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  • Northrop Unveils North Dakota-Based Autonomous Tech Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Unveils North Dakota-Based Autonomous Tech Facility

    Northrop Grumman has unveiled a new 36,000-square-foot facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota, that is built to foster the use of autonomous systems. The company said Friday the facility is located the Grand Sky Unmanned Aerial Systems Business and Aviation Park and focused on research and development, operations and mission analysis, aircraft maintenance, maintainer, operator and pilot training efforts. […] More

  • Boeing, Saab to Use 2 Production Units of T-X Trainer Aircraft in Air Force Demo - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Saab to Use 2 Production Units of T-X Trainer Aircraft in Air Force Demo

    Boeing and Saab are set to demonstrate the performance and maintainability of their entry to the U.S. Air Force‘s T-X trainer aircraft program using the first two production units. The Boeing T-X features one engine, twin tails, stadium seating and a cockpit designed to provide ground-based training, Boeing said Tuesday. The company added the aircraft will work to support […] More

  • 1st Predator A Pilots Graduate From General Atomics' UAS Flight Training Academy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    1st Predator A Pilots Graduate From General Atomics’ UAS Flight Training Academy

    A General Atomics subsidiary has produced the first batch of graduates from its North Dakota-based Unmanned Aircraft System Flight Training Academy on Aug. 12. The graduating class of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.‘s training academy includes three pilots who are now qualified to operate the Predator A UAS and will join approximately 230 globally deployed GA-ASI aircrews, General Atomics said Thursday. GA-ASI opened the flight […] More

  • Liberty University Offers On-Campus Drone Pilot Training - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Liberty University Offers On-Campus Drone Pilot Training

    Liberty University’s School of Aeronautics now offers an on-campus training program for pilots of fixed-wing and multi-rotor small unmanned aircraft systems. The Federal Aviation Administration‘s regulations on the commercial use of drones work to allow the training program’s students to fly small UAS weighing less than 55 pounds on campus, the university said Tuesday. The […] More

  • Boeing, Mahindra Launch C-17 Training Center for India's Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Mahindra Launch C-17 Training Center for India’s Air Force

    Boeing and Mahindra Defense Systems have launched a new facility at the Flight Simulation Technique Center in Gurgaon, India, to support C-17 pilot and loadmaster training for the Indian air force. The full-service center is designed to train  C-17 aircrews for military airlift operations, humanitarian missions, aerial refueling and emergency procedures through simulation, courseware and computer-based training, Boeing said Friday. The company added that the facility will […] More

  • BAE Updates Software of UK Air Force's Typhoon Aircraft Simulators - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Updates Software of UK Air Force’s Typhoon Aircraft Simulators

    BAE Systems has completed a software update to the Emulated Deployable Cockpit Trainers for the British air force’s Typhoon fighter aircraft simulators. The company said Wednesday that updated EDCT system at Royal Air Force Coningsby and Lossiemouth bases will work to simulate missions for Typhoon pilots to familiarize themselves with geographical area, conditions and layout prior to deployment. “This update to the UK’s synthetic […] More

  • Air Force to Share North Dakota AFB Runway With Northrop, General Atomics for UAS Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force to Share North Dakota AFB Runway With Northrop, General Atomics for UAS Tests

    The U.S. Air Force has agreed to share a runway at North Dakota-based Grand Forks Air Force Base with Northrop Grumman and General Atomics for the service branch and companies to test unmanned aerial vehicles. Sen. John Hoeven’s office (R-N.D.) said Wednesday the service branch signed a joint use agreement with Grand Sky Business and Technology Park to allow Northrop […] More

  • CAE Captures $72M in Contracts for Pilot Training, Full-Flight Simulator Sales - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Captures $72M in Contracts for Pilot Training, Full-Flight Simulator Sales

    CAE has received contracts worth approximately $71.7 million combined to provide cadet-to-captain training services and training equipment to five international commercial airlines. The company said Monday the contracts include cadet and pilot training for China’s Shenzhen Airlines, Japan’s Spring Airlines and a European customer. CAE will also supply three A350 full-flight simulators, one Boeing 787 FFS, one A350 flight training device […] More

  • Gene Colabatistto: CAE Eyes New Drone Pilot Training Opportunities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gene Colabatistto: CAE Eyes New Drone Pilot Training Opportunities

    Gene Colabatistto, CAE‘s group president for defense and security, has said the company is eyeing new unmanned aircraft programs as it aims for a bigger share of the pilot training services market, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday. Sandra Erwin writes CAE has helped the U.S. Air Force train around 1,500 aircrews a year to operate General Atomics-built Predator […] More

  • Lockheed-Led Team 21 Consortium to Support Australian AF Pilot Training System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Led Team 21 Consortium to Support Australian AF Pilot Training System

    A Lockheed Martin-led team will provide support for the Australian defense forces’ Air 5428 Pilot Training System as the preferred tenderer on the project. Lockheed said Sunday the Team 21 consortium will work to help the Australian air force develop future pilots from flight screening to flight training. “We look forward to working with the [Australia’s] capability acquisition and sustainment […] More

  • Defense One: General Atomics Conducts Drone Surveillance Missions for Pentagon - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense One: General Atomics Conducts Drone Surveillance Missions for Pentagon

    General Atomics has flown its Reaper and Predator drones to conduct surveillance operations on behalf of the government since April, Defense One reported Wednesday. Patrick Tucker writes that the company is among other drone manufacturers the Defense Department has hired to fly surveillance missions. The report said DoD’s move could also indicate potential plans to use civilian contractors for […] More

  • CAE Lands Multiple Flight Simulator, Training Service Contracts With Several Airlines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Lands Multiple Flight Simulator, Training Service Contracts With Several Airlines

    CAE has been awarded several contracts worth $89 million combined to provide full-flight simulators and training services for several airlines. The company said Wednesday it will train 100 more cadets for Japan Airlines as part of the extension of an agreement over the Multi-Crew Pilot License First Officer Program. CAE already trains the first batch […] More