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Silver Bullets & Magical Solutions Here at MS&T we have observed training technologies rise and subside. Where have all the video studios gone? Do you remember when every military school just had to have a video studio? Remember those interactive videodiscs? There always seems to be a next big thing – a killer app, a silver bullet – on the horizon along with a cadre of zealous proselytizers (and die hard sceptics). And this has been true for a century or more starting with this first big thing – correspondence. In Great Britain, Isaac Pitman began to teach shorthand by correspondence in 1840. In Europe, Charles Toussaint and Gustav Langenscheidt began to teach language by correspondence in 1856. Even then there were questions about whether students could learn as well at a distance as they could face-to-face. Naturally, both sides, proponents and opponents, were eager to gather evidence to substantiate their claims and so began comparative effectiveness studies trying to find the superior delivery method. And there have been a lot of studies. The web site www.nosignificantdifference.org lists hundreds of comparative research reports, summaries and papers. Thomas Russell has collected research studies addressing the question from as far back as 1928. The studies address the effectiveness of face-to face versus correspondence, radio, instructional television, videoconference, audio, and the Internet and more. Is any one delivery medium superior? The old guard holds face to face as the gold standard. Progressive innovators hold the position that technology mediated instruction is more effective and improves learning outcomes. The bad news for both the old guard and progressive innovators is Mr. Russell found, and continues to find, that an overwhelming number of studies show that when the course materials and teaching methodology are held constant, there are no significant differences between student outcomes in a distance delivery course as compared to a face-to-face course, regardless of the technology. Student outcomes in distance delivery courses are neither worse nor better than those in face-to-face courses. The good news is that we have choices in delivery media and they’ll all deliver effective training. The bad news is we have choices, and choices bring a complex environment full of promise, but with plenty of opportunity for missteps: there are no silver bullets; there may be magical solutions. While there are no silver bullets, there is a respectable arsenal. What we can do is choose technologies that support the goals and priorities that matter to our organisations – and we see these focussing on two issues (effectiveness is a given) – access and cost. Integrated learning environments, any time/any place training, and the convergence of training and work are all about access. Cost is driven by design and we control design. Not only does design drive cost, it also drives effectiveness. As Tony Bates, distributed learning pioneer, states: “the mantra for controlling the costs of web-based learning is 'design, design, design’”. And so it is for effectiveness as well. Fifty years ago, political scientist Harold Lasswell explained that some policies are all about symbolism, with little or no impact on real-world outcomes. He called such actions “magical solutions,” explaining “political symbolization has its catharsis functions.” Symbolism is of course both necessary and important in politics, and politics are a fact of life in the military. But, a focus on ‘magical solutions’ leaves little room for the practical. For training to actually succeed in making a difference in our organisations, interventions must move beyond “magical solutions” to those that actually work. This means closing the large gap between aspirational goals and actual policy implementation. Design is the key to providing decision makers the information and methods to close that gap or even avoid “magical solutions” altogether. Design is the best defence against silver bullets and magical solutions. Successful training interventions are not about technology, but, whether at course level or systems level, all about design – design that is framed, ultimately, by mission performance.

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05 Editorial Comment Silver Bullets, Magical Solutions and Design. Managing Editor Jeff

08 Training Technology Trends and Innovations. Change, trends and innovation seem to go 08 training technology

feature Articles

Loube finds a constant in a world of evolving technologies – design.

together. Rick Adams picks a few plums.

14 Interview Dan Gardner on Training Transformation. MS&T speaks with Mr. Dan Gardner about the present and future of the DoD Training Transformation initiative.

20 Technology Application Unique Ship - Unique Solution. USCGC Mackinaw is not like the others.

20 technology application

Glenda Feldt and Keith Bills describe the simulation solution.

24 TRAINING TECHNOLOGY Network-Centric Command and Control Training. Information, simulation, decisions and networks – a complex web. Rick Adams explores some examples of current initiatives.

30 Acquisition Opportunities Galore. Simulation and training industry executives were briefed at the 2009 TSIS. Chuck Weirauch attended and files a summary.

38 NEWS 24 training technology

Seen and Heard. A round up of developments in simulation and training. Edited by Lori Ponoroff.

53 Military Flight simulator census MS&T's comprehensive simulator census offering a global tally of flight simulators for all current military aircraft.

75 Simulation & Training company listing

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The world's simulation and training companies and their website addresses.

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Meeting Needs: Large, Small, Unexpected, and Urgent Soldiers undergoing training at a mock Iraqi village at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin before deploying to Iraq. Image credit: U.S. Air Force/Brian Christiansen.

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“Innovation,” according to Watts Humphrey, sometimes referred to as the father of software quality, “is the process of turning ideas into manufacturable and marketable form.” Rick Adams reports on some representative recent training breakthroughs.

nnovation and creativity comes in many guises, sometimes breakthrough concepts, more often leveraging the building blocks of prior ingenuity. In the military and homeland security simulation and training community, there is a diverse array of new-market thinking. Training applications for previously overlooked needs. Addressing humanitarian aspects of conflict and disaster. Niche solutions for traditional programs. Even the resurrection of old iconic names and a response to a nemesis thought to be long extinct.

Something Blue, Something Old Retro is in again, even in military training. Who would have imagined the World War II-era phrase “Blue Box” as the trade name for next-generation synthetic environments? And when you drew up that five-year forecast last fall, did you remember to include anti-piracy courseware? Link Simulation & Training, the L-3 Communications unit which resurrected the legacy of Edwin Link (who patented the first viable flight simulator in 1929), has dusted off the legendary “Blue Box” term and applied it to a new service which augments the limitations of a realworld operational system – such as controlling an unmanned vehicle – with the broader perspective available through

Link’s Blue Box HD is an extension of its HD World product line. Image credit: Link Simulation & Training.

synthetic environments. The resulting blended reality provides “a totally different experience, an instant information impact” for enhanced situational awareness and critical decision-making, according to Frank Delisle, vice president of engineering & technology at Link. Link unveiled “Blue Box HD” at an unmanned vehicle systems conference in August as an extension of their HD World simulation product line. Delisle describes it as a bridge between the three domains

of training, mission rehearsal, and operations. “The lines between them are starting to blur quite a bit.” The dilemma for pilots/operators of unmanned vehicles, whether air, ground, or subsea, is that the onboard sensors provide very narrow, two-dimensional fields of view. The thermal imager on the UK Phoenix, for example, yields a 60x40 degree perspective. The infrared camera on the US Marine Corps ScanEagle offers a scant 18-degree picture. This “looking through a soda straw” effect poses “cognitive difficulties processing the visual information” received from sensors, notes Roger Chadwick and fellow researchers at MS&T MAGAZINE • ISSUE 4/2009

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New Mexico State University’s Human-Robotic-Interaction Laboratory. “The lack of awareness operators have of the local space surrounding their vehicles … may result in a number of navigational mishaps including collisions with obstacles, losing vehicles in unseen voids, and disorientation.” Even experienced pilots struggle with the limited amount of information available from their skybot. What Link proposes is to generate a 360-degree 3D perspective of the remote vehicle’s surroundings – something similar to what a fighter pilot might see outside his canopy – by augmenting the onboard sensor feeds with a highly realistic synthetic environment using leading-edge simulation technologies: submeter resolution geo-specific terrain, models of other vehicles, weapons and other threats, structures, weather conditions, even civilian populations. It brings to mind a modification of the old Memorex recording tape tag line: “Is it real, or is it simulationaugmented reality?” “The content and realism is so real, so high fidelity, including the physics properties, it’s hard to tell what’s simulated and what’s not,” Delisle says. “It’s like they’re really in the cockpit.”

