New Zealand Defence Force Commences CAE SH-2G(I) Simulator Training
CAE has commenced the provision of maintenance and support services on the New Zealand Defence Force's (NZDF) SH-2G(I) helicopter synthetic training devices. The company announced at the New Zealand Defence Industry Association (NZDIA) annual forum Tuesday that the NZDF recently re-commissioned a SH-2G(I) Full-Mission Flight Simulator (FMFS), which was acquired as...
DCNS, KACST To Develop Saudi Naval And Maritime Research Center
French DCNS, Saudi KACST have signed an agreement to develop a naval and maritime research and development center . The co-operation agreement signed by President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Dr Turki bin Saud Mohamed Al Saud and Chairman and CEO of DCNS, Hervé Guillou will address...
Saab Continues Training And Simulation Systems Supplies To Norway
Saab has received a SEK 141 million order from Norway to supply advanced training and simulation systems. Saab will provide the Norwegian Combat Training Centre with the simulation systems plus support and will start delivery from 2016 to 2020, the company said in a statement Thursday
Cubic Wins US Army I-MILES Simulation And Training Contract
Cubic Corp has won a $20 million contract for its Instrumentable-Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System Individual Weapon Systems (I-MILES IWS) for the US Armys Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). I-MILES IWS is integral to the quality of home-station training as it offers improvements to realism during...
Cubic Delivers I-MILES Weapon Systems To Ukrainian Army
Cubic Global Defense today announced the delivery of its Instrumented-Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System Individual Weapon Systems (I-MILES IWS) and Combat Vehicle Adapter Kits to the Ukrainian Army worth $1.7 million
Belarus Orders More Russian Yak-130 Jets
Belarus has ordered new additional Russian Yak-130 Jets. The country has signed two contracts for four Russian Yakolev Yak-130 Mitten trainer/strike aircraft, Major General Oleg Dvigalev was quoted as saying by the BelTA news agency Thursday
Jordan Buys 9 Swiss Pilatus PC-9M Training Aircraft
Switzerlands Pilatus Aircraft has won a contract from Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) for the purchase of nine Pilatus PC-9 M training aircraft. The Swiss company announced today that the order also includes a simulator, training equipment and a comprehensive logistics support package
Iran Ups Skills in Simulator R & D
Iran has developed simulator systems for various aircraft, missile defense systems over the past two years. Iran launched a home-made simulator for its MiG-29 fighter aircraft Saturday
Cubic To Show Littoral Combat Ship Virtual Training System
Cubic Global Defense will showcase the US Navys Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) virtual training program at the 10th Annual Capitol Hill Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Expo in USA on July 9th. Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Immersive Virtual Courseware is set within the Immersive Virtual Shipboard Environment (IVSE) and trainees perform tasks in a realistic multi-user environment
CAE Wins $117 Million Multiple Simulation And Training Contracts
CAE has won multiple defense contracts that include MH-60R maintenance and rear-crew trainers for Royal Australian Navy, two UH-72A Lakota FTDs for US Army, two full-mission simulators for undisclosed customer in the Europe/Middle East/Africa region. CAE today announced that the defense contracts are valued at more than C$150 million (US $117 million) to provide simulation products as well as training services for global military customers
Netherland Maritime Academy Gets VSTEP Simulators
The Maritime Academy Holland has chosen VSTEP simulator for their new Inland Navigation Center in Harlingen to provide simulation training. The VSTEP announced on Tuesday that the deal includes the purchase of a Full Mission Inland Navigation Simulator and three Inland console trainers
Airbus Orders Two Lockheed Martin Full Flight Simulators
Airbus Mexico training center has ordered two Lockheed Martin's A320 full flight simulators for their operations in Mexico City and Monterrey. The simulators will be delivered in late 2015 and early 2016, Lockheed Martin announced Monday
First 6 Rafales for the Croatian Air Force just Landed in Zagreb
Rostec firm Develops Portable Radar to Detect Drones at Ultra-low Altitudes
Oshkosh Defense Secures $40M Contract Extension for ROGUE-Fires UGV
European Defence Fund Supports STORE Project to Enhance Land Forces' Imaging Systems...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...