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Red Flag exercises provide aircrews the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment. Red Flag 24-1 will focus on the Indo-Pacific Theater and combating the pacing challenge alongside allies and partners. 17 January 2024
The US eVTOL community recently took an incremental, but significant step forward when AIR announced its next phase of participation in the US Air Force’s AFWERX Agility Prime Program. Group Editor Marty Kauchak looks at the importance of the move. 15 January 2024
The focus of Exercise Odyssey Encore will center on individual and collective tasks at the small-unit-level that directly contribute to the readiness of the US Marines to conduct its mission essential tasks. 11 January 2024
In this training exercise, US Marines and Sailors are executing multiple training missions ranging from raids, tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel, and foreign humanitarian and disaster relief operations. 11 January 2024
Hatalom will leverage its expertise to deliver a diverse range of Interactive Multimedia Instruction products to advance simulation and training technologies. 11 January 2024
Quantum3D has integrated its next-generation visual simulation system with Ultrontek in Taiwan, where it will be used for the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology. 10 January 2024
Under this contract, Aechelon Technology will supply software licenses and hardware options for its pC-NOVA Nucleus 8-GPU Image Generators. 10 January 2024
To address eVTOL aircraft battery management, a US Air Force program recently received a demonstration of a mobile battery care station developed by Arctech Charge. 9 January 2024
CAE was awarded a contract to provide maintenance training and operator effects for Bell’s next-generation tiltrotor, the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, for the U.S. Army. 9 January 2024
One of the indelible impressions of the simulation and training (S&T) community this author gained during 2023 was the quickening pace of lines being blurred between the military learning (training and education) enterprise and its counterpart organizations in adjacent safety critical training (SCT) sectors. 9 January 2024
The modification award exercises options on a previously awarded contract and also includes training device production lines in support of F-35A, F-35B and F-35C aircraft initial sustainment activities. 8 January 2024
The entities believe this merger provides significantly more resources to invest in its mission-critical solutions, to better serve customers and accelerate technology across the aviation, defense and rail sectors. 8 January 2024
The 2023 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge winners were revealed at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), highlighting the significant impact of serious games on learning. 5 January 2024
BlueHalo believes VST-Stinger is the first and only fielded VR-based MANPADS training device that supports portable or fixed-site Stinger team training. 5 January 2024
The UK has been providing basic training to Ukraine's combat air pilots as a contribution to the international Air Force Capability Coalition for Ukraine. 5 January 2024
Going to Las Vegas? PLEXSYS is highlighting its latest products at the Combat Air Forces Weapons and Tactics Conference at Nellis Air Force Base from 10-11 January. 5 January 2024
During this first week of January 2024 many of our military and industry followers and readers from across the globe are returning to their workplaces from well-earned, end-of-year holidays. As the broad defense training enterprise did not rest in the run-up to 2024, here’s an opportunity to obtain an update on several, key community developments that gained our attention since mid-December. 3 January 2024
CAE GmbH has delivered a fully equipped NH90 training centre to the German Navy during an official ceremony at the facility. 21 December 2023
The Cargo Hold Part Task Trainer makes it possible to practise mission-specific alteration of the cargo hold, load preparation, loading and unloading, in-flight and ground procedures and cooperation between crewmembers. 15 December 2023
The first four aircraft, out of a total of eight to be delivered, are equipped with a cockpit specially designed for the Airbus Flight Academy, including two Electronic Flight Instrument Systems. 14 December 2023