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Link, which is responsible for the US Air Force Predator trainers, has been showing prospective customers mission demonstrations without, then with Blue Box HD augmentation. Bob Ellithrope, senior vice president for strategic development, thinks the adoption cycle for the perspective-broadening technology will be relatively quick. “The need is so high. Users already want it now.” And if reaching back to WWII weren’t enough, how about training for a threat that was thought to have been extinguished 150 years ago – high-seas piracy? The return of the days of pirates is “hard to conceive,” wrote Philip Gosse... in 1932! To help deal with future scenarios similar to the Maersk Alabama hijacking, the Global Maritime and Transportation School (GMATS) located at the US Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point, New York, conducted a two-day Piracy Countermeasures Seminar for the military, government agencies, police departments, mariners union, and shipping industry representatives. The seminar focused on preventive measures to thwart boarding of a ship, including evasive maneuvers and non-lethal deterrence such as electrified barbed wire, fire hoses, and even soap lathered on the sides of the vessel. The final lesson was a role-playing simulation in which brigands stormed a replica ship’s bridge. Reportedly the good guys (a freighter captain, a cop, a Swiss Army major, and a private security expert) “never saw the pirates coming.” Take some comfort, though, that Captain Jon Helmick claims, “Anti-piracy training has been part of the USMMA’s curriculum for at least the past 18 years.”

Collateral Considerations Now that the war in Iraq is “over,” so to speak, attention has shifted to stabilization and rebuilding. At the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, Iraqi nationals who fled their country and other “actors” help train not only American soldiers but also civil government provincial reconstruction teams. The role-playing takes place in a dozen “villages” and a couple of larger “cities” on the sprawling Mojave Desert complex. Merchants chant in Arabic. Calls to prayer blare over loudspeakers. Store signs are written in Farsi. None of the actor/ villagers are allowed to speak English, and all encounters must be carried out with an interpreter. It’s often impossible to distinguish friend from foe. Insurgents lurk inside crowds, maintain an underground tunnel network, smuggle in weapons, and plot nearly continuous attacks on US and Iraqi forces being trained. “We do everything just like we do it in Iraq,” says “Sam,” deputy mayor of Medina Wasl, which simulates a developed section of Baghdad, complete with shops, apartments and light industrial areas. “If we save one life, it’s worth a lot. I owe it to my country. I owe it to Iraq.” Many of the actors have family still in Iraq, so decline to reveal their true identities. Just outside Geneva, Switzerland, new delegates from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) learn how to negotiate military checkpoints while aiding victims or conflict. Delegates are not weekend volunteers – they must be prepared to deploy to any country without their family for 24 months. Among their largest current operations are garden spots of Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Chad.

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One Giant Leap for Simulation – Remembering Apollo As the aviation community and the public celebrate Neil Armstrong’s first bootprint on the dusty lunar surface 40 years ago, the simulation community in parallel pays homage to pioneers like Ray Long, Jerry Purser, Dick Taylor, Shef Tabeek, Nelson Merritt,

At the Ecogia training center, teams of delegates deal with scenarios involving wounded and refugees from bombed villages, the need to secure food, water, and medical supplies, the threat of marauding rebel forces, and the harassing presence of journalists. “In reality, you are often overwhelmed by the needs,” comments delegate ICRC Marcal Izard. “People think you can do miracles.”

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Sometimes innovation is dealing with an unanticipated situation. When Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles began rolling over at an alarming rate (in non-hostile incidents), the US Army responded with an MRAP egress trainer (MET). Mounted on a frame that enables 360-degree rotation, the rollover simulator can use cabins from several different configurations – initially using damaged MRAPS from the field. Soldiers are taught to deal with partial and complete rollovers, as well as jammed doors, and once exited must secure the area and assess injuries. The METs are produced at the Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, Texas. Currently 25 trainers are fielded or in process with funding for an additional 99 to cover approximately 12,000 fielded MRAP vehicles. Fidelity Technologies (Reading, Pennsylvania) is developing a simulator for an often overlooked group, forward air controllers and forward observers. The FAC/FO trainer will simulate terrain, obstacles, various climates, and day and night combat conditions for a realistic view of the enemy in close air support and artillery operations. Fidelity’s customer is the Norwegian Armed Forces. British soldiers en route to Afghanistan will train in Kenya on a laser-based simulation produced by Sweden’s Saab. The managed training service will consist of a Battle Group-sized Deployable Tactical Engagement Simulation (DTES) system for three years. “The DTES system supports a number of tactical training objectives, of which Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) is a major component,” explains Anders Jonzon, Saab communications director. The deal was almost “scuppered,” according to The Times of London, by a UK inter-agency tiff over whose budget should fund the need. Israeli Aerospace Industries and Inter-Coastal Electronics (Mesa, Arizona) are integrating five different training systems into a joint training capability for an unnamed customer. The system of systems will incorporate training capabilities for helicopter, attack helicopter engagement, the Ehud air combat maneuvering instrumentation (ACMI), air defense, and ground forces combat training center. The Lockheed Martin/VT Group “Ascent” joint venture is using the SIMbox from Simigon (Herzliya, Israel and Orlando, Florida) for the advanced jet training phase of the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS). SIMbox is a PC-based software platform providing the ability to create, modify, manage, and deploy simulation-based content across a multitude of domains. FlightSafety International expects an increase in system throughput and simulator reliability from UEI’s “Racktangle” interface, as well as a reduction in equipment and floor space requirements from the ultra-compact gigabit Ethernet design. The I/O can be installed directly on the simulator, eliminating “literally thousands of wires.” ms&t

The initial 1963-64 contract values seem woefully small by today’s norm - US$9.5 million for three Apollo Mission Simulators (AMS) plus $7 million for a pair of Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) trainers across a development span of six years. The lead designer was Link, then part of General Precision, with subcontracts from North American Rockwell for the AMS devices and Grumman for the LEMs. The AMS’s were enormous, occupying most of a “clean room” hangar at Broome County Airport in Binghamton, New York, before shipment to Houston, Texas and Cape Kennedy, Florida. For simulation, the Apollo program marked the transition from replicating an analog spacecraft environment – requiring functional and hybrid simulations – to the all-digital domain of the Space Shuttle. Indeed, one of the key achievements of the shoot-for-the-moon effort was a “simulation within a simulation” by Computational Analysis’ James Raney to work around the problem of re-coding MIT’s fixed-point 16-bit Apollo Guidance Computer to run on Honeywell’s far faster floating-point 24-bit DDP-224 systems that powered the trainers. At its peak, software development alone required 175 programmers, who generated 350,000 lines of code for the two types of simulators. A key advantage of the digital simulator computers, with status recorded on magnetic tape, was that crews could return to a critical point in the simulation rather than re-starting from the beginning. This flexibility proved to be life-saving during the uncomfortably dramatic Apollo 13 “Houston, we’ve got a problem” mission in April 1970. As depicted in the 1995 movie, Tom Mattingly, Gene Cernan, and several other astronauts used the highly faithful simulators to test energy-saving measures and re-entry options to successfully help bring the crew back to earth. “The countless improvisations that nursed the crippled spacecraft along were in large measure the product of an extraordinarily elaborate assembly of simulators...” noted the New York Times. Purser, then Link’s operations director for Houston and the Cape, stated, “Even more significant... was the training which they had provided the Apollo 13 crew.” The Apollo program had its lighthearted moments as well. When entertaining visitors, technicians sometimes inserted a bug into the system – a literal beetle or housefly placed on the moon surface modelboard, which would appear like a gigantic monster through the Farrand visual system. For French president Georges Pompidou, they positioned a replica Eiffel Tower in a crater. And when golf legend Arnold Palmer approached the simulated moon, his landing target was a tiny putting green. If you’d like to see the Apollo simulators up close, the Kirkpatrick Air and Space Museum in Oklahoma City has a command module trainer and the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York displays a Lunar Module sim.

