NCS Founder Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

December 14, 2020

Hank Okraski, NCS Hall of Fame member and longtime board member, has received a lifetime achievement modeling & simulation award given by the National Training & Simulation Association.

Collins Aerospace Providing Wide-Ranging S&T Solutions & Thought Leadership

December 7, 2020

Marty Kauchak

Marty Kauchak, Halldale Group Editor, files this 2020 vIITSEC Conference Floor Report.

SoarTech Scientists Power the Future of AI

December 3, 2020

In its quest to shape the future of artificial intelligence and solve the toughest challenges for military warfighters, Soar Technology, hired eight scientists in 2020 to add to their AI brain trust.

LuxCarta Launches BrightEarth Platform at vIITSEC

December 2, 2020

LuxCarta has launched its new web-based viewer to demonstrate its seamless BrightEarth® global cloud-free mosaic derived from Sentinel-2 imagery.

“The Future We Imagined in the Past is Happening Today”

December 1, 2020

Marty Kauchak, Andy Fawkes, Rick Adams, and Dim Jones

Day 1 (30 November) 2020 vIITSEC highlights. Compiled from reports filed from the conference exhibition floor and briefing rooms by Halldale staff members: Andy Fawkes, MS&T Editor; Rick Adams, CAT Editor, Dim Jones, MS&T Europe Correspondent; and Marty Kauchak, Halldale Media Group Editor.

Simulation and Training Anywhere

December 1, 2020

Dim Jones, Andy Fawkes, and Marty Kauchak

This 25 November, Andy Fawkes, MS&T Editor, Dim Jones, MS&T Magazine Europe Editor and Marty Kauchak, Halldale Media Group Editor, completed a wide-ranging interview with Sébastien Lozé, Industry Manager, Simulations at Epic Games. The participants spoke about the growing Epic Games’ S&T ecosystem, the latest technological developments, and S&T acquisition.

Quantum3D Demonstrates New Training Capabilities at vIITSEC

Quantum3D Brings New Training Capabilities

December 1, 2020

Quantum3D is showing the new release of its Independence IDX 900 Image Generator and other training systems during the virtual Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference.

SAIC Unveils New Microlearning Platform

November 30, 2020

Science Applications International Corp. is displaying its training and simulation solutions, including a synthetic experiential suite of software, customizable interactive models with procedural instruction, and a new microlearning platform called in-SITE, during the 2020 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference.

CAE Develops Virtual World for UK Strategic Command

November 24, 2020

CAE has been awarded a subcontract from Improbable for a second year to further develop and extend a Single Synthetic Environment technology demonstrator for the United Kingdom’s Strategic Command.

ECS to Share Haptics Research at vIITSEC

November 24, 2020

Engineering & Computer Simulations has been selected to present the paper, Addressing Tactical Combat Casualty Care in Synthetic Training Environments, at vIITSEC next week.

Airline Heads of Training Debate ‘Hot’ Topics

In collaboration with EASA, Halldale Group recently hosted a Heads of Training (HoT) interactive online workshop with about 40 leaders from airlines, aviation training organisations, and academia. EATS Chair Capt. Jacques Drappier provides a summary of the workshop’s highlights.

WATS 2021 – New Dates Announced

The World Aviation Training Summit (WATS), the world’s largest gathering of aviation training professionals, will take place on June 15-16, 2021.

New Part 147 Training Era, Finally

The basic requirements to become a licensed aircraft maintenance technician (AMT) haven’t changed much over the years. Until now. Robert W. Moorman explores The basic requirements to become a licensed aircraft maintenance technician (AMT) haven’t changed much over the years. Until now. Robert W. Moorman explores dramatic changes in AMT training methodologies and regulations.