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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.
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Bristol-based light jet company AERALIS, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Babcock France to explore the operation of flexible aircraft as a service enabled by the design of AERALIS’s modular aircraft system. 18 September 2023
Competitive shooting such as this event helps National Guard Soldiers and Airmen hone their skills and learn to train other Guardsmen more effectively. 15 September 2023
Hadean will bridge physical and virtual worlds for October Sky, bringing a real asset, located in Melbourne, and integrating it into a digital realm deployed in Sydney – over 900 kilometres away. 14 September 2023
The announcement follows the successful role out of the programme which has seen almost 100 training events to date this year. 14 September 2023
The oldest multilateral military exercise in the Middle East and Africa, Bright Star 2023 is designed to enhance interoperability among the 34 participating nations and support their ability to confront security and military challenges. 14 September 2023
Bell plans for the test article to execute a series of HSVTOL high-speed transition maneuvers, a first-of-its-kind capability for vertical lift aircraft. 14 September 2023
Using Red 6’s patented technology, pilots will be able to see and interact with virtual aircraft, targets and threats on the ground and in the air, while also experiencing the cognitive loads of physically flying the airplane. 14 September 2023
The company has delivered three firsts during Formidable Shield 23, which was hosted over three weeks at MOD Hebrides and included nearly 4,000 Allied military personnel from 13 NATO nations. 14 September 2023
Elbit Systems UK will develop, produce and integrate simulators for the British Army’s 81mm mortars and 105mm Light Gun, providing simulated ammunition and a high technology interface. 14 September 2023
The team will put forward plans for a transformative digital infrastructure that will give the British Army the ability to train consistently and measure results, whenever and wherever in the world it is required. 14 September 2023
The contract will see delivery of 50 extended reality flight simulators for the Navy's undergraduate pilot training program. 13 September 2023
Team Crucible will enable efficient, effective and realistic collective training for UK soldiers, utilising data to provide rapid real-time feedback. 13 September 2023
A consortium of UK SMEs have received a 4-year contract to develop a Field Army specific version of their decision support tool, Forge. 13 September 2023
The new light jet aircraft will have a first-of-its-kind wing architecture consisting of an inner wing and an outer wing to ensure manoeuvrability at both low and high speeds – giving the aircraft transonic capability. 12 September 2023
The new Centres are in addition to Elbit Systems UK’s recent investment across the UK including the opening of the new site in Kent, and a new manufacturing facility in Bristol, with investment in staff and sites in the last five years totalling over £30 million. 12 September 2023
With this award, the Navy is poised to capitalize on Vertex’s T-6 virtual reality Immersive Training Devices, propelling their undergraduate pilot training program, Project Avenger. 12 September 2023
The partnership between the two entities will help to deliver scalable, interoperable, and immersive collective training solutions to military personnel across services, domains and allies, whilst also allowing investigation of wider applications. 12 September 2023
Pilots can now train in a simulator that reflects systems and capabilities of the current PRTAF F-16 Mid-Life-Update configuration. 11 September 2023
The new release offers support for export to the 3D Tiles format, enabling use of Remoscape terrains in Cesium and Unreal Engine. 11 September 2023
RYAN AEROSPACE’s basic concept demonstrator will show how (using mixed reality technology) the trainee can see hands in the cockpit and interact with controls and instruments of their aircraft whilst everything seen outside the cockpit is virtual. 11 September 2023