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Dan Gardner, Director of Readiness and Training Policy and Programs for the US Office of the Secretary of Defense, leads the DoD Training Transformation (T2) initiative. MS&T’s Europe Editor Walter Ullrich spoke with Mr Gardner at ITEC and US correspondent Chuck Weirauch followed up with additional questions. In his responses, Mr. Gardner maps present and future directions of T2. MS&T What are the most important elements of the February 5, 2009 update to the Strategic Plan for Transforming DoD Training? Dan Gardner I think that one of the things we tried to expand upon was this whole idea of integrated operations training, or training for integrated operations. And by that we mean training with literally everybody that is in theater, but prior to arrival on theater. So we’re talking about the services, governmental agencies, our Coalition partners, but we are also talking about how do we incorporate industry, how to we incorporate nongovernmental organizations, private voluntary organizations, academia, in other words, in what I think is the term “Whole of Nation” or “Whole of Society”. In other words, what resources does this nation bring to the theater, and in an operational 14

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sense and not necessarily just in a military sense. By and large, in some of these operations, we are very much going to be in a supporting role. The Department of Defense would be supporting the other agencies, and in particular the Department of State or US AID. So we have to be able to train in that type of environment before we deploy to theater. And that’s been our goal, that’s been our mantra from the start with the Training Transformation Initiative, and I think that quite honestly that we have made some very excellent progress in doing that. MS&T With the Whole of Nation or Whole of Society concepts, you are referring to not only all of the US working together, but allied and Coalition nations working together as well. Could you give an example of how other countries are participating with the US?

DG The VIKING Exercises with Sweden, where we are just renewing a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Swedes. There again is the opportunity to bring other capabilities to the theater of operations besides the military capabilities. I think that is extremely important, especially in the world where we are operating today with regular warfare and a counterinsurgency focus right now. I think that without working together we won’t get the job done. And the only way to work effectively together is to train effectively together. That means we all need to be together in the training world. MS&T The Combatant Commander Exercise and Engagement Training Transformation (CE2T2) initiative is important. Would you please provide us with an update on this effort? DG The 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review directed that we study greater consolidation of joint training. The Combat Commanders program was approved that fall for the FY 2008 President’s budget. This is commander staff training and planning for and participation in joint exercises. Then that CE2T2 was combined and integrated with the existing T2 program. This was a consolidation in response to further T2 consolidation efforts. Most recently in the CE2T2 area is the addition of the African Command to the Combatant Command list, and US Forces Korea transitioning the Korean Command are the latest developments that we are supporting. MS&T What will be the major focus for the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review and what are its ramifications for the T2 effort? DG Our Next Generation Training Strategy, or Training the Next Generation Joint Force, is to be put out at the same time as the 2010 QDR. It’s about training the future Joint Force. This document is focusing on all of the new technologies. There will be a lot of things integrated in this report, but certainly the integration of new technologies and greater computing power give us more capability in a number of areas, including live, virtual and constructive

integration, with a focus on virtual simulator worlds as a training capability. One of the real challenges is going to be finding the best balance of the LVC environments, because what you want is the same or better training more efficiently, with less time or less money or less wear and tear on equipment. The next thrust of the Next Generation Training Strategy will be bringing Irregular Warfare into balance with the other warfare categories. MS&T A critical area you have cited in the past is joint training with such US governmental agencies such as the State Department and the Agency for International Development. What are some of the latest developments in this area? DG The Department of State and US AID in particular are building their deployable manpower base. A Civil Response Core is being developed through the Department of State and Office of the Director for Reconstruction and Stabilization. This is making great progress and starting to bear fruit. We also had the first Agency Civilian Military Integration course started July 12, with the Department of State and US AID personnel participating with the First Army and the Indiana National Guard. This is a joint effort. JKDDC has developed a DoD 101 training course to expose DoD to the other agencies. And the other agencies are developing courses with JKDDC’s assistance. We are also providing support for the officer training for the Provisional Reconstruction Teams going to Iraq, but also the ones that will be going to Afghanistan in the future. MS&T Since Barack Obama became President of the United States, members of the new administration announced farreaching changes in foreign politics and revision of military policy. What impact might that have on the training, and more specifically on training transformation? DG I certainly don’t have insights into the high hierarchy of the Obama administration, but from what I can gather they are a technically very savvy organization. Technology is a very well understood capability, and they are going to take advantage of that. So to the extent that we can utilize technology in the defense capabilities, I would see even greater use then we have today. So I foresee that training will continue to be a major and important part of the policy. MS&T In time of narrow budgets there is normally a tendency to cut training

funding for the benefit of operational funds. Do you see that risk now? DG It is a truism across the board, because training is relatively easy to cut. So it becomes an easy, but probably not the best, target. I think that is a possibility, of course. But I am an optimist when it comes to this. I think that training is very valuable and important, and shouldn’t be the first thing to be cut. It is our job to quantify the value of training, to ensure that people are aware of it. So if when they consider cutting it, they understand the cost of doing that. MS&T But do you have the means to measure the value of training? DG In certain areas we are better in

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The Enablers – An Update The T2 initiative has three significant enablers: the Joint Knowledge Development and Distribution Capability (JKDDC), which focuses on joint individual training and education; the Joint National Training Capability (JNTC), which focuses on joint collective training; and the Joint Assessment and Enabling Capability (JAEC), which focuses on T2 Program performance assessment and supporting tools and processes. Here’s an update on these training transformation enablers.

JKDDC The DoD and the US Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) are newly refocusing on improved training for small military units. Historically, four of five US service members killed in action have been in light infantry units, and in Iraq and Afghanistan, 89 percent of those killed in action were members of small units. “Small units are in the spotlight now and for good reason,” said JKDDC Program Manager Joe Camacho. “We’ve looked, especially as we deal with this hybrid threat, at the versatility, the flexibility, the connectivity of small units and what they allow us to do on the battlefield is a significant game changer. We imbue general purposes forces with those same kind of skills, and we do that through training and education.” JKDDC has developed the Small Group Scenario Trainer (SGST) application and recently completed formal acceptance testing of this courseware. The application is now available via the Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) portal. According to Camacho, the SGST is a web- delivered, ‘battle staff’, small group training application for improving training readiness of individuals and small staffs. It was developed specifically with internal COCOM ‘battle staff’ training in mind, he explained.

The SGST complements existing collective mission rehearsal exercises and can assist ‘battle staffs’ and small groups with problem solving as it facilitates contingency planning and course of action analysis, Camacho continued. The SGST, JKO-based framework allows for reusable and flexible scenario creation, validation, exercise and after-action review. Other features include real-time remediation, learning content navigation, tools for creating avatar delivered performance support, as well as delivering these avatars for the purpose of stimulating critical thinking and learning. Camacho noted another area vital to mission success in the current operating environment - improved language and cultural training both for military leadership and individual warfighters. In response to this need, JKDDC has also recently developed the Virtual Cultural Awareness Trainer (VCAT). This simulationbased trainer is currently in development testing and expected to be available through the JKO later this summer. The initial VCAT focuses on the cultures of the Horn of Africa. Additional regional requirements will be developed as sponsors and stakeholders are identified, he added. “Leadership is going to be the cornerstone we win this war on,” Camacho said. “Educating and grooming leaders with the right experience, the right understanding, and the right perspective to be able to work in very inflexible, uncertain environments is critical to how we execute and how we operate now and in the future. The VCAT is a web-and game-based training application via the JKO that teaches cultural awareness using simulated missions.The VCAT uses advanced learning techniques such as game-based learning, storytelling, intelligent tutoring and remediation to help learners quickly and efficiently develop operational cultural knowledge and acquire cultural skills.”

