• Training

  Fincantieri company launches VR and AR simulator for ROVs

  18th September 2024

  Designed for the Italian Navy, the simulator was presented at Mine Countermeasures Forces Command in La Spezia.

• Training

  Just released: Military Training Technology Report 2024 now available to read

  12th June 2024

  How cutting-edge technologies are combining to produce ultra-realistic simulation.

• Training

  Babcock unveils “realistic” military modular training facility

  17th April 2024

  The immersive training facility has been designed to offer realistic environmental simulations and biometric monitoring.

• Training

  AI innovation set to revolutionise military training landscape

  16th October 2024

  Artificial intelligence offers unprecedented potential to revolutionise military training, enabling agile and decisive forces.

• Training

  Singapore Army introduces technologies for realistic urban warfare training

  4th March 2024

  Smart technology will bring realistic battle reactions to simulated targets at major new Singapore military training facility.

• Training

  Kratos wins $16 million Australian UH-60M Black Hawk trainer contract

  31st October 2023

  The contract has covered three different UH-60 Black Hawk trainers that will be used by the ADF Rotary Wing Aircraft Maintenance School in Queensland.

• Training

  Elbit UK’s Joint Fires Synthetic Trainer delivers nearly 5,000 training hours

  21st September 2023

  Elbit Systems UK’s Joint Fires Synthetic Trainer (JFST) has officially achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC).

• Training

  Adacel joins CAE team to pursue Australian future air mission training project

  15th August 2023

  Air traffic control training and simulation solution provider Adacel has joined the CAE-led Team AUStringer in response to the Australian AIR 5428 Phase 3, Future Air Mission Training System (F-AMTS) effort.

• Training

  Synthetic training capability demonstrated to UK Royal Navy

  5th September 2023

  QinetiQ, Inzpire and BAE Systems have completed a demonstration of the Platform Enabled Training Capability (PETC) to the UK Royal Navy, a system designed to provide immersive collective training across multiple platforms for increased readiness and cost savings.

• Training

  Ryan Aerospace to add mixed reality to US Air Force simulators

  26th June 2023

  Ryan Aerospace and Vertex Solutions have been contracted to provide an initial five mixed-reality training devices for pilots flying the T-38C jet trainer by upgrading existing simulators.

• Training

  Paris Air Show: Smith Myers and JD2E team up for immersive airborne sensor operator training

  23rd June 2023

  Smith Myers and JD2E have formed an agreement to integrate the former's ARTEMIS system into JD2E's training and simulation environment, enabling the latter to train airborne sensor …

• Training

  Updated: Elbit departs Project Selborne submarine training, Metaverse VR steps in

  2nd June 2023

  Metaverse VR has been chosen to transform submarine training for the Royal Navy as part of Project Selborne.

• Training

  Self-help or off-the-shelf – when does developing your own simulator make sense?

  1st August 2023

  Buy simulators commercially or build your own? That is the dilemma facing some countries when it comes to expanding their training capability.

• Training

  British Army's training capabilities reach new heights with VBS4

  4th April 2023

  Elbit Systems UK has integrated Bohemia Interactive Simulation's DVS2 into the British Army's Combined Arms Virtual Simulation system for advanced military training. IFTech has also integrated BISim's VBS4 into its smart battle suit.

• Training

  IT2EC 2023: Get ready to explore the future of military training and simulation in Rotterdam

  17th April 2023

  The IT2EC military training and simulation event returns to Rotterdam in April 2023. Sanjay Khetia, director of PLEXSYS and chairman of IT2EC told Shephard what attendees can expect when visiting the show this year.

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: infantry weapon simulators

  EST 2000

  The Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) 2000 – described as the US Army’s only validated marksmanship trainer – teaches individual marksmanship skills, squad-level collective defence and ...

• Virtual Immersive Training Systems

  Cubic provides a full range of virtual training devices to military, public safety and commercial customers worldwide. Cubic focuses on the development and systems integration ...

• Air: UAV simulators

  Blue Box HD

  In 2015, L3 Link (now L3Harris Technologies) was awarded a contract by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to supply eight appended Blue Box HD (BBHD) Block ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  Brunei MPTC

  The CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC) is a JV established in 2012 between CAE and the Government of Brunei. Located in Rimba near the Brunei ...

• Land: range systems and targets

  DRTS

  The Digital Range Training System (DRTS) was developed under a 2011 contract to provide an immersive training environment for US Army vehicle crews. Training includes ...

• Land: tactical engagement simulators

  ITE

  The Immersive Training Environment (ITE) simulator creates a realistic 360˚ virtual training experience within a portable dome, applying virtual, constructive and gaming technologies. The system ...

• Land: vehicle simulators

  Convoy/C-IED Training System

  Laser Shot’s Convoy/Counter IED Training System consists of an immersive training environment that places soldiers in high-fidelity, virtual scenarios in order to train on a ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  FFS

  Sogitec's helicopter FFS, including a soon-to-be delivered version for the NH90, address basic, recurrent and operational/tactical training of aircraft crews. The FFS provide crews with ...

• Land: infantry weapon simulators

  M-S

  The DynaSim Mortar Simulator (M-S) features interoperable and immersive training for weapon use protocols. The 'intelligent grenade' allows rapid modification for different types of mortars ...

• Land: vehicle simulators

  CCS

  The Combat Convoy Simulator (CCS) provides a realistic immersive training environment for a variety of military vehicles, initially including the HMMWV and MTVR. During each ...

• Total Training Systems

  L3 Link develops, operates and maintains training systems that make use of adaptive and immersive training solutions. The company tailors and modifies individual student instructional ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  AGSS II

  The Advanced Generation Simulator System (AGSS) II product line provides an immersive training environment for aerial gunnery, SAR, hoist operations, vertical replenishment, confined area landings, ...

• Land: vehicle simulators

  Driver Training Systems

  Lockheed Martin offers integrated training systems for multiple platforms – including tracked vehicles – that place drivers in realistic virtual environments. The design provides a ...

• Sea: weapon training

  Boat Crew & Gunnery Trainer

  The Boat Crew & Gunnery Trainer consists of an immersive training environment that places sailors in a geo-typical or geo-specific virtual world in order to ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  T-BOS

  The Transportable Black Hawk Operations Simulator (T-BOS) is a high-fidelity flight simulator for the US Army’s UH-60 helicopter. It is containerised and consists of ruggedised, ...