5 November 2025 The 23rd European Aviation Training Summit (EATS 2025) opened this week in Cascais, Portugal, drawing record attendance, with many of the themes and discussions directly relevant to the defence training and simulation ecosystem.
AI2 Incubator has secured $200 million in compute resources, and can offer support to startups with $1 million dedicated AI-style compute access. 13 March 2024
AIXR and Halldale have joined forces, empowering safety training communities worldwide with XR technologies and providing members with exclusive discounts and networking opportunities. 13 March 2024
Aechelon Technology has delivered 29 Varjo XR-4 Secure Edition units, bolstering defense capabilities through a strategic alliance with Varjo. 13 March 2024
Marty Kauchak reports on President Biden's FY 2025 Defense Budget request, totaling $849.8 billion. The budget faces a complex path through Congress amid partisan tensions, with details on simulation and training outlined. 12 March 2024
The new program’s open architecture enables the quick implementation of user-requested features, while maintaining control over the application development. 12 March 2024
NATO's Dynamic Manta 24 exercise strengthens anti-submarine warfare capabilities and demonstrates interoperability among allied forces, emphasizing readiness for multi-domain operations and enhancing overall NATO readiness posture. 11 March 2024
Mercury Systems has secured a $243.8 million contract to deliver advanced electronic attack training subsystems for the Naval Air Warfare Center. 11 March 2024
Finalists chosen by the integrated product team for the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge are featured at I/ITSEC where they are invited to showcase their games. 6 March 2024
This April will see the return of the highly anticipated military training technology exhibition and conference, IT2EC. With the overarching theme of the conference set to explore how nations and industry can enable operational advantage through training and simulation, the event is expected to drive the debate on how technological advances can expedite and streamline armed forces training. 5 March 2024
The Qatar Emiri Air Force and Leonardo are celebrating a flight hour milestone for the NH90 helicopter fleet during the DIMDEX conference. 5 March 2024
Halldale Group Editor Marty Kauchak is back with another 'Delving into Defence', MS&T's new podcast offering, where he is joined by special correspondent Andy Fawkes and Europe Editor Dim Jones to investigate the increased involvement of robots in training exercises. 5 March 2024
AERALIS’ aircraft has progressed significantly since 2022. On display this year is the common core fuselage, reflecting the current design. 4 March 2024
TRU Simulation has secured a contract to provide advanced multi-engine aircraft training systems for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard aviators. 1 March 2024
Thales has been contracted to supply eight Reality H Full Flight Simulators to Airbus Helicopters for Bundeswehr and NATO H145M pilot training. 29 February 2024
The Pilatus PC-21 training aircraft has achieved a milestone of 500,000 flight hours, helping provide military pilot training worldwide. 29 February 2024