• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: US Navy adopts gaming tech (video)

  3rd December 2015

  The US Navy should expand beyond traditional training tools and embrace technology from the gaming industry, a senior official told Shephard at I/ITSEC. Captain Wes …

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: RSAF's 50,000 training hours

  3rd December 2015

  Lockheed Martin is celebrating the delivery of 50,000 flying hours as part of the Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Basic Wing Course (BWC). The company has worked with …

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: Saab's training upgrade influx

  3rd December 2015

  Saab's recent European contracts to upgrade training facilities are giving the company a chance to tap into new markets in Eastern Europe. The company was awarded a contract in …

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: Patriot games (video)

  3rd December 2015

  Software engineers have developed a virtual training tool for the Patriot Missile System (PAC-3) that takes technology from the gaming industry, including X-Box controllers and …

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: Artillery training goes live for Brazilian Army

  2nd December 2015

  The Brazilian Army will begin to utilise two newly developed training facilities from as early as next week, giving hundreds of personnel access to a …

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: UGVs for sharpshooter training (video)

  2nd December 2015

  Soldiers in training could soon be firing at autonomous unmanned ground vehicles that replicate the behaviours of real-world cars and drivers. The US military has …

• Training

  MetaVR systems for UAE training

  2nd December 2015

  MetaVR will supply 3D real-time visuals, virtual terrain, and 3D content for the new multiple joint fires classroom simulation systems being delivered to the United …

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: Rockwell Collins unveils Whole Earth

  2nd December 2015

  Rockwell Collins has unveiled its new enhanced synthetic training environment, WholeEarth, at this year’s I/ITSEC in Orlando. The high-resolution complete Earth database enables simulated flight …

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: Boeing commits to partnering to boost T&S revenues

  2nd December 2015

  The utilisation of new technology and ensuring closer interaction with partners will be key to increasing Boeing Training Systems and Government Services' share in the …

• Training

  USAF F-35 training picks up pace

  2nd December 2015

  US Air Force pilots are training on new simulators at Hill Air Force Base in preparation for the start of F-35 Lightning II operations, Lockheed …

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: Thinking outside the D-Box (video)

  2nd December 2015

  An immersive driver and gunnery simulator that is deployable in a standard ISO container is on display at this year’s I/ITSEC. Quebec-based D-Box, a developer …

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: SimCentric brings the crowds to VBS

  2nd December 2015

  SimCentric Technologies is displaying two new technologies to enhance virtual training at I/ITSEC. The company is showcasing its new Ambience technology that allows end users …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  ScanEagle gains another customer

  2nd December 2015

  The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) are acquiring a large number of ScanEagle UAVs from manufacturer Insitu through a US Foreign Military Sales (FMS). Announced …

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: Meggitt unveils small arms trainer (video)

  2nd December 2015

  Meggitt Training Systems has launched a new small arms training system, the FATS100e, at I/ITSEC 2015 in Orlando. The new system is an extension of …

• Training

  I/ITSEC 2015: USMC sees future in augmented reality

  1st December 2015

  While the US Marine Corps (USMC) has made good use of simulation systems it currently has, there are still challenges being faced within the service …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Light attack, Trainer

  Hürkuş-C Advanced Armed Trainer (Turkey)

  The Hurjet-C development programme funding was included in the Hurkus-B procurement contract awarded by  the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries in December 2013.  The Hurjet will ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  IAR-99 Replacement (Romania)

  On 29 August 2017, Leonardo announced that the IAR-99 trainer technology demonstrator (TD) will be fitted with company's Vixen 500E AESA radar. The Vixen 500E AESA ...

• Military helicopters - light/training

  TH-73 Advanced Helicopter Training System - AHTS (TH-57 Replacement)

  Contenders for the competition included the Leonardo single engine TH-119 – a military variant of the AW119Kx – and Bell’s newly upgraded single engine 407GXi. ...

• Military helicopters - scout/light attack

  MD 530F -Kenya

  Crew transition training took place at the MD Helicopters headquarters in Mesa, Arizona, with field service support, armament, and gunnery training scheduled to occur at ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

  Bayraktar TB2 [Kuwait]

  Background Contract Award On 18 January 2023, Baykar announced signing a $370 million export contract with Kuwait for the Bayraktar TB2. According to the announcement, ...

• Trainer

  Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS)/T-45 Replacement [USN]

  Programme Background Requirements The US Navy’s (USN) Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) programme is intended to replace the troubled T-45 Goshhawk trainer. The June 2024 RFI includes ...

• Trainer

  Joint Terminal Attack Controller (Project Air 6016)[Australia]

  Programme Background Requirements Project Air 6016 aims to deliver a sovereign training system to ensure the sustainable generation of sufficient and appropriately skilled Joint Terminal Attack ...

