• Land Warfare

  I/ITSEC: Gaumard to showcase new battlefield trauma simulator

  1st December 2014

  Gaumard Scientific will be showcasing its new Trauma HAL battlefield patient simulator at I/ITSEC in Orlando. Alongside the combat and flight simulators on offer from …

• Land Warfare

  I/ITSEC: Riptide to demonstrate REAPER

  30th November 2014

  Riptide Learning, a division of Riptide Software, is set to demonstrate the REAPER proof of principle, the first Experience API (xAPI)-enabled training software for rifle …

• Land Warfare

  I/ITSEC: Elbit Systems reveals fourth-generation TBT

  29th November 2014

  Elbit Systems is set to unveil the fourth-generation Tactical Battle Group Trainer (TBT) at I/ITSEC 2014 in Orlando.  The system will introduce several new features …

• Military Logistics

  Iraq requests C-130E/J fleet support from US

  28th November 2014

  Iraq is seeking a five-year sustainment package for its C-130E/J fleet from the US government under its foreign military sales (FMS) programme, at an estimated …

• Digital Battlespace

  I/ITSEC: Scalable exhibits new Network Defense Trainer

  28th November 2014

  Scalable Network Technologies will be demonstrating its new live, virtual, constructive (LVC) cyber training system, the Network Defense Trainer (NDT), at I/ITSEC 2014 in Orlando.  …

• Defence Notes

  I/ITSEC: Cubic looks to the clouds

  27th November 2014

  Cubic is set to demonstrate its next generation capabilities at this year’s I/ITSEC in Orlando, with its latest solutions on offer focusing heavily on cyber …

• Land Warfare

  I/ITSEC: SIMmersion showcases new gaming elements

  27th November 2014

  SIMmersion will be exhibiting its new virtual people training system at this year’s I/ITSEC in Orlando. The company will be demonstrating a new ‘gamified’, soft-skill …

• Digital Battlespace

  Airbus Defence and Space trials new deployable comms

  26th November 2014

  Airbus Defence and Space (D&S) has trialled its Deployable Communication Information System (DCIS) in Poland at the Joint Forces Training Centre in Bydgoszcz in Poland, …

• Naval Warfare

  Lockheed Martin’s Surface Navy Innovation Center opens

  26th November 2014

  Lockheed Martin will support the development of new technologies for the US Navy from its newly opened Surface Navy Innovation Center (SNIC) – a research, …

• Defence Notes

  I/ITSEC: Rockwell Collins studies future of simulation

  26th November 2014

  Rockwell Collins has launched two company-funded research efforts to explore how to make live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) training more effective.  The company will showcase …

• Land Warfare

  I/ITSEC: Cubic receives US Army training system orders

  26th November 2014

  Cubic will supply vehicle and weapon training systems to the US Army under two contracts with the US Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training …

• Digital Battlespace

  I/ITSEC: USAF to simulate new EW technologies

  26th November 2014

  The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Sensors Directorate is looking to simulate new electronic warfare (EW) technologies to verify their value in an increasingly intertwined …

• Defence Notes

  I/ITSEC: CAE showcases training solutions

  26th November 2014

  As CAE looks to be the partner of choice for customers that require simulation-based training, the company will be demonstrating capabilities and technologies that address …

• Defence Notes

  I/ITSEC: Eyevis to display projector solutions

  26th November 2014

  First time exhibitor Eyevis will be displaying an LED projector and LC display solution at I/ITSEC in Orlando from 1 December.  The LED projectors can …

• Land Warfare

  I/ITSEC: MASA technology used for New Zealand

  26th November 2014

  Simulation engine MASA Sword was used as part of the SUMAN Warrior training exercise in New Zealand held in September 2014, it has been revealed. …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Light attack, Trainer

  F-5E/F Adversary Trainer US Navy

  The F-5N is a single seat, dual engine supersonic land based fighter. It is designed to a service life of 9000 flight hours. The aircraft ...

• Trainer

  Basic Trainer Aircraft - Sweden

  Programme Background Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) announced a request for tender for the procurement of basic trainer aircraft on the eAvrop online portal on ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Seeker 400 - First Batch (UAE)

  Programme Background The UAE has a long history of transactions with Denel Dynamics. The country has been purchasing various Seeker systems from as far back ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Land Autonomous Collaborative Platform (LACP) [UK]

  Background Autonomous Collaboration Platform (ACP) Strategy Reflecting on lessons learned from the cancellation of the Mosquito programme, the Royal Air Force (RAF) redefined the role ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Seeker 400 - Second Batch (UAE)

  Programme Background The UAE has a long history of transactions with Denel Dynamics. The country has been purchasing various Seeker systems from as far back ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing

  Bandit (US)

  Programme Background Goal As stated by Alyson Turri, the AFRL Bandit programme manager, the goal is to "develop an unmanned platform that looks like a fifth-generation ...

