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US services test wearable tech to improve soldier’s performance
Developed by the USC Institute for Creative Technologies, the Lightning Platform is an app to assess warfighters’ physiology, metabolism and mental and cognitive status.
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UK and US marines train to guard nuclear deterrent submarines
The Autumn round of Tartan Eagle training just concluded in Scotland.
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Australia and Singapore open expanded training area in Queensland
Australia and Singapore have expanded Queensland’s Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA), adding advanced facilities and technologies to support larger, longer joint military exercises under their ongoing strategic partnership.
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Latest UK Army Warfighting Experiment urban exercise underway
The series of exercises focuses on war fighting in the urban environment with the intention of aligning experimentation to tactical functions and integrating them all during a final experiment.
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UAE requests follow-on USMC training
29th May 2019
The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential follow-on blanket order for US Marine Corps (USMC) training and support from the United …
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Singapore employs AI-generated force for armour training
24th May 2019
The Singapore Army has introduced an AI-powered computer-generated force to increase training realism and enhance critical thinking in its armour cadets. Known as the intelligent …
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GeoSpectrum unveils MASTT system
23rd May 2019
GeoSpectrum Technologies has launched a Multipurpose Autonomous Sub-Surface Training Target (MASTT) system for submarine detection and tracking training. MASTT replicates the acoustic signature of submarines …
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Abraham Lincoln, Kearsarge conduct joint training
22nd May 2019
The US Navy's Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) and the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG), with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), recently …
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New simulation technology for UK, US pilots
21st May 2019
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Boeing Defence UK to deliver a new simulation technology which can replicate up to three …
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ITEC 2019: Finnish VR headset pushing resolution frontiers (video)
20th May 2019
Finnish company Varjo demonstrated its VR-1 headset at ITEC 2019. The system is a VR device with human-eye resolution. The VR-1 also features an advanced …
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European Spartan 2019 C-27J exercise kicks off
17th May 2019
Five European C-27J Spartan military aircraft operators are participating in the fourth edition of the European Spartan exercise at Otopeni airbase in Romania, the European …
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ITEC 2019: Clear skies ahead with JVC's 4K native projector (video)
17th May 2019
JVC demonstrated its new VS3000 projector at ITEC 2019 in Stockholm. It has a resolution of 4096x2160 pixels, a contrast ratio of 1500:1 and high …
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ITEC 2019: MASA’s Sword gives cutting edge to HADR training
17th May 2019
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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ITEC 2019: Seeing triple with Lightspace technologies (video)
17th May 2019
Looking beyond VR glasses, Lightspace technologies demonstrated its prototype 3D viewing concept at ITEC 2019 in Stockholm. The system allows for seeing in 3D without …
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US Air Force orders more JTE units
16th May 2019
Northrop Grumman has received a $46 million order from the US Air Force (USAF) for eight Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) units, the company announced on …
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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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Boeing T-X jet trainer aircraft set to return to the air
16th May 2019
Boeing’s T-X jet trainer aircraft will return to test flights ‘imminently’ following changes as part of the engineering and manufacturing development phase, according to T-X …
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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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Dark Blade 2019 kicks off in Czech Republic
16th May 2019
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has kicked off the Dark Blade 2019 helicopter exercise at Náměšť airbase in Czech Republic, the agency announced on 13 …
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ITEC 2019: Alliances strengthened through simulated environments (video)
15th May 2019
Hans Lindgren, head of business development at Saab, speaks to Shephard about how several European nations initiated the integration of training simulation communities. This also …
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ITEC 2019: eSim Games upgrades Austrian Leopard 2 tank simulator (video)
15th May 2019
Nils Hinrichsen, director of eSim Games talks to Shephard through the Leopard 2 gunnery simulator hardware and software upgrades for the Austrian Army, together with Diehl …
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Croatia's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior pilots train
15th May 2019
The second and third group of pilots in the helicopter squadron of the 93rd Air Base of the Croatian armed forces have undergone advanced training …
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