• Loitering munitions, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Scorpio 500 [US]

  Background Contract Award In December 2024, XTEND was awarded a US$8.8 million contract by the US Department of Defense (DoD) for its Scorpio 500. As reported by ...

• Fighter - multirole

  F-16V Block 70 (Bahrain)

  Programme Background In 2018, the US government awarded a $1.12 billion contract to Lockheed Martin to produce 16 F-16 Block 70 aircraft for Bahrain, which ...

• PLFS [France]

  Programme Background The Sabre, then known as the Sherpa FS, was developed as a response to a 2014 requirement for three types of new vehicles ...

• Loitering munitions

  Maritime Launched Effects (MLE) [US]

  Background Origin & Requirment The loitering munition effort dates back to at least 2018 and used to be called the Maritime Precision Engagement (MPE). The US Special ...

• Fighter - naval

  Multi-Role Carrier Borne Fighters (MRCBF) [India]

  Programme Background RFI / Requirments In January 2017, India issued an RFI for the procurement of 57 multirole naval fighters. The RFI for the Indian Navy ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Mi2 Challenge [USN]

  Programme Background Requirements The USN wants a UAV to be flown in austere environments without dedicated launch or recovery equipment; since it would be launched ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  Tethered UAS (UK)

  Programme Background Requirements The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking one UAV system, two drones, which operate from a tethered power supply and have the 'flexibility ...

• Light attack, Trainer

  Super Galeb Replacement [Serbia]

  Programme Background Serbia is looking to replace their aged fleet of Super Galeb aircraft from Yugoslavia with a new trainer and light attack aircraft.  According ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Land: air defence simulators

  Live Training System for Air Defence

  Elbit Systems' Live Training System for Air Defence is integrated on various short- and medium-range air defence systems. The Live Training System provides networked and ...

• Land: range systems and targets

  Targets

  Meggitt deployable live-fire range targets can be installed on unimproved terrain with no special equipment required. Products include modular, mobile and stationary field range targets; ...

• Land: tactical engagement simulators

  Live Training Systems-Range Instrumentation

  End-to-end, networked, live training communications systems providing live training range products, communications infrastructure and instrumented participant voice, video and data communications. These include range voice, ...

• Land: tactical engagement simulators

  Field Artillery Training Systems

  The ICE Field Artillery Training Systems for the M109A6 Paladin and M270/M270A1 MLRS provides instrumented real-time data and performance monitoring during training and live-fire missions. ...

• Land: counter-IED simulators

  Large IED Trainer

  The Large IED Trainer can be integrated into a number of training scenarios including convoy roadside bombs, vehicle-borne IEDs, artillery/mortar impact, vehicle search and/or destruction, ...

• Land: counter-IED simulators

  High Impact Pipe Bomb Trainer

  The T50PB High Impact Pipe Bomb Trainer can be detonated using a wireless or wired command detonate module. Either compressed gas or CO2 can be ...

• Land: infantry weapon simulators

  PRISim Suite Live Fire Trainer

  The PRISim Suite Live Fire Trainer provides a training environment for military and law enforcement professionals to practise live firing at interactive video-based or CGI ...

• Land: range systems and targets

  Thermal Shot

  The Thermal Shot live-fire virtual targetry system enables immersive live-fire training throughout Laser Shot’s line of training platforms. Thermal Shot-equipped systems provide training on virtual ...

• Land: tactical engagement simulators

  LCTS

  Designed for tactical combined arms force-on-force live training, the Live Combat Training System (LCTS) combines infantry and armoured vehicle laser suites, independent broadband communications and ...

• BCTC Operations and Management

  The Battle Command Training Center (BCTC) at Fort Lewis, Washington, is the US Army’s centre of excellence for Army Battle Command Systems training for Stryker ...

• Land: tactical engagement simulators

  Live Training Solutions

  Thales offers live training solutions for land and combined forces around the world. Thales Combat Training Centres are available for open and urban battlefields, and ...

• Land: range systems and targets

  Range and Training Facilities

  Cubic designs and delivers training complexes incorporating indoor and outdoor shooting ranges and specialist facilities. Outdoor ranges include conventional gallery and open ranges as well ...

• Land: air defence simulators

  ADTS

  The Air Defense Training System (ADTS) is an LVC training package based on integrated technologies of IAI MLM. The ADTS allows pilots and air defence ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  CAE 700MR

  The CAE 700MR FTD is a full mission simulator platform for military helicopter-specific flight and mission training. It is a fixed-base system based on CAE's ...

• Land: range systems and targets

  Crosshair

  Powered by the Thermal Shot live-fire detection system, the Crosshair downrange virtual targetry system places life-sized, immersive scenario-based human targets at actual distances on outdoor ...