• Loitering munitions

  Project Brakestop [UK]

  Programme Background Information Notice On 25 September 2024, the UK MoD published a prior information notice on Project Brakestop, which informed the industry about the upcoming ...

• Transport

  VC-25B - USAF

  The modifications to the 747-8 aircraft will include an electrical power upgrade with dual Auxiliary Power Units that are usable in flight, a mission communication ...

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

  Jump 20 [Denmark]

  Programme Background 2020 Tender In January 2018, Denmark's three main political parties signed the Danish Defence Agreement, a cross-party defence white paper covering the period ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

  RQ-4 Global Hawk (South Korea)

  Programme Background Requirments Seoul required UAS assets to help monitor its neighbour to the north and, increasingly, Chinese activities in waters and in the air near ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  Mi-28NE Night Hunter

  Algerian military's follow-up order suggests that the country is satisfied with the Mi-28NE Night Hunters' performance in operational conditions in the desert environment featuring sandstorms ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

  RQ-4 Global Hawk (Japan)

  Programme Background Selection & Contract AwardIn 2015, Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft were selected by Japan to ...

• Maritime patrol

  Challenger 650 ISR - UAE

  Programme Background In February 2019 at IDEX, the UAE announced that it will procure a new special mission aircraft with an option for the second ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  HH-60W - Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH)

  According to the FY2021 Base funding, the HH-60W helicopter unit cost is $43.2 million. The HH-60W will be capable of employment day or night, in ...

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

  Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) [Canada]

  Programme Background Programme Inception The Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) Joint Unmanned Surveillance and Target Acquisition System (JUSTAS) project was established to procure a UAS for ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Air: air combat simulators

  German Air Force Tornado Simulators

  CAE has designed and manufactured all Tornado combat and aircraft flight simulators for the German Air Force and continues to provide upgrades and on-site training ...

• Subsystems: visual

  WholeEarth Synthetic Environment

  Rockwell Collins unveiled its enhanced synthetic training environment, WholeEarth, at I/ITSEC 2015 and the official release occurred in May 2016. The high-resolution complete Earth database ...

• Subsystems: software

  SE Core

  The US Army’s Synthetic Environment Core (SE Core) common virtual environment management (CVEM) program provides simulations with the ability to fully integrate and interoperate within ...

• Land: C2 simulators

  CATS Tactical Command Training

  CATS Tactical Command Training is a wargaming simulator supporting brigade, battalion and company staff. It provides commanders, staff and subordinate commanders with a safe and ...

• Air: air combat simulators

  Eurofighter Typhoon ASTA

  CAE’s Medallion-6000 visual system is used for the Eurofighter Aircrew Synthetic Training Aids (ASTA) programme. In Germany, CAE was awarded a contract in 2014 to ...

• Subsystems: visual

  DSE

  CAE's Dynamic Synthetic Environment (DSE) aims to create and maintain a virtual synthetic environment that more accurately and realistically simulates the real world. Based on ...

• 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 ...

• Subsystems: visual

  EP-8100

  At I/ITSEC 2015, Collins Aerospace (formerly Rockwell Collins) unveiled its EP-8100 image generation system, which is driven by real-time, simulation-specific graphics cards and software. It ...

• Land: UGV simulators

  XPT for Andros

  The XPT high-fidelity training system uses VR simulation with game-quality graphics. The full physics engine emulates complete motion and physical interaction of modelled robot, 3D ...

• Air: UAV simulators

  Predator Mission Trainer (PMT)

  The CAE Predator Mission Trainer (PMT) is an integrated platform that combines the features of CAE's UAS mission trainer with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' Predator-specific ...

• Land: C2 simulators

  CATT

  A Lockheed Martin programme since 1996, the Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (CATT) provides the British Army with a high-fidelity, realistic synthetic environment that supports collective ...

• Land: vehicle simulators

  RWS

  The Remote Weapon Station (RWS) Desktop Trainer simulates all functions of a live weapon station and provides for the practise and improvement of gunnery skills. ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators

  RN MTS

  The UK RN Merlin Training System (MTS) was designed and built by CAE under subcontract from Lockheed Martin. It is a network of five training ...

• Subsystems: software

  VR-Forces

  VR-Forces is a flexible computer-generated forces platform used to fill a customer’s synthetic environments with urban, battlefield, maritime and airspace activity. Uses include a threat ...

• Air: air combat simulators

  Tornado GR4 Synthetic Training Service

  Thales provides its Tornado GR4 Synthetic Training Service (TSTS) through its 100%-owned subsidiary, Ace. The service is a complete suite of synthetic training for Tornado ...