A CAE subsidiary has received a subcontract from BAE Systems for services in support of the latter's work to develop a new cloud-powered training environment for the U.S. Marine Corps. CAE said Wednesday its USA Mission Solutions subsidiary will help BAE prototype cloud models and simulations for USMC Base Quantico's planned Wargaming Center under a $19M contract the military branch awarded to BAE in August.
Read More »By Light Acquires Raydon to Expand Military Training Offerings; Bob Donahue Quoted
By Light Professional IT Services has acquired Raydon Corporation, a supplier of virtual, adaptable integrated military training technology. "Raydon will enable By Light to provide end-to-end solutions in support of the Army's virtual training, ultimately advancing warfighter proficiency with an extremely high transfer of skills from simulation to live engagement," said Bob Donahue, founder and CEO of By Light.
Read More »NASA Uses HPE-Built Supercomputer to Advance Research for Artemis Lunar Mission
NASA has used the Hewlett Packard Enterprise-built Aitken supercomputer to carry out simulations on launch environment and booster separation event at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the Artemis manned mission to the moon by 2024.
Read More »Noblis Promotes Mile Corrigan to SVP, Corporate Officer; Amr ElSawy Quoted
Noblis has promoted Mile Corrigan to senior vice president and corporate officer of Noblis Federal Civilian Solutions (FCS), the company reported on Tuesday. Corrigan served as vice president and corporate officer, prior to her promotion. “She excels at customer engagement and has led FCS to deliver outstanding results including receiving “˜exceptional' ratings on numerous prime contracts,“ said Amr ElSawy, president and CEO of Noblis and two-time Wash100 Award recipient.
Read More »Boeing Wins $800M in FMS Contracts for Qatari Air Force Training, Support; Tim Buerk Quoted
Boeing has been awarded three foreign military sales (FMS) contracts, valued at more than $800 million, with the U.S. Air Force for training services and support in the Middle East. “The tailored training and sustainment delivered by our team, coupled with Boeing's platform expertise, allows us to deliver a holistic solution,“ said Tim Buerk, director of Middle East defense services for Boeing.
Read More »Army Seeks Potential Sources of Virtual Aviation Lab Tech
The U.S. Army is looking for information on commercially available technologies to support the modernization of virtual aviation systems for joint all-domain operations.
Read More »SAIC Secures Potential $653M IDIQ CTS Contract to Provide Training Program Support to FAA Traffic Controllers; Bob Genter, Jeff Raver Quoted
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Science Applications International Corp. a potential $653M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Controller Training Solutions contract to provide training and training-related support services to air traffic controllers, the company reported on Thursday.
Read More »IRS Posts RFI for Synthetic Tax Data Simulation Systems
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a request for information to seek artificial intelligence and simulation engine tools that will help users produce, handle and control synthetic tax data.
Read More »DARPA Posts Virtual Model RFI for Subterranean Challenge
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a request for information to seek virtual models of vehicles, sensors and underground areas in line with a competition that will cater to subterranean domain technologies.
Read More »Six Firms Awarded Air Force Contracts to Further Develop Simulation, Training Tech
Six small companies each secured a $1M contract from the U.S. Air Force after presenting their simulation and training technologies to service and industry officials during the first Simulators Pitch Day at the Interservice/Industry, Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando, Fla., Defense News reported Thursday.
Read More »Cubic to Demo Multi-Domain Training Tech at Simulation Industry Conference; Mike Knowles Quoted
Cubic is scheduled to highlight multi-domain training products at the 2019 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando, Fla.
Read More »Lockheed Opens ‘Pulsar Guardian’ Space Tech Testing Facility; Maria Demaree Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 26, 2019 “” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has constructed an immersive space technology testing facility in Colorado to support military and government clients, GovCon Wire reported Sept. 18.
Read More »Rob Johnson: Scientific Research Projects to Leverage Exascale Computing System ‘Aurora’
Rob Johnson, owner of Portland, Ore.-based marketing and communications consulting firm Fine Tuning, wrote in a Federal News Network commentary piece published Wednesday about the Aurora exascale computing system of the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and how it could help advance research across medicine, engineering, chemistry and other scientific disciplines.
Read More »HTX Labs to Further Develop Virtual Reality Training Tech Under Air Force SBIR II Contract
HTX Labs has received a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract from the U.S. Air Force to further develop a virtual reality simulation technology for use in the service branch's education and training programs.
Read More »Frost & Sullivan: Military Training, Simulation Market to Reach $20B by 2027
A Frost & Sullivan report forecasts the military training and simulation market will grow from $9.28B to $19.65B by 2027, National Defense reported Monday.
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