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19 June 2026 Dim Jones The UK's defence funding shortfall is expected to force the Ministry of Defence to cut day-to-day spending, with training, exercises and readiness activities likely to bear much of the impact as major equipment programmes remain difficult to reduce. Defence leaders warn that reduced training opportunities and participation in international exercises could weaken military preparedness and damage the UK's standing with allies.
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VT MAK has announced the official release of VR-Engage 1.0, MAK's new multi-role virtual simulator. VR-Engage lets you play the role of a first-person human character; a vehicle driver, gunner or commander; or the pilot of an airplane or helicopter. VR-Engage can be deployed as a trainee simulator, as a... 10 May 2017
Bagira's full MAGNET system, including MAGNET adaptation for Galil assault rifle and anti-tank rocket Panzerfaust 3, has been delivered to the Peruvian army, accompanied by one year of operational and maintenance service, as part of Bagira's focus on the mission readiness of its customers. The MAGNET, an infantry tactical weapon... 9 May 2017
Lockheed Martin won a contract to deliver a tailored simulation-based F-16 training environment for the Romanian Air Force that includes a comprehensive suite of full-mission trainers and combat-tactics trainers that can be networked together, aligning technologies to enable multiple pilots to train together on advanced scenarios. Under this contract, Lockheed... 9 May 2017
CAE has been awarded a C$56 million contract by the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to provide the UAE Air Force and Air Defence with a comprehensive training solution for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). Under terms of the five-year contract, CAE will deliver an integrated training solution... 8 May 2017
Two United States F-35A (USAF) Lightning IIs and about 20 supporting Airmen have arrived at Bulgaria’s Graf Ignatievo Air Base from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England to participate in the first training deployment to Europe. The aircraft and total force Airmen are from the 34th Fighter Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing,... 8 May 2017
Cubic Global Defense (CGD) has received a contract award worth more than $35 million to continue supporting the British Army. The three-year contract allows Cubic to deliver services and repair to the Area Weapons Effects Simulator (AWES) at Salisbury Plain Training Area (SPTA) in the United Kingdom and at the British... 4 May 2017
Cubic Appoints Diane Giuliani Senior Vice President Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corporation, appointed Diane Giuliani as senior vice president of global business development and strategy. Giuliani will be responsible for global business development efforts across the CGD business, including the implementation and execution of business... 26 April 2017
Boeing and partner Saab have completed the first flight of their second production-ready T-X aircraft, which is identical to the first and designed specifically for the US Air Force advanced pilot training requirement. During the one-hour flight, lead T-X Test Pilot Steve Schmidt and Boeing Test Pilot for Air Force... 26 April 2017
Cubic Global Defense (CGD) has won a contract worth approximately $4.5 million ($6 million CDN) from the Government of Canada to upgrade its Department of National Defence’s Data Communications Network (DCN) and Exercise Control Centre (EXCON) for the Canadian Weapons Effect Simulation (CWES) system. Cubic will upgrade hardware and software associated... 20 April 2017
UFA's latest version of the ATCoach® Radar and ATTower® Tower ATC Simulators have been accredited by the US Army Directorate of Simulation at Martindale Army Heli Port (AHP) in San Antonio, Texas. The simulators support operations-based individual radar and tower task training as well as collective radar/tower training of critical... 19 April 2017
Quantum 3D Government Systems has been awarded a contract from the Link Simulation & Training division of L3 Technologies, Inc. in support of a flight crew training system for the US Air Force's new Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) for Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of Avionics for Global Operations... 19 April 2017
Saab has signed a contract extension with the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the provision of Support and Services to the Direct Fire Weapons Effects Simulator (DFWES) capability. The three year extension has a value of MSEK245 and comes into effect during 2017. DFWES is a high fidelity... 18 April 2017
VirTra Inc. has received an award from an undisclosed international customer in the Middle East for approximately $0.6 million. VirTra will supply, install and maintain simulator systems at the customer's locations. These installations will be the latest in a total of thirteen V-300™ systems that have been deployed over several... 13 April 2017
The National Center for Simulation will recognize the 2017 class of the Modeling and Simulation Hall of Fame in a special ceremony planned for June 29 at the Orange County Convention Center - home of the Hall of Fame Wall of Honor. Those five individuals are: David M. Kotick, Naval... 13 April 2017
NSC's enduring support of future commanders and staff officers from all three UK Armed Services is to run until at least March 2018. The simulation, training and consultancy specialist has been an ever-present asset at the UK Defence Academy's Joint Services Command and Staff College since it opened its doors... 12 April 2017
Bagira Systems, in cooperation with Meggitt Training Systems, has demonstrated the Multi-Function Stationary Infantry Target System (MF-SIT) for the IDF (Israel Defence Force). The exclusive cooperation included a demonstration of the MF-SIT, which enables a full range of training capabilities, including Pop-Up target movement, Swing Out, Slice, Vertically Rise and... 12 April 2017
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded Rockwell Collins a $21 million contract to support the second production lot of the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS) for upgrading Air Force, Navy and Army test ranges. The next-generation test range instrumentation system will replace legacy range systems including the Advanced... 11 April 2017
The Royal Thai Navy has awarded Rheinmetall another important order in the field of maritime training simulation. Under the contract, Rheinmetall's Simulation and Training unit will supply Thailand with a turnkey system known as the Naval Warfare Training Simulator (NWTS). Worth several million euros, the order includes construction of a... 6 April 2017
Boeing is to open an office in South Australia this month. Boeing's new Adelaide office will support advanced military systems and leading edge research and development over the long term. The hub will work closely with universities, other tertiary institutions and research organisations. Boeing's presence in Australia is already its... 6 April 2017
Aptima, an engineering company that applies expertise in the disciplines of how humans think, learn, and behave to solve challenges faced by the U.S. Department of Defense, moved its Orlando-based staff into larger, more central offices. "This move represents an exciting development for Aptima," said Daniel Serfaty, Aptima’s CEO and... 5 April 2017
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