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The Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) and its Joint Training and Experimentation Network (JTEN), links US and Coalition military units together throughout the world so that they can conduct joint live, virtual and constructive training exercises. According to Captain Bill Kovach, Chief of the JNTC Training Development Group and Colonel Tom Walrond of that Group’s Solutions Division, they are working with several Coalition partners, such as the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. The JTEN connections to the United Kingdom Joint Multinational Interoperability Assurance Network (UK JMNIAN) and the Australian Defence Training and Experimentation Network (AS DTEN) were recently made permanent. Initial connections are also being made to the Canadian CF-JTEN, they reported. Meanwhile in the US, the JTEN is expanding to Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, SC; Tyndall AFB, Panama City, FL; and Ft. Sill, Lawton, OK. JTEN personnel are in the process of scheduling site surveys and have all required baseline equipment in the procurement process. In Fiscal Year 2008, the JTEN expanded to four sites, Ft. Drum, Watertown, NY; Ft.Belvoir/National Capital Region (NCR); Ft. Sam Houston/San Antonio, Texas; and Ft. Campbell, Clarksville, TN. The NCR and San Antonio regions are being built as metropolitan hubs, which will service a number of different customers in each region. Installation at Fort Drum is complete and the others are in various stages. As of FY 2009, several major Coalition exercises have been conducted over the JTEN with UK and Australian partners and their networks. They were Swift Eagle 08, Unified Endeavor 09-1,

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Members of an Australian Army disembark from a US Navy landing craft during an exercise as part of exercise Talisman Saber 2009. Image credit: Geronimo Aquino/US Navy.

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The T2 Joint Assessment and Enabling Capability (JAEC) measures how well transformed training and education meets validated readiness requirements. According to JAEC Interim Director Colonel Joseph Thome, in FY 2009 his organization transitioned from a biannual to an annual assessment process to provide greater flexibility in the current dynamic operational environment. Other considerations dictating the transition to an annual assessment were the consolidation of most of the Joint Training programs into a defense-wide account and the need to produce quarterly data to quickly identify trends or anomalies, Thome added. Focuses of the FY 2009 assessment include joint training accomplished by military organizations prior to deployment, Irregular Warfare training at major service training centers, Whole of Government and Multinational participation in US military training exercises, and the impact of select Joint training enablers, he explained. “Although we are in the data collection and analysis phase of the Fiscal Year 09 assessment process, one area which has proven itself in past assessments and is on track to have another record-breaking year is the JTEN,” Thome said. “In previous assessments, we saw a marked increase, nearly three times as great, in exercise participants when using the JTEN versus those exercises without the JTEN. By using the JTEN, the training community can participate from their home station, rather than deploying to a distant location. Beyond the reduction in PERSTEMPO (wear and tear on service members and their families), organizations save travel funds and wear and tear on their equipment. By using the JTEN at home station, valuable training days are conserved for other critical events.” – Chuck Weirauch ms&t

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Left USCGC Mackinaw. Image credit: USCG.

One-of-a-Kind The US Coast Guard chooses a maritime simulator-based solution for the unique Great Lakes Icebreaker – USCGC Mackinaw. Glenda Feldt and Keith Bills tell the story.

ne of the eight major missions of the U.S. Coast Guard is domestic icebreaking; another is providing aids to navigation marking the nation’s waterways. When the 63 year old Great Lakes icebreaker USCGC MACKINAW (WAGB 83) was to be replaced, the decision was to construct a new one-of-a-kind ship that could perform both major missions, as well as, support law enforcement, environmental and lifesaving missions. Thus, the new MACKINAW (WLBB 30) is unique, equipped with state-ofthe-art technologies not found on any other CG ship. The systems onboard are complex and ship operation carries a high consequence of error. The MACKINAW’s sophisticated electronics and fully-integrated control and monitoring systems, dynamic positioning system, her unique Azipod® propulsion system and optimal manning presented steep training challenges. The nature of MACKINAW’s electric pod propulsion system – 2 x 3.35 MW pods - affords the operator with maneuvering capabilities 20

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well beyond that seen on conventional vessels equipped with rudders used for steering and maneuvering. But, there is no ship’s wheel! Just pod and throttle positions. There is potential for loss of life and property if the MACKINAW operators make errors in ship handling or navigation whether in manual or dynamic positioning modes. The leveraged value of newly trained (and competent) personnel using the new equipment is high and impacts safety of the crew, commercial and recreational boaters and the public along the US Great Lakes; accurate and thorough crew preparation is essential. Clearly, innovative interventions were needed to prepare crew members to operate the ship.

Simulation and Simulators Simulator and simulation decisions were under pinned by a “total ship training” philosophy. From initial acquisition planning, the philosophy was that USCGC MACKINAW’s training system would center on the ship as the focal point for

the management of crew competencies, development, and training. The total ship training philosophy aimed to: • Migrate traditional shore-based training and technical support to the ship using training courses, embedded training, interactive courseware, on-the-job training, training with simulators, qualification workbooks, job aids and built-in electronic performance support systems for maintenance and operator training, and limit resident training at remote sites to existing programs; and. • Integrate training into everyday operations and maximize the use of embedded training aids and other performance support interventions to minimize formal resident training requirements. Performance analysts worked closely with the ship’s sponsor and acquisition program during the construction of the MACKINAW to determine the best methods to prepare crewmembers to navigate and handle the icebreaker. Since there was to be only one ship like this, traditional training methods of setting up classroom instruction off site were deemed not practical. Analysts looked at the psychomotor skills, perception, decision making and action needed by operators of the MACKINAW. Operators needed an opportunity to practice navigation and handling tasks to proficiency with hands-on activities. Individual learning is important but some interaction with others on the bridge was also needed. Analysis determined that it was not practical to train on the live equipment due to severe consequences caused by inadequate performance and safety hazards inherent with improper performance. The selected solution? Place navigation and dynamic positioning simulators in a training room on the ship, and provide ready access to individuals and teams for training and practice. To be effective, a high level of realism was needed. MACKINAW is equipped with a shipboard Kongsberg Polaris desktop simulator. This visual simulator integrates controls and information screens with a Kongsberg Databridge Radar, Kongsberg SeaMap ECDIS, and Kongsberg Simrad dynamic positioning into an integrated

bridge console designed to train new conning officers. Various simulation scenarios have been developed to afford a consequence driven, no-risk training environment. These scenarios also provide a measurement tool to assist seniors in determining the level of proficiency a trainee has achieved. In addition to required performances that must be successfully demonstrated on the bridge by a break-in Officer of the Deck, several simulated performances must also be successfully demonstrated in order to complete MACKINAW’s Deck Watch Officer Watch Qualification Standards. The simulators provide a safe environment to visually demonstrate the maneuvering characteristics of MACKINAW and the opportunity to learn from mistakes without any consequences. A civilian (retired USCG Cdr) on-board training specialist provides support An embedded simulation of the machinery plant control and monitoring system was installed to allow operators to train in plant operation while alongside. The simulator models what operators can expect to see when the system is operating underway, under varying conditions.

Above Simulators on board USCGC MACKINAW. Image credit: USCG.

