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April 10, 2025
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Spain Creates Europe’s First Pilot Training Simulator for the CH-47F Chinook

The first full-mission simulator for this version of the Chinook CH-47F, created by the Spanish defense business Indra, is now operational at the Spanish Army Aviation Academy’s Helicopter Simulation...

March 20, 2025
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For the US Air Force, BANC3 introduces a cutting-edge extended reality training system.

BANC3 Inc., a defense company based in Princeton, has announced the successful creation of an innovative extended reality (XR) training system for the US Air Force Special Operations Command...

March 14, 2025
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Laser technology for US Army simulations will be supplied by a Ukrainian business.

Skiftech, a Ukrainian developer of defense solutions, has been given a contract by the US Department of Defense to develop laser-based simulation technology for the military. The agreement is...

March 13, 2025
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For military pilot training, France purchases Pilatus’ PC-7 MKX aircraft.

Pilatus’ PC-7 MKX was selected by France to serve as the new training system for the French Air and Space Force. The purchase includes 22 planes and ground-based training...

March 10, 2025
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Top Aces Launches AI ‘Wingman’ for Adversary Air Combat Training

The AI-powered software created by Top Aces mimics flight patterns for training in adversary air warfare. This “autonomous constructive wingman” replicates maneuvers and kinematics in tactical aerial preparations that...

February 24, 2025
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Rheinmetall to Supply Germany With Naval Training Simulators

Rheinmetall has been contracted by Germany to deliver Distributed Naval Training Architecture (VTAM) training simulator systems. The business will deploy VTAM’s hardware and software in six German naval stations,...

February 18, 2025
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The Dutch Air Force will train on flight simulators for the C-390, which Rheinmetall will supply.

Rheinmetall has a contract with Embraer to provide flight simulators for the C-390 transport aircraft in order to educate ground staff and airmen from the Royal Netherlands Air Force....

February 14, 2025
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For the Canadian Air Force, CAE will create the next generation of fighter jet training.

The Royal Canadian Air Force’s Future Fighter Lead-in Training (FFLIT) program will be created by CAE, which Canada has chosen. Ottawa’s initiative to train pilots in the operation of...

February 12, 2025
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The Pilatus PC-7 MKX training system’s first customer is the Netherlands.

The Netherlands is the first nation to buy Pilatus’s new PC-7 MKX flight training system, which includes four simulators and eight PC-7 MKXs with ground-based training systems. Pilatus intends...

February 4, 2025
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Scotland is the location of the British Army’s New Urban Warfare Training Facility.

To prepare soldiers for combat in urban settings, the British Army has opened a new training center in Scotland. The facility, which is situated in Dundee’s Oliver Barracks, is...