Training
PREMIUM: Czech Army adds TESS capabilities
Soldiers of the 71st Mechanized Battalion based at Hranice have tested the latest tranche of laser-based Tactical Engagement Simulation Systems (TESS) delivered by Saab Training ...
Training
PREMIUM: USN outlines F/A-18 STE enhancements
The USN has unveiled plans for its continued update of F/A-18 and EA-18G synthetic training equipment (STE) over the next four years. With all but ...
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PREMIUM: UK outlines Dreadnought training requirement
The UK MoD has issued a document calling for expressions of interest (EoI) to become the Dreadnought Crew Training Prime and Integrator. According to MoD ...
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PREMIUM: British Army to enhance TESS
The British Army is looking to procure instrumentation systems to integrate its 81mm L16 mortars and 105mm L118 light guns into its Tactical Engagement Simulation ...
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PREMIUM: SCARS moves out of the blocks
29th June 2020
An L3 Harris Link Training and Simulation-led team has won the battle to secure the USAF's prestigious Simulator Common Architecture Requirements and Standards (SCARS) contract. ...
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PREMIUM: USAF RPA training falls short
29th June 2020
According to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), ‘the [US] Air Force does not have enough pilots and sensor operators to meet its staffing targets ...
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PREMIUM: USN sim updates generate rich pickings
26th June 2020
Although new platforms generate millions of dollars in revenue for the T&S; industry, the real money comes from updates to the synthetic training equipment (STE) ...
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PREMIUM: KC-10 Training System moves forward
23rd June 2020
The USAF Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) Air Mobility Organisation briefed delegates at last week’s virtual Training & Simulation Industry Symposium on four near-term requirements ...
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PREMIUM: USAF rises to training challenge with plan to network simulators
19th June 2020
At this year’s Training and Simulation Industry Symposium (TSIS), held virtually for the first time on 16-18 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the USAF ...
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PREMIUM: Delay looms for KC-135 ATS training
11th June 2020
Time is short for the USAF to assess proposals for the next five-year iteration of aircrew training for the KC-135 Stratotanker. Training for USAF multi-engine ...
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PREMIUM: Finland acquires MASA SWORD
10th June 2020
Constructive training company MASA Group has signed what it terms a ‘major contract’ with the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) for its SWORD C2 training system, ...
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PREMIUM: RAF expects new Typhoon sims
9th June 2020
The RAF is understood to be close to signing a deal with BAE Systems for deployment of a number of new Eurofighter Typhoon simulators at ...
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PREMIUM: UK launches Project VULCAN
4th June 2020
The UK is looking to streamline its armour training, through what MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S;) describes as ‘provision of a suite of comprehensive simulator ...
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PREMIUM: ATAC adds to CASP work
25th May 2020
Textron subsidiary Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) has been awarded a $34.5 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide contracted ...
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Training
PREMIUM: Australian C-130J simulator announcement creates confusion
22nd May 2020
According to a press release from Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry, Melissa Price, ‘Australian industry [is] to develop new Hercules training systems’ for the RAAF. ...
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Training
PREMIUM: NATO adds C-17 training capability
15th May 2020
Boeing has been awarded a $25.44 million firm-fixed-price delivery order to an existing support contract to provide C-17 Globemaster III training devices and spares for ...
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PREMIUM: CAE helo training triggers protest
14th May 2020
The US Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) in Fort Eustis, Virginia, has awarded Tampa-based CAE USA a $11.12 million contract for advanced helicopter ...
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Training
PREMIUM: RN issues RfI for command and staff trainer
7th May 2020
The RN has issued an RfI for a Maritime Command and Staff Trainer (MCAST), with responses from industry due by 29 May 2020. Issued by ...
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Training
PREMIUM: AI drives new approach to pilot training
28th April 2020
The FlightSmart integrated pilot performance evaluation and training tool from FlightSafety International (FSI) has completed acceptance testing with the 14th Flying Training Wing at Columbus AFB in Ohio. FlightSmart ...
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Training
PREMIUM: UMS Skeldar teams with 360iSR for UAV training
21st April 2020
Rotary-wing UAV platform provider UMS Skeldar has teamed with ISR specialists 360iSR to provide specialist training services to its customers. UMS Skeldar will continue to ...
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Training
PREMIUM: New KC-46 training scheme unveiled
17th April 2020
Despite the travails surrounding the USAF's KC-46 Pegasus tanker programme, the training show goes on and has just gathered pace. FlightSafety Services Corporation (FSC), the ...
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PREMIUM: UK NAO highlights training shortfalls
16th April 2020
In March, the UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) published its 'Defence Capabilities – Delivering What Was Promised' report. For the first time, the NAO concentrated on ...
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PREMIUM: US sim business continues at pace
8th April 2020
Selling a simulator is one thing but the real long-term benefits come from upgrading that device over its lifetime to keep the training device current ...
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PREMIUM: Quantum3D launches latest MANTIS
31st March 2020
Quantum3D has released the latest version (v.3.5.0) of its MANTIS image generation software. According to the California-based company, this iteration has been developed to ‘push ...
