General Electric Hitachi Nuclear Energy is utilizing its Nuclear Virtual Reality Solution tool to help nuclear power plant operators train personnel for outage, operations and maintenance work. 6 January 2022
GigXR and the University of Michigan have partnered to develop the XR Procedure Training Suite, a training application that uses hyper-realistic holographic patients and mixed reality visual cues. 6 January 2022
SkyAlyne’s parent company CAE has teamed up with Top Aces to bring in their expertise on a wide range of current training needs for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Future Aircrew Training Program. 6 January 2022
Waymon Armstrong, CEO of Engineering & Computer Simulations, announced that Mick Golson, chief operating officer ECS has been appointed President & COO. 6 January 2022
Due to the mass spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, United Airlines is paying its pilots extra until the end of January to pick up flights due to the staff shortage. 6 January 2022
The Ray Foundation, Inc. has awarded the UND Aerospace Foundation with $300,000 to be used for scholarships to help 25 U.S. Military Veterans earn their Private Pilot License. 6 January 2022
Raytheon UK’s Chief Executive & Managing Director, Jeff Lewis, has been elected to the position of Vice President, Defence on the ADS Board following the recent member elections. 6 January 2022
The Italian Army’s two AW169 basic training twin engine helicopters recently set a first important milestone by accruing 1,000 flight hours in operations. 6 January 2022
VirTra has received a standing offer from the Government of Canada to supply marksmanship and judgmental use of force simulation technology to various law enforcement, border protection and corrections facilities throughout Canada. 5 January 2022
The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit at US Air Force Base Fairchild in Washington implemented a new virtual reality training to continue to prepare Airmen in recognizing and assisting victims of sexual assault. 5 January 2022
Sierra Charlie Aviation has ordered a new, high fidelity Alsim AL172 simulator, which is an exact replica of Sierra Charlie’s fleet of new Cessna 172 Skyhawk SPs. 5 January 2022
Cole Engineering Services, Inc., a By Light Company, has been awarded the Cyber Training, Readiness, Integration, Delivery and Enterprise Technology (Cyber TRIDENT) $957 million contract. 5 January 2022