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  • Leidos to Continue Support for Army Simulation, Training Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Continue Support for Army Simulation, Training Systems

    The U.S. Army has awarded Leidos a one-year, $22 million delivery order to provide terrain data and battlefield equipment to support training environments for the military branch’s simulation systems. Leidos said Wednesday it will perform work in Orlando, Florida, under the delivery order that was awarded through the Army’s Synthetic Environment Core Common Virtual Environment Management indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Mike Chagnon, […] More

  • SAIC-Root9B Partnership to Offer Cybersecurity Training, Simulation Environments in Govt Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC-Root9B Partnership to Offer Cybersecurity Training, Simulation Environments in Govt Sector

    Science Applications International Corp. and Root9B will collaborate to offer training and simulation environments intended to help government organizations prepare personnel to secure cyber operations. The alliance seeks to integrate SAIC’s Integrated Training Edge training platform and  Root9B’s DAEDALUS cyber range content into a modular training platform that will  support cyber force certification, SAIC said Tuesday. “This collaboration will enable operationally-focused teams to receive […] More

  • CACI to Help Army Develop Payload Modeling, Simulation & Training Systems; Ken Asbury Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI to Help Army Develop Payload Modeling, Simulation & Training Systems; Ken Asbury Comments

    CACI International has received a $31 million task order to help the U.S. Army develop electro-optical/infrared and signals intelligence payload modeling, simulation and training systems for data collection efforts. The company said Monday it will support technology for the night vision and electronic sensors directorate of the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command’s communications-electronics research, development and engineering […] More

  • Rockwell Collins, BTSI Combine Training, Simulation Offerings; Nick Gibbs Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins, BTSI Combine Training, Simulation Offerings; Nick Gibbs Comments

    Rockwell Collins and Bluedrop Training and Simulation Inc. have partnered to integrate the companies’ technology offerings and intellectual property in an effort to provide simulation and learning systems to military customers. “Together we’ll cover the full spectrum — from requirements analysis through instructional execution all on a common software architecture,” Nick Gibbs, vice president and […] More

  • Rockwell Collins Unveils New Head-Mounted Display Platform for Defense Trainees - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins Unveils New Head-Mounted Display Platform for Defense Trainees

    Rockwell Collins has launched a head-mounted display system that works to provide training scenarios to defense trainees through the integration of the user’s real-world view with a virtual environment. The company will make the Coalescence system available in 2017 with a plan to begin production in 2018, Rockwell Collins said Monday. Rockwell Collins also plans […] More

  • NTT Data Tests Big Data Simulation Tools in Traffic Control Field Study in China - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NTT Data Tests Big Data Simulation Tools in Traffic Control Field Study in China

    NTT Data has performed a 12-day field study with the Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences to test the capability of big data-based simulation platforms to regulate traffic signals and mitigate traffic congestion in the city of Guiyang in China. NTT Data said Monday it conducted the study with ISCAS from Sept. 19 through Sept. […] More

  • CSRA to Feature Maritime Simulation Training Software at Defense Modeling Conference - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA to Feature Maritime Simulation Training Software at Defense Modeling Conference

    CSRA will demonstrate its VirtualShip maritime simulation training software at the ongoing National Training and Simulation Association’s 2016 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference through Dec. 2. The company said Friday it will also hold a Maritime Training Solutions USERS Group Conference at the event. Representatives from participating companies will lead a discussion on the Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy that works to train cybersecurity professionals […] More

  • Saab to Help Army Implement Training System Interoperability Updates - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab to Help Army Implement Training System Interoperability Updates

    Saab has secured three orders from the U.S. Army‘s program executive office for simulation, training and instrumentation to implement interoperability updates to two of the military branch’s training systems. The orders cover mid-life service upgrades to the 7th Army Training Command’s Deployable Instrumentation System-Europe and the Combat Vehicle Tactical Engagement Simulation System in an effort to address forward […] More

  • Boeing Installs Simulation Training Equipment for NASA Starliner Crew - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Installs Simulation Training Equipment for NASA Starliner Crew

    Boeing has outfitted NASA‘s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, with new simulation training equipment to support the crew of the company-built CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. The company’s Crew Part-Task Trainers are designed to simulate various Starliner mission aspects, NASA said in a blog post published Wednesday. JSC engineers will manage the simulations as astronauts rehearse Starliner missions, the space agency added. Suni Williams and Bob […] More

  • Engility to Provide Training, Advisory Support to USMC; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility to Provide Training, Advisory Support to USMC; Lynn Dugle Comments

    The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic has awarded Engility a potential two-year, $16 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide training and advisory services to the U.S. Marine Corps. Engility said Friday it will work to support Marine training on new equipment and software for the service branch’s command-and-control systems. CEO Lynn Dugle said the company will deliver a mix of live, virtual and simulation environments […] More

  • Boeing Hands AH-64E Apache Crew Trainer to South Korea's Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Hands AH-64E Apache Crew Trainer to South Korea’s Army

    South Korea’s army has received an aircrew training system from Boeing as part of the country’s $1.6 billion order for 36 company-built AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters and associated training and logistical support services. Boeing said Monday the Apache Longbow Crew Trainer is equipped with flight software and flight and avionics simulation models designed to generate a training environment for crew mission readiness […] More