Unexpected Benefit An unexpected benefit of the shipboard simulators is the capability to manage maneuver risk. MACKINAW’s simulator is an excellent risk management tool. The ship is home ported in a narrow, shallow channel that creates significant bank suction and shallow water effect, requiring entry and exit at speeds limited to 3 or 4 knots. The lack of horizontal sta-

bility when reducing speed also complicates this mooring. Prior to transiting this port, existing wind and current conditions can be entered into the simulator as part of an evolution simulation scenario. By running this simulation, operators gain information on the actions that will be needed for the evolution. What was originally considered a marginal risk evolution could prove to be high risk but this is determined and planned for as a result of the operator’s practice on the simulator. The MACKINAW has incorporated use of the ship simulator into shipboard

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risk assessment procedures whenever possible. The simulator helps reduce the risk of human error by allowing repeated practice of performance to mitigate the steep learning curve and the challenges associated with frequent transfer of deck watch officers.

Lessons Learned The commercial off-the-shelf visual simulator was integrated with the Dynamic Positioning simulator, but the MACKINAW ship’s model had to be updated to reflect actual ship performance and configuration. For example, a 10 per cent Azipod thrust moved the model at 10 knots, the bow thruster simulation was fully effective even at 15 knots, the dynamic positioning simulator contained no “Remote Control” feature, no DP “Lever Active” feature and no DP “ECDIS Import” feature. Besides considering the initial cost of purchasing shipboard simulators, it is important to budget for modification of the simulator’s software to reflect the specific ship’s capabilities. This cost for commercial-off-the-shelf proprietary software simulators can be significant. In this case, the software is customized for one vessel type only—MACK-

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INAW. The system simulates bank effect (suction and cushion), draft resistance, ice resistance, tug and mooring line effects, anchor resistance and weather and lighting conditions. Wind direction and force, effects of weather, tidal strengths and currents are built into the simulations. Multivessel traffic encounters in actual ports within the cutters area of responsibility are part of the simulation. The look and feel of the simulation is authentic. Actual mission area models had to be built, including the port at Cheboygan, MI, the Straits of Mackinac, and the St Mary’s River. When determining what types and vendors of shipboard simulators to purchase, it is important to consult with other organizations already involved in use of maritime simulation. For the MACKINAW’s decision making, analysts reviewed commercial maritime simulators at: Memorial University, St. Johns, Newfoundland; Canadian Naval Simulator, Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Kongsberg desktop simulators at Coast Guard Innovation Expo, Savannah, GA, STAR Center, Ft Lauderdale, FL and commercial cruise ships, Port Miami, FL. When creation of traditional training is not cost-effective for one-of-a-kind

vessels, the embedded and onboard simulation will provide the training supports and practice the crew needs. In addition, simulation software can enable operators to simulate actual sailing and mission conditions so that the simulator can function as a risk management tool. For risk management, the crew can rehearse the entry or exit of a difficult port in specific weather conditions, such as high wind or fog, before attempting the operation from the bridge. ms&t About the Authors • Dr. Glenda Feldt, of USCG’s Performance Technology Center. holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership and a Master’s of Public Administration in Human Resources Management. Her work employs HPT processes and methodologies and encompasses all ADDIE model phases for major systems acquisitions. Dr. Feldt was lead performance consultant for the USCGC MACKINAW project. • Mr. Keith Bills is a retired USCG Commander with extensive command cadre experience in shipboard operations. He serves as MACKINAW’s knowledge manager, and is the on-board Performance and Training Specialist.

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Net Gains In the new urban-centric battlegrounds, information becomes an even more critical element... even to the level of room detail in a building. Rick Adams explores some developments in networked command and control training.

was watching a History Channel re-creation of the Battle of Cowpens, a decisive American victory in 1781 in the colonies’ War for Independence. General Daniel Morgan’s militia and Continentals routed Col. Banastre (Benny) Tarleton’s dragoons and fusiliers near present-day Spartanburg, South Carolina. What struck me was that the Americans engaged the British regulars in a traditional open-field, row-on-row formation – rather than the hide-behindtrees “Minutemen” guerilla tactics we typically associate with the Revolution. Even through the two world wars, and as recently as the first Gulf War, von Clausewitz’s symmetrical style headto-head confrontation between massed armies was the norm. Afghanistan and Iraq certainly have changed that. The fields of engagement are now the urban canyons of sprawling cities or the labyrinths of tribal villages. The high ground is now rooftops instead 24

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of hilltops. Buildings block lines-of-sight and disrupt radio frequencies, tunnels and sewers become enemy escape routes, and main roadways can be turned into ambush choke points. With migration and births concentrated in urban areas, military engagement in densely populated areas is likely to be the future norm. This realization has spurred a rapid increase the past decade in programs designed to yield information superiority over the enemy. Sometimes called Network-Centric Operations (NCO) or Net-Centric Warfare (NCW), I prefer the wry British acronym of FISH & CHIPS (Fighting In Someone’s House and Causing Havoc In People’s Streets). The military, suggests M. Christine Boyer, an urban historian and professor at Princeton University, “must be trained to perceive and counter enemy deceptive efforts through urban exercises and simulation models; its intel-

Above CACCTUS will enable Marine Combat Commanders to apply combined arms concepts on the battlefield. Image credit: USMC.

ligence analysts must be able to discern signals from noise, and they must develop and know how to operate reliable and credible intelligence collection technology.” “The objective,” the professor notes, “is to put a cursor over the target. Thus it is essential that military planners map a city down to its street addresses, feeding as much information on strategic buildings and sites into a database so that during operations this preplanned playbook can be shared among air planners, aircrews, and ground forces as they work towards a common goal.” Following are just a few of the representative net-centric infrastructure, tool

sets, and training projects in progress or planned by various militaries and firstresponder agencies.

Infrastructure, Tools & Displays Rheinmetall Defence is developing the IT infrastructure, hardware, and software to link both simulated and real-world combat systems at 27 locations in Germany (and one in the United States) as a test environment for the Bundeswehr. Known as SuTBw (Simulations und Testumgebung der Bundeswehr), the links between systems will enable the German Armed Forces to conduct complex exercises involving ground, air, and naval assets. Foreign combat systems and C4I systems may also be incorporated. The “system of systems” approach is expected to play a role in analysis and planning, procurement, training, and even specific military operations. IABG, which has a simulation and test center for defence and security in Ottobrunn, is a partner on the program. Cambridge, Massachusetts neighbors Scalable Network Technologies (SNT) and VT MÄK have introduced a Network Centric Forces toolkit for creating battlefield simulations where network communications are a central component. Their belief that “future US and Western allies’ military operations depend on a wireless communications infrastructure that supports on-the-move communications” is the driver for modeling both network conditions and human behaviors. The toolkit includes SNT’s simulation engine for predicting network performance (QualNet) and MÄK’s battlefield scenario generator (VR-Forces). The companies claim the toolkit can determine how factors such as urban terrain, dropped data packets, network traffic surges, and even weather conditions may impact battle outcomes. Presagis has developed a new “wizard” for their Creator product to more easily generate simulated 3D building interiors. Users can now “define a building in terms of floors, entrances, walls, windows, stairs, and roof slopes, as well as create cutaway views,” according to vice president Nick Giannias. “This is very important for mission planning.” The building models can then be exported in OpenFlight or OneSAF formats and used by Presagis’ TerraVista

