Trevor Nash

UK MFTS to get more aircraft and sims

Ascent Flight Training, the company running the UK’s Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme, is to ‘increase the output and the capacity’ of the project ...

TRU unveils Canadian FAcT strategy

TRU Simulation + Training has announced that it is offering aircraft and synthetic training equipment to a number of the bidders on the Royal Canadian ...

A rocky road ahead for Canada's future aircrew trainer

Since starting discussions with industry in 2013 concerning its Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) requirement, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has now selected five companies ...

ITEC 2019: MASA’s Sword gives cutting edge to HADR training

As a long-term user of MASA’s Sword computer-based constructive training system, the Bangladesh Army has been instrumental in developing the product over the past three ...

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After a career in the British Army, Trevor Nash worked in the simulation and training industry as a project manager and later Marketing Director. In 1991 he started work as an Editor for the Monch Publishing group before becoming a freelance journalist in 1994.

He founded The Write Partnership in 1995 and launched Military Training & Simulation News (MTSN) as a newsletter before re-launching it as a magazine in 1999. In 2015 Trevor joined Shephard Media following its aquisition of MTSN.

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ITEC 2019: More than just technology says industry (video)

16th May 2019

Shephard speaks with industry leaders from BMT, DiSTI and Lockheed Martin at ITEC 2019 in Stockholm, asking how the technological solutions being presented at the event ...
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ITEC 2019: TrianGraphics spreads its 3D wings

16th May 2019

Epic Games has added another string to its bow with database specialists TrianGraphics now offering export of its Trian3DBuilder straight into the game engine, Unreal ...
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ITEC 2019: F-35 training update

16th May 2019

During his paper entitled: Joint Distributed Mission Training for the Fifth Generation and Beyond, Vic Torla, business development director for training at Lockheed Martin, told delegates ...
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ITEC 2019: Germany closes Tornado gap

15th May 2019

The German Air Force (GAF) and navy was one of the largest customers for the Panavia Tornado aircraft and although the latter has disposed of ...
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ITEC 2019: CAE’s trauma patient simulator in action (video)

14th May 2019

Shephard takes a look at CAE’s trauma patient simulator which is currently in use by the German Army and Special Forces. From mid-May 2019 CAE ...
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ITEC 2019: Quantum3D launches latest MANTIS

14th May 2019

California-based Quantum3D has released details of its latest version of MANTIS, a real-time scene management and image generation (IG) software system. MANTIS is available as ...
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ITEC 2019: DRTS enhancements on the way

13th May 2019

Lockheed Martin has been awarded, what has been described as ‘the most expansive delivery order in programme history,’ the upgrade of extant Digital Range Training ...
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ITEC 2019: CAE USA Mission Solutions OGC CDB success

13th May 2019

CAE has announced that CAE USA’s wholly-owned subsidiary, CAE USA Mission Solutions (MSI), has been awarded a contract by the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) ...
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ITEC 2019: Valiant wins USMC training support contract

12th May 2019

Valiant Global Defense Services, part of Valiant Integrated Services, has been awarded a $15.9 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide support services for the US Marine ...
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ITEC 2019: Raytheon wins major JMRC contract

11th May 2019

Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services has been awarded a $159 million contract to provide exercise support at the US Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) at ...
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ITEC 2019: CM Labs releases latest Vortex Studio

10th May 2019

Montreal-based CM Labs Simulations has announced the release of the latest version of its Vortex Studio product. Known as Vortex Studio 2019a, this software suite ...
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ITEC 2019: More RAN bridge business for Kongsberg

9th May 2019

Kongsberg Digital has signed a contract for a delivery of two new K-Sim Full Mission Bridge (FMB) simulators for delivery to the Royal Australian Navy’s ...
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ITEC 2019: Software advances drives training and simulation market growth (video)

8th May 2019

The training and simulation market has an estimated value of $140 billion over the next decade. Ahead of ITEC 2019 Shephard takes a look at emerging ...
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ITEC 2019: USN’s TACT falls to ATAC

8th May 2019

The US Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has selected a team led by Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), part of Textron Airborne Solutions, to ...
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ITEC 2019: SISO at ITEC 2019

7th May 2019

The Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) will be hosting a SISO Seminar on M&S; Standards in conjunction with the ITEC 2019 conference and exhibition. The ...
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ITEC 2019: DiSTI launches GL Studio 6.3

6th May 2019

DiSTI’s Human Machine Interface (HMI) and Embedded User Interface (UI) development tool kit for safety critical applications, GL Studio, has just been enhanced through the ...
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ITEC 2019: Bluedrop receives HMTS contract

3rd May 2019

Bluedrop Training & Simulation has announced that it has received contracts of over $1.5 million to supply a Hoist Mission Training System (HMTS) to Florida-based ...
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ITEC 2019: US Army introduces new combat fitness test

2nd May 2019

A US Army Physical Fitness School Mobile Training Team (MTT) has recently returned from Fort Campbell, Kentucky after training 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) leaders ...
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ITEC 2019: A-ha moments for warfighter solutions

1st May 2019

Modelling and simulation research is determining that one major challenge, facing technological developments in this arena, is the relationship between human communication and interaction with ...
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ITEC 2019: Swedish Armed Forces at Stockholm show

1st May 2019

ITEC 2019 in Stockholm will feature a special area dedicated to the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF) where visitors can learn about its structure organisation and ...