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PREMIUM: US Army Europe faces future training questions
With President Trump’s decision to remove nearly 12,000 troops from Germany, questions are being asked about the long-term viability of 7 Army Training Command’s two ...
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PREMIUM: RAFO adds F-16 training capability
The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) is to receive additional F-16 training equipment to reflect upgrades to its F-16C/D Block 50 fleet. Under the ...
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NSWC picks Alion for training and special projects
Alion Science and Technology announced on 21 September that it has been awarded an $87 million, five-year task order to provide ‘special projects and operational training’ ...
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PREMIUM: Historical parallels suggest benefits of cost-effective training realism
The recent virtual US Army Maneuver Warfighter Conference, hosted by the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning in Georgia, featured an eclectic presentation from ...
Defence Helicopter
Montenegro accepts first Bell 505
The Montenegro Air Force accepted its first Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter, with another to follow under a €3.3 million ($3.69 million) order with Bell ...
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I/ITSEC 2019: Editors' highlights of the week (video)
As I/ITSEC 2019 drew to a close, Shephard's Editor Richard Thomas, MTSN Editor Trevor Nash and VP Content Tony Skinner discussed their highlights from the ...
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Hawk 127 airframe completes life extension tests in Australia
12th August 2020
A team from BAE Systems in the UK and the Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) has completed a major structural testing programme on ...
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PREMIUM: US sets out FMS opportunities for S&T industry
4th August 2020
The US International Programs Office (IPO) has announced a number of new FMS projects, under a $3.5 billion effort to build capacity in 64 partner ...
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PREMIUM: US awards first CAF CAS contracts
29th July 2020
Textron Systems subsidiary Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) has been selected to provide two USAF bases with adversary air (ADAIR) live training under the Combat ...
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Land Warfare
BAE Systems to supply training ammo for Kuwaiti Abrams
29th July 2020
BAE Systems is close to providing training ammunition and related equipment for Kuwait Army M1A2 Abrams MBTs, after the US State Department approved a $59.6 million ...
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PREMIUM: JP9711-1 clears PDR hurdle
28th July 2020
The Australian Department of Defence’s JP9711-1 Core Simulation Capability (CSimC) has taken a major step forward by passing its Preliminary Design Review (PDR). The CSimC ...
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Military Training magazine: driver training, AI in simulation and more
28th July 2020
Read the latest edition of Military Training for free in our app or on your desktop. Register below to be sent the download link and ...
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VR to enhance training for protection of US nuclear weapons
28th July 2020
Street Smarts VR has received a contract, worth almost $1 million under the AFWERX Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) programme, to support training for Air ...
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UK Strategic Command extends JCAST contract with MASS
27th July 2020
Cohort subsidiary MASS will continue support for UK Strategic Command under a new Joint Command and Staff Training (JCAST) contract. The latest two-year deal is ...
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Defence Helicopter
Airbus to make more Lakotas for US Army
24th July 2020
Airbus Helicopters Inc (AHI) has received a $74 million contract modification from the US Army to produce 15 UH-72A Lakota helicopters, with the option for ...
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PREMIUM: Il-76 simulator exemplifies IRIAF self-sufficiency
21st July 2020
Iran claims to have made major progress in indigenous development of full flight simulator (FFS) systems, as it attempts to enhance its technological self-sufficiency in the ...
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IDF puts Elbit mission training centre to use
20th July 2020
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has begun using the Brigade and Battlegroup Mission Training Center (B2MTC) from Elbit Systems, in a series of brigade-level exercises. ...
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US, UK and naval Saudi forces conduct mine countermeasure training
17th July 2020
The Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), UK RN and USN conducted a three-week mine countermeasure training exercise in the Arabian Gulf in June, aimed at ...
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PREMIUM: T-7A Red Hawk stays the course
15th July 2020
Although Boeing has experienced a torrid time over the past year, with its share price plummeting from a high of $440.21 on 1 March 2019 ...
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RCAF to use roadmap for training ranges modernisation
14th July 2020
Air weapons and training ranges used by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) are to be upgraded based on planning by QinetiQ, the UK-headquartered group ...
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EDRE marks end of DEFENDER-Europe 20
14th July 2020
The DEFENDER-Europe 20 exercise, disrupted by COVID-19, will culminate when a US-based combined arms battalion conducts an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE) to Europe from ...
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Italian Army receives initial UH-169Bs
13th July 2020
Leonardo has delivered its first UH-169B basic training helicopters to the Italian Army, as part of the broader AW169MA Light Utility Helicopter acquisition programme. ‘Two AW169 ...
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Czech Army adds TESS capabilities
13th July 2020
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 ...
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CAE confirms order for Typhoon simulator visual system
9th July 2020
The CAE Medallion MR e-Series visual system will be included in Eurofighter Typhoon full-mission simulators for the Qatar Emiri Air Force. In an announcement on ...
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PREMIUM: USN outlines F/A-18 STE enhancements
8th July 2020
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 ...