terrain creator and AI Implant artificial intelligence crowd behavior products. To display the synthetic terrain, buildings, people, and vehicles, Christie Digital has started shipping “the first LEDbased SXGA+ (1400x1050) and WUXGA (1920x1200) resolution projection display system” for control room and video wall applications. Using a single Texas Instruments digital light processor (DLP) chip, the Christie “Entero” projector is said to be a “zero maintenance” design. The solid state LEDs are rated at more than 50,000 hours – over five years of dependable operation – and there are no consumable components such as lamps, filters, or color wheels to replace. The 600 ANSI lumens projection engine is capable of illuminating Christie’s 50-inch, 67-inch and 72-inch display cubes. Barco and Thales have converted their collaboration on the Battlespace Transformation Centres (BCT) into a partnership to market networked visualization solutions. “The merging of geospatial information, imagery, shared situational awareness, and multi-source intelligence calls for tailored information display to the commander” … networkready, content-aware, and on demand,” declares Jacques Rabain, Thales Land & Joint Systems Division VP. Barco’s visualization technology is in operation at Thales BTC France, the Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, Spain, and Switzerland. Alion Science and DSFederal are focusing on much smaller displays, developing touch-screen applications for training on Apple iPhone and iPod handheld devices. They refer to the mobile, web-based system as electronic collaboration capability (eC2), and anticipate that soldiers deployed in remote areas such as Iraq and Afghanistan may use it for mission familiarization, exercise preparation, and after-action analysis. Another use might be quick language translation or retrieving data on an improvised explosive device.

Coalition & Homeland Exercises Australian soldiers, US Marines, and a US Air Force combat training squadron recently participated in the biennial Talisman Saber. The Aussies and Leathernecks were at the Joint Combat Training Capability Urban Operations Training Facility (UOTF) at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland. But most of the USAF’s

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505th Command and Control Wing joined virtually from Hurlburt Field, Florida. “We’re like the man behind the curtain in the ‘Wizard of Oz,” said one exercise controller. The 505th “flew” all virtual blue force and red force aircraft utilizing the US-only Air Warfare Simulation (AWSIM). For “beans, bombs, and bullets” (logistics and support tasking orders), they used the coalition-friendly Lockheed Martin Theater Battle Management Core System (TBMCS). Meantime, the Marines and soldiers assaulted the UOTF, which resembles an urban town with a city center, complex housing buildings, a school, hospital, and other facilities. Using cameras and other sensors embedded by Cubic throughout the UOTF, observer monitored group and individual actions for postexercise review. “It’s important for a unit to know their strengths and weaknesses, what works and what doesn’t. This facility allows units to enhance the abilities of their tactics, equipment, and leaders,” explains Colonel Ashley Gunder, commander of the Australian Army Combat Training Center. This month, for the first time, networks and simulators from non-US countries (Australia, Canada, and the UK) will be plugged into a Virtual Flag exercise. The scenario will be a simulated Afghan wargame – a blend of low-intensity conflict (requested by the Aussies and Canadians) and major combat operations (requested by the British). A global network will allow the UK Royal Air Force to fly simulated Typhoon fighters and Tornado fighter-bombers (in Waddington) alongside virtual Royal Australian Air Force F-18 fighters (Williamtown and Canberra), Canadian Forces CF-18 fighters (Shirley’s Bay), and American B1 and B2 bombers and F-15 and F-16 fighters. British crews will man E-3 AWACS sims

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at the distributed mission operations center at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico; US AWACS crews will participate from Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. “We never have enough live coalition training, and that’s how we are going to war,” notes USAF Major Michele Boyko, exercise director. “If we don’t learn it here, then where?” (For more on Talisman Saber and the Shoalwater facility, http://www.halldale.com/MST_DigitalIssues.aspx - scroll down to MS&T 5/2006) An Air Force Modeling and Simulation Training Toolkit (AFMSTT), developed by prime contractor Accenture for the USAF Electronic Systems Center, is being upgraded so it can handle homeland defense scenarios such as establishing no-fly zones to deal with potential terrorist threats or disasters. The modernization will follow guidelines of the Navy/Air Force Network Enterprise Services Infrastructure (NESI), an outline for netcentric applications designed to overcome legacy stovepipe systems and incorporate more Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) components. For example, AWSIM did not have the granularity necessary to model individual commercial aircraft, essential for developing an application that simulates flight patterns at Washington, DC’s Ronald Reagan National and Dulles airports for a desired airspace-clearing exercise. The North American Aerospace Defense Command needs “to learn how to handle an emergency that requires the coordination of everyone from the President of the United States to a pilot in an F-16. There’s no other way to replicate that other than through simulation,” says David Votipka of Accenture/Gestalt. Eventually the AFMSTT may be able to model the 30,000 daily commercial air traffic flights nationwide, as well as their interplay with military flights – even distinguishing an airliner that has been hijacked by terrorists. Fort Harrison in Montana, whose rugged hills somewhat resemble the Afghan terrain, incorporates a National Guard urban training village which Cubic is equipping with a deployable command center, GPS-enabled tracking systems, and mobile communications equipment. The I-HITS (Initial Homestation Instrumentation Training System) includes software for multijurisdiction situational awareness so State and Federal agencies

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can be linked to a common operational picture. Cubic’s tracking system communicates the position of soldiers and vehicles up to 12-36 kilometers (depending on terrain) to training range relay equipment. The US Marine Corps’ Combined Arms Command and Control Trainer Upgrade System (CACCTUS), a project led by Cole Engineering, will support multi-echelon and distributed training opportunities for battalion/regimental staffs, Marine expeditionary units, and their fire support teams. The upgrade will also integrate the trainer with the Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) live/virtual/constructive capability. Functional areas will include force application, command and control, battle space awareness, logistics, and net-centric operations, according to USMC Captain Geraldine Carey. The CACCTUS program is an adjunct to the Combined Arms Staff Trainer (CAST) currently in use throughout the Marine Corps. “Being prepared is key to winning battles,” states Bryan Cole, Cole Engineering president and CEO. “The more resources our men and women in uniform have at their disposal, the greater their chances of coming home safely.”

Decision-Driven Design Many programs that purport to be “net-centric” are fixated on information exchange requirements between systems and platforms, cautions Chris Pogue, president of CAE Professional Services. If you start with a technically driven solution, protocolbased information dependencies can lead to “insufficient information, too much information, or the wrong information at the wrong time.” Instead, Pogue recommends a “cognitive net-centricity” approach based on the way an organization or group of organizations operate. CAE is developing, for example, a prototype common operating picture simulation environment in which hospitals might operate as a network – for handling disasters such as a major highway accident or commercial airplane crash that could overwhelm a single hospital. “We need to structure information around the way people make decisions. If you start with operational constraints (such as the number of beds available, doctors and their skill sets, X-ray and MRI equipment, etc.) instead of focusing on exchanging information, it changes the way you make decisions,” explains Pogue. The operational concept could as easily apply to distribution of oil supplies, water, even FedEx packages. “Anything can be treated operationally.” Pogue expects delivery of the 14-hospital prototype before the end of the year, after which it may incorporate more than 300 hospitals in Canada. General Morgan, in a sense, used operational and behaviorbased planning at the Battle of Cowpens. Knowing the tendency of citizen militia to flee the field, he positioned his own forces in a no-escape zone between two rivers. And based on data analysis that Redcoats tended to shoot high, he allowed the enemy to seize the high ground after the first skirmish (silhouetting them against the sky, making for easier targets). The final key was disinformation – the apparent retreat by the American militia was actually a trap, leading the British right into a fusillade from the Continental regulars. One historian surmised that Morgan might have been “the only general in the American Revolution, on either side, to produce a significant original tactical thought.” ms&t 28

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Wealth of Opportunities Despite tight budgets and acquisition reforms, a very positive outlook for simulation and training was presented to industry executives at the 2009 Training & Simulation Industry Symposium. Chuck Weirauch reports.

he near-future re-competition of major US Navy omnibus training contracts and an increasing demand for new training products provided a positive outlook for training contract opportunities at the NDIA organized 2009 Training & Simulation Industry Symposium held in Orlando June 10-11. Attendees came to learn about doing business with the Services and to scope the opportunities for training and simulation products and services.

