Military Simulation and Training Magazine’s 2020 Industry Awards Program

MS&T is happy to announce the Finalists for each of the six award categories for the 2020 Industry Simulation & Training Awards!

The 2020 Finalists selected by MS&T’s review panel are listed below in alphabetical order for each Award Category. The review panel assessed each of the 61 submissions against the criteria outlined for each category. The assessment and selection of all Finalists was based solely on the qualitative and quantitative data submitted.

Outstanding Innovative Product

• CAE: Swedish Navy’s Naval Warfare Training System (NWTS)
• Cubic Global Defense: Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) Immersive Virtual Shipboard Environment (IVSE)
• Varjo: Varjo XR-1 Developer Edition

Outstanding VR/AR/MR Application

• Bohemia Interactive Simulations: British Army's Virtual Reality in Land Training (VRLT) pilot study
• Design Interactive, Inc.: EXTRACT system
• Ryan Aerospace: HELIMOD Mark III Helicopter Simulator

Outstanding Service and Support Program

• Applied Training Solutions, LLC: Disaster Management Simulation – Media Emulation Software Modeling and Simulation
• CAE: Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Hawk Mk127 Lead-In Fighter Training
• Conflict Kinetics: Marksmanship and Firearms Training Support

Outstanding Training System Integration Project

• CAE: NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program
• Cubic Global Defense: Simplified Planning, Execution, Analysis and Reconstruction (SPEAR) for Red Flag multi-domain training exercises
• Northrop Grumman Defense Systems: Mobility Air Force Distributed Missions Operations (MAF DMO) program

Small Business of the Year

• Cobra Simulation Ltd.: Single channel panadome displays
• Ryan Aerospace: Helicopter training systems, HELIMOD
• SIMETRI, Inc.:  Medical training devices and simulators

Pioneer Award

• Waymon Armstrong, CEO/President, Engineering & Computer Simulations
• Robbie Phillips, Principal Business Development Analyst and Senior Technical Manager for Lockheed Martin Training and Logistics Solutions
• Jan Uebersax, Senior Manager Strategy and Product Management, Simulation & Training, RUAG MRO International

MS&T invites all print, digital, and eNewsletter subscribers to vote for their favorite candidate in each category, limited to one voting session per subscriber each program year. The 2020 Winners as selected by MS&T subscribers will be announced in MS&T’s Awards Issue (3), publishing in mid-August, and at halldale.com

Please select the best nomination in each category by clicking on this link.

Voting begins on Tuesday, June 30 and ends on Thursday, July 16, at 9pm UTC/5pm EDT.

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About the MST Awards 2020

The 9 week submission period for MS&T’s 2020 Industry Awards ended on 28 May at 9pm UTC/5pm EDT.  Submissions received after this date/time will not be considered. MS&T’s judging panel is now evaluating all submissions and all finalists will be contacted via email by 29 June. The list of finalists will also be shared on this page. 

MS&T’s Simulation and Training Awards Program showcases the people, products, processes, and organizations that provide exceptional value to our military clients. Many metrics are used to describe value, but the underlying principle is that value ultimately resides in how well the client is enabled in achieving their goals. Value is about outcomes and is often expressed in terms of change in areas such as resource use, effectiveness, efficiency, time, access, or readiness, or even capability.

How It Works

Nominations
Nominations for awards in each of the award categories will be sought during the nomination period. Guidance for submissions is included in the detailed descriptions for each category. MS&T invites all industry readers to submit nominations in any or all categories. A separate standalone submission that meets the criteria and guidelines for each category is required for each award consideration. Nominations for 2020 will open on Monday, March 23. The final deadline to receive all submissions is Friday, May 22 at 9pm UTC/5pm EDT.

Finalists
A panel of MS&T editors and invited participants will evaluate the submissions for each category. Care will be taken to ensure that “conflict of interest” situations do not arise. For each category, each member of the panel will assess each submission against the criteria outlined for each category. The assessment will be based solely on the qualitative and quantitative data submitted. Each criterion is rated on a scale of 0 to 5. The presence of relevant testimonials that support the narrative will be acknowledged with 1 point where noted. Submissions are ranked according to the total points awarded. The panel will select up to three finalists in each category from the top ranking submissions. Should the panel determine there are too few quality entries in any category to support an award, MS&T reserves the right to not propose a slate of finalists.

