trainee’s real world view with a synthetic environment providing a seamlessly enhanced, mixed reality – what the company says is a first... 28 February 2017
Boeing has received a two-year, $18.7 million contract from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to provide C-17 Globemaster II logistics support and training simulator maintenance. Boeing, which originally manufactured the C-17, will support the UAE's inventory of realistic, motion-based training devices used to train aircrews and support personnel for the... 22 February 2017
Inzpire Limited and Discovery Air Defence Services Inc. (DA Defence) have joined forces to bid for the UK Ministry of Defence's Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme. The two companies will combine their capabilities in the live training environment to deliver a training solution for the UK Ministry... 22 February 2017
CAE USA, prime contractor for the United States Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Aircrew Training System (ATS) program, has received an Authorization to Operate (ATO) on the USAF's Distributed Training Center Network (DTCN). The first KC-135 operational flight trainer (OFT) to receive the ATO is at Scott Air Force Base (AFB),... 22 February 2017
Cohort company SEA has installed an aircraft procedural trainer (APT) at the UK Defence Academy at Shrivenham. The APT, the latest iteration of SEA's DECKsim technology, provides an immersive, high fidelity, 3D virtual environment for training students in flight deck and land-based operations. It is a demonstration system based on... 21 February 2017
UK-based Inzpire Limited has been awarded a contract to continue their provision of Apache and Wildcat Civilian Qualified Helicopter Instructors (CQHIS) to the UK Joint Helicopter Command. The contract will cover the delivery of Conversion to Type and Conversion to Role training on both Apache and Wildcat, through the provision... 14 February 2017