Acquisition Reform The 2009 Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act was signed into law by President Obama May 22. Diane Balderson, the Assistant Commander for Contracts for the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), provided an overview of the Act and how it impacts present and future procurement of weapons systems and their respective training systems and products. She also described the top OSD 30

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Acquisition Reform Initiatives. A key initiative is to create a larger better trained acquisition workforce marked by an increase of 20,000 acquisition jobs - 9,000 new acquisition jobs; 11,000 transitioned from contractor support services. According to Balderson, the new acquisition rules call for more scrutiny on contractor competitive strategies both at the prime and subcontractor level, with a particular emphasis on how the prime chooses its subcontractors. She also warned that there will be more oversight on contract cost growth and more focus on organizational conflicts of interest. In addition, there will also be more emphasis on Joint requirements and a greater reliance on independent, outside contract cost estimates. Also, policy improvements were to be issued some time this summer in the area of competiveness, along with changes in the Acquisition Reform law as a part of the OSD initiative.

Above The LCS program has been brought back to life - and with it, training opportunities. Image credit: US Navy/Kevin O’Brien.

The Department of Defense and the NAVAIR contracts organization will be in particular taking a closer look at services contracts, Balderson emphasized. During Fiscal Year 2008 and through the second quarter of FY 2009, the DoD spent over 50 percent of its acquisition dollars on service contracts. NAVAIR spent 38 percent of its dollars in this contractual area during this time period. “There are a lot of vulnerabilities in this area, so there will be increased vigilance to assure that contractors comply with all requirements across the life of the contract,” Balderson emphasized “The contractor’s record of past performance is also playing a greater and greater impact on the award of future govern-

ment contracts, with more emphasis on subcontractor management and small business goal utilization.”

NAWCTSD With the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) in Orlando on track to increase its amount of calendar year 2009 total contract awards by more than 25 percent over those in 2008 – to exceed $962.5 million – there are all types of opportunities for synthetic training as the Navy shifts to put more emphasis in this area, according to NAWCTSD Commander Captain Harry Robinson. Some of the new work coming to the command will be to support contracting needs for the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast at the Jacksonville, FL Naval Air Station. Robinson cited the pier side predeployment Synthetic Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) conducted by the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in February as an example of how the service is moving more towards simulation-based training. As reported recently in the Navy Times, the cost of the Synthetic JTFEX was $500,000, whereas cost estimates for the traditional

at-sea JTFEX was $25 million worth of steaming days. “This is huge, because it cuts down on our operating costs,” Robinson pointed out. “The plan is to do this with every carrier strike force group.”

Omnibus The most significant NAWCTSD contract opportunities won’t be for at least another year. They are omnibus and they are large. The first is the recompete of the Training Systems Contract (TSC) II, which will expire in August 2011. The current TSC II was awarded to 19 prime contractors in August 2003. The seven-year, $2 billion TSC Systems III Omnibus contract award is anticipated in the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2011, and according to NAWCTSD Contracts Director Tony Delicati will be the primary contracting vehicle for the agency. Along with the training devices, the TSC will also cover required computer-based training, interactive courseware and electronic classrooms for particular systems, Delicati explained. “This is not an aviation-centric contract,” Delicati said. “We are making a conscientious effort to reach out to the

undersea, surface and cross warfare communities. This is an opportunity to reshape business at NAWCTSD, and you may want to seriously consider getting a seat on this particular contract vehicle.” The sccond largest omnibus contract, the $800 million Fielded Training Systems Support (FTSS II) for Contractor Operation and Maintenance Services, was awarded to 11 prime contractors in March 2005 and will expire in April 2010. A Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the eight-year, $970 million FTSS III was issued July 10 2009, and comments were due at a pre-solicitation conference on August 19. Contract awards are scheduled for the fourth quarter of FY 2010. Yet another omnibus NAWCTSD contract vehicle coming up for recompetition in the near future is the Navy’s Seaport-e Task Order. The current $110 million contract vehicle for contractor support services such as program management, engineering and logistics will expire March 2011, with an award for the new one tentatively scheduled for no later than the second quarter of FY 2012. With the continuing reduction of government employees at NAWCTSD, the agency has turned more and more

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Germany’s Open Community While acquisition reform is the current major thrust affecting US contractors, the effort to achieve open standards for military system architecture is the latest initiative to affect those in Europe. Founded by a number of leading German technology companies, Open Community is an initiative dedicated to achieving such standards. The armed forces of Germany and other nations stand to benefit from high-tech solutions based on common, network-capable standards. The members of Open Community contribute to German government studies and experiments, helping to further the process of force transformation. The Open Community organization considers itself to be a counterpart, not a competitor, to the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC). It currently comprises 16 companies from various sectors. Based on the use of acknowledged civil and military standards, the participating companies are committed to creating interoperability through inter-company cooperation on behalf of the Bundeswehr. The process of force transmission –not just in the German armed forces – calls for comprehensive networking of platforms, of the different branches of the military and of the armed forces of different nations, including existing and future network-enabled capabilities, a process which extends from sensors to command and control technology to weapon systems. Companies belonging to Open Community see this initiative as a highly effective means for private industry to support the reorientation of the Bundeswehr through suitable network solutions. “Our focus is on the voluntary commitment to use open standards,” said Till von Westerman, Head of Business Development for Network Enabled Capabilities at Rheinmetall, the new spokesperson for the Open Community initiative. “Such an approach benefits all parties, also and especially in regard to commercial aspects, our members have demonstrated this by means of various experiments with the contracting authority. For the time being, Open Community is only active in Germany. However, the initiative is not limited to Germany.” – Walter F. Ullrich 32

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towards this contract vehicle to provide additional vendor support for critical functions.

The Army needs to increase simulation usage to reduce airframe flight hours and operating costs. Image credit: Link Simulation & Training.

Littoral Combat Ship One surprise and good news was the resurgence of training contract opportunities for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), a platform program in that was in some peril due to cancelled ship orders and program restructuring. Now, with two ships scheduled to be in the Fleet by the end of the year, two more under construction and a proposed FY 2010 budget request for three more, it seems like the LCS program has been brought back to life for now. NAWCTSD Surface & Expeditionary Warfare Programs Director John Freeman announced anticipated RFPs for an LCS Networked Tactical Training System and other crew training components for a total value of $12.6 million commencing 1Q/2010. “This is a big win for the surface Navy to get this program underway, and there will be a lot of focus for training for the LCS,” Freeman said. “One big deal is how to train a Tactical Action Officer, and we are looking in part towards embedded training.”

