Trevor Nash

ITEC 2018: CBL success and more for Saab Training & Simulation

By any standard, Saab Training & Simulation has had a successful start to 2018. Contracts in Finland, Sweden and Germany have most recently been supplemented ...

ITEC 2018: FlightSafety wins prestigious USN TH-57 contract

FlightSafety Services Corporation has been awarded the US Navy’s TH-57 Contracted Instructional Service (CIS) programme for the TH-57 Sea Ranger training helicopter by the Orlando-based ...

ITEC 2018: Thales secures EDITH contract in Hungary

During a briefing at ITEC 2018 by Thales VP training & simulation, Benoit Plantier, it emerged that Thales is under contract from Hungary to supply ...

ITEC 2018: BISim and Pitch Technologies are talking

Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) has reached an agreement with Pitch Technologies to bundle the latter’s Pitch Talk with BISim’s desktop training products, starting with VBS3. ...

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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 2018: UK CATT support contract for LMCO

16th May 2018

Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence for the continued operation, maintenance and technical support for the British Army’s Combined ...
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ITEC 2018: 3D Perception to deliver visual display upgrades

16th May 2018

Norwegian visual display specialists, 3D Perception, is to deliver upgraded visual display systems to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the retrofit of four ...
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ITEC 2018: Holovis forms simulation group

15th May 2018

UK-based Holovis has formed a simulation group to leverage technologies from its enterprise and entertainment divisions. Formed in 2004, the company has its roots in ...
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ITEC 2018: German Navy awaits Sea Lion sim decision (video)

15th May 2018

The German Navy is awaiting a decision on the future of its NH90 Sea Lion training. The training device will be located at Nordholz naval ...
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ITEC 2018: CAE USA wins support services contract for US Navy

15th May 2018

CAE USA has announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) with Contract Instruction Services (CIS) ...
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ITEC 2018: A new approach to visual systems?

15th May 2018

Although US-based RSi Visual Systems mainly concentrates on supplying visual systems to the commercial airline sector, a newly announced programme in April could also have ...
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ITEC 2018: Australian Army licences Titan Vanguard

14th May 2018

Calytrix Technologies has announced that the Australian Army has signed a two-year licence agreement for its Titan Vanguard simulation environment. Built on the Outerra simulation ...
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ITEC 2018: RCAF looks to the future

14th May 2018

Following an industry ‘engagement session’ in Ottawa on 2 May, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has provided additional information to industry about its Future ...
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ITEC 2018: TerraSim launches TerraTools v. 5.6

13th May 2018

TerraSim has announced that it will be demonstrating the latest version of its virtual terrain generation software, TerraTools 5.6 at ITEC 2018 in Stuttgart. TerraTools ...
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ITEC 2018: BISim launches new software developer kits

11th May 2018

Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) has just released two new software developer kits (SDK) for creating custom applications for VBS3 and VBS Blue IG. Both SDKs ...
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ITEC 2018: ANG to acquire PRISim Suite PortableTrainers

10th May 2018

Cubic Global Defense (CGD), in partnership with Federal Resources, has been awarded a contract to supply the US Air National Guard (ANG) with 95 L750 ...
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ITEC 2018: US agrees FMS training deal with RNLAF

9th May 2018

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to the Dutch Government for $110 million for continued F-16 training for ...
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ITEC 2018: SISO meeting heralds ITEC

9th May 2018

As in previous years, the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) will be organising its annual ‘Seminar on Modelling & Simulation (M&S;) standards’, in conjunction with ...
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ITEC 2018: Dutch Air Force acquires UAV simulator

9th May 2018

The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) 306 Squadron at Leeuwarden Air Base has received a desk-top simulator for UAV training, the Dutch Ministry of Defence ...
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ITEC 2018: RAAF receives first F-35 trainers

9th May 2018

As part of a multi-million dollar investment in infrastructure and training equipment at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Williamtown, New South Wales, the RAAF has now ...
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ITEC 2018: Griffins and Squirrels leave helicopter flying school

9th May 2018

The last graduates leave the UK’s Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) on 28 March having trained on the Squirrel HT1/HT2 and Griffin HT1 helicopters at ...
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ITEC 2018: FlightSafety adds to KC-46A aircrew training

9th May 2018

The US DoD has announced that FlightSafety Services Corporation (FSSC) has been awarded a $35 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the KC-46A ...
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ITEC 2018: VT MAK updates its software suite

9th May 2018

Software integration specialists, VT MAK, has just unveiled the latest releases of its flagship software products, VR-Forces, VR-Vantage and VR-Engage to coincide with ITEC 2018. ...
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SkyAlyne Canada to streamline aircrew training

1st May 2018

CAE and KF Aerospace have formed a 50:50 joint-venture company called SkyAlyne Canada to focus on delivering military pilot and aircrew training in Canada. Currently, ...
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Global air forces to integrate training for fifth gen aircraft

27th April 2018

Increasing numbers of air forces are looking towards integrating live, virtual and constructive domains in an effort to re-balance their training to accommodate fifth-generation aircraft ...