Readers’ Choice
MS&T print, digital and newsletter subscribers will be asked to select the winner of each category by voting online for the best finalist in each category. The voting period and directions will be announced by email. Voters will be able to review finalists’ edited submission summaries prior to casting their ballot. MS&T editors will prepare the summaries.

Awards
Finalists in each category will receive a plaque. The Readers’ Choice in each category will receive a crystal award trophy and a featured position in the Awards issue of MS&T. Awards will be presented during I/ITSEC via invitations by MS&T staff.

What are the six award categories this year?
 

Outstanding Innovative Product

This award recognizes innovative products that provide enhanced value to the military client’s education, training or human performance domains. The category includes products such as instructional media, training devices or components, content development tools, analysis and evaluation tools and methods, and performance support.

Outstanding VR/AR/MR Application

This award recognizes the innovative use of VR/AR/MR technologies to develop effective and efficient training and performance support interventions. Application of VR/AR/MR spans a broad continuum ranging from individual and team training to individual and team performance support.

Outstanding Service and Support Program

This award recognizes those exemplary programs that provide outstanding value to clients. The category includes but is not limited to programs such as training as a service, long-term maintenance, management of facilities, exercise support, or any other long-term service and support arrangement.

Small Business of the Year

This award recognizes exemplary small businesses in the military S&T domain. Our definition of a small business is “a non-subsidiary, independent firm that employs fewer than 50 employees.” An exemplary small business leverages human capital, innovation and agility to grow and meet client needs, while cultivating a growing technical and social influence in the community.

Outstanding Training System Integration Project

This award recognizes projects that have designed, developed, integrated and delivered complex training systems with a delivery date within the past three years. An outstanding training system integration project is one that has not only met or exceeded the project success criteria but also provides exceptional value to the client as the positive impacts on the client organization or environment.

Pioneer Award

The defense S&T community plays an essential role in supporting military commanders’ development and maintenance of capability and readiness. Within this community there are individuals who demonstrate outstanding and significant technical and social leadership. This Award recognizes their contribution to the defense S&T community.

The Timeline

23 March 2020: Awards submission period opens.  

• MS&T will invite all subscribers via email to enter submissions for the 2020 Industry Awards.  The email will include instructions and guidelines for all six award categories. 
• MS&T will also post awards submission invitation and instructions to website, and include in weekly MS&T eNewsletters and social media pages. 

28 May 2020 at 9pm UTC/5pm EDT: Deadline to receive all submissions.

18 May – 29 June 2020: MS&T evaluator panel’s review period to determine top finalists in each category and prepare finalist summaries.  

Week of 29 June 2020 

• All Finalists will be contacted directly about their achievement in awards status by MS&T staff via email.
• MS&T will announce the list of Finalists via press release for wide distribution.
• Voting for the winner in each of the six award categories begins. MS&T will provide the voting link and instructions via email invitation to all subscribers, as well as announce in MS&T’s weekly eNewsletter, website, and social media pages.

16 July 2020 at 9pm UTC/5pm EDT: Voting ends.

10 August 2020:  MS&T’s 2020 Awards Issue (Issue 3) is published online including the announcement of Winners, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions in each category.  MS&T will issue a press release for wide distribution.

FAQs

Q: I would like to receive 2020 MS&T Industry Awards program emails, how can I sign-up?
A: Please email holly.foster@halldale.com to request to be added to our awards program email list.

Q: I would like to subscribe to MS&T Magazine, how can I sign-up for a subscription?
A: Click here to subscribe for digital and/or print issues of MS&T Magazine.

Q: I would like to see the list of 2019 Winners, where can I find that?
A: Click here to view the online listing of 2019 Winners for each award category.  You may also view MS&T’s 2019 Awards Issue, including the full listing of Winners, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions by clicking here. For additional questions about MS&T’s Industry Awards program, please contact Holly Foster at holly.foster@halldale.com