PEO STRI Although the Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) will break through the $3 billion barrier in total annual contract award funding in FY 2009, at least for the next two years funding will be slightly below that level. That’s not because of a reduction of potential opportunities in those following years, but because the agency has decided to turn down work because of the limited resources it will have on hand, according to Customer Support Executive

Pete Marion. Total FY 2009 funding was expected to reach more than $3.25 billion, while projected FY funding is expected to be slightly over $2.9 billion. The PEO’s all-time high record of more than $3.45 billion was achieved in FY 2008. “We have experienced a 60 percent growth over the past five years and are exceeding our expectations on funding,” Marion said. “Our customer advocates are working with Army systems PEOs to execute new memorandums of agreement and bringing new opportunities to PEO STRI.” With its two revamped primary contracting vehicles in place, the Simulation and Training Omnibus Contract (STOC II) and Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support Contract (Warfighter FOCUS), the agency is in a solid position to explore those new opportunities. The Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) contract recompete was originally scheduled to be awarded in the second quarter of FY 2009. The first STOC II Industry Forum was held August 4 with eight awardees. The PEO considers STOC II to be its default, or primary contracting vehicle, accounting for more than 85 percent of its total contract value awarded through 2018. One area where some of PEO STRI’s new business may be coming from in the future is likely to be from Army aviation. Brigadier General William Crosby, Army Aviation PEO, told the audience that the Army needs to be thinking about how it can use simulation more and more to reduce the flight hours on airframes and

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significantly reduce operating costs. He asked the industry to help the Army decide to upgrade or replace a significant number of the service’s aviation simulators. Crosby pointed out that there could be a considerable potential for business in this area, based on the best use of acquisition dollars.

Technology Challenges In order to give industry a better idea where the PEO is headed in the next 12 to 18 months, Chief Systems Engineer Sandy Veautour provided the TSIS audience with a list of technology challenges that the organization wants to focus on in that time frame. These challenges include: • Rapid distribution of terrain and feature data among networked simulators and simulations • Advanced voice recognition technology that can enable a virtual pilot to recognize an attack controller’s voice without any call sign recognition • Autonomous virtual characters that can have meaningful interactions with human users • Platform virtualization in order to pool computing resources of several applications within a federation for higher efficiency • Reduction of role-player and operator overhead and footprint in constructive

simulations by integrating intelligent role-player assistance technologies • Lighter, smaller low-cost wireless communications • Testing, training and tactical communications on one network infrastructure.

Medical Simulation With a total funding of more than $100 million, the Medical Simulation Training Centers (MSTC) contract opportunity was one of the standouts among those announced by Combined Arms Tactical Trainers (CATT) Deputy Program Manager Fran Fierko. “If I had to pick an area where there is the potential for an explosion of new business, this is it,” Fierco emphasized. “Medical simulation will become a program of record in fiscal year 2010, while also becoming its own full-fledged program then. The popularity of this program has increased dramatically, and the vision is to increase its focus from combat medic and lifesaver training all the way up to training for surgeons, nurses and anesthesiologists. There is a large potential for growth in this area.” Another major emerging PM CATT contractual area of opportunity is the Common Driver Trainer (CDT), which will also soon become a program of record. Stryker, Abrams and MRAP variants have

already been developed, and PEO STRI has received requests for simulators for several other Army vehicles and schoolhouses and unit installations. The CDT requirement is estimated at $350 million. There will also be smaller but still substantial dollar value RFPs for Virtual Route Clearance Vehicle and Construction Equipment trainers.

Air Force Training Systems Product Group Although a number of incumbents have been involved in major Air Force training system contracts coming up for recompetition, John Tackis of the Air Force Training Systems Product Group gave assurances that all service contracts are to be under fair and open competition. He told TSIS attendees that they should not just assume that the incumbent prime contractor would win the new contract. That’s a good point to consider, since several major contracts, such as the one for the $970 million C-17 Training System Follow-on Contract, are about to be recompeted. Another is the $500 million C-130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System. Some new contracts of considerable interest are for a Global Hawk Full Mission Simulator A-10 Training Systems and F-16 Aircrew & Maintenance Training Devices. ms&t

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TRANSAS RELEASES NEW NAVIGATIONAL SIMULATOR Transas released its newest generation navigational simulator, the NTPRO 5000, in June. The NTPRO 5000 focuses on providing key elements with new features to support specialized training applications. Transas created the simulator according to user feedback, making advancements in new wave and interaction modeling and adding new grounding, parametric rolling, broaching and other features. The new radar picture generation algorithm considers the geometry of objects, their relative position, reflection capability of materials, 3D wave, antenna three-dimensional motion, and earth curvature. The brand-new highly realistic Seagull 5000 38

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visualization system is offered, adding realism. Enhancements to the instructor station include a new capability to obtain real-time on-chart plotting of the relative position of vessels in respect of each other, their CPA and TCPA, which are continually recalculated in order to consider any change in speed or course of any of the marked vessels. In July, Transas was the first manufacturer to get the new DNV (Det Norske Veritas) seal for the Ice navigation module of the simulator. The updated regulations were introduced to ensure simulators provide an appropriate level of physical and behavioral realism in accordance with recognized training and assessment objectives.

Boeing announced the company’s training organization, Alteon, will be renamed Boeing Training & Flight Services. The new name will be phased in across the company’s global network over several months. The new name reflects the organization’s expanded capabilities for providing flight, maintenance, cabin safety and flight operations training. With the addition of flight services, the organization’s expertise now includes customized flight and dispatch documentation, airplane performance data, operational consulting and safety analysis.

CHINOOK SIMULATION Computer Sciences Corporation gave L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) a $31.8 million contract modification to support the U.S. Army’s Flight School XXI program. Under this contract modification L-3 Link will provide CH-47F Chinook simulation support over the life of the program. L-3 Link will build the Flight School XXI program’s first full motion, high fidelity CH-47F Operational Flight Trainer – the 31st training device L-3 Link will have delivered in support of the program and the first simulator built by L-3 Link to incorporate a Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) simulation. The trainer is scheduled to complete accreditation testing and gain release for training authorization in November 2011.

ARGON DELIVERS LCD-SIM INSTRUMENTS TO U.K. POLICE Argon Electronics LLP delivered its LCD3.2e-SIM product to U.K. Police forces for training personnel in the use of the LCD™ lightweight chemical agent detector. LCD3.2e-SIM simulates the experience of using and responding to alarms of a real LCD™ detector, without the risk of damage to instruments and without the need to employ potentially harmful live agent or simulants. The LCD-SIM system provides remote-control features for CBRN instructors and records operator errors for after-action review. LCD-SIM is compatible with the use of other Argon simulation instruments and the PlumeSIM system for remote wide area classroom and live field training.

FIRST DAUPHIN AS365N3 FLIGHT SIMULATOR Eurocopter signed an agreement for Thales to produce the first Dauphin AS365N3 flight simulator. The simulator will be operational from 2011 at Heli-Union’s training centre in Angoulême. This simulator meets the training needs of Heli-Union, Eurocopter and their civil and military customers. It is approved as a “Flight Training Device FTD level 3” and as a “Full Flight Simulator FFS level B” according to European EASA/JAA criteria and can provide training credits during initial training and initial and refresher “type rating” training. It can also be used to train for more specific assignments such as offshore, SAR (Search And Rescue), EMS (Emergency Medical Services), NVG (Night Vision Googles).

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BOEING DELIVERS UPGRADES TO FINNISH AIRFORCE Boeing delivered upgrades for three F-18 Weapons Tactics and Situational Awareness Training Systems (WTSAT) to the Finnish Air Force. The aircrew trainers now can train for aerial refueling and provide a long-haul networking capability that allows the systems to link over a Wide Area Network. With these upgrades, Finnish F-18 Hornet pilots at one site will be able to engage in shared training sessions with pilots at other sites and fly virtual missions together. The WTSAT features a simulated head-up display, three Debrief Stations (DBS), an upgraded flight program simulation, and enhanced Instructor-Operator Station capabilities. This delivery also included upgrades for three Deployable Tactics Trainers (DTTs) delivered in December 2007.

BRAIN INJURY REHABILITATION TOOL MYMIC LLC is partnering with Old Dominion University and Eastern Virginia Medical School to develop a game-based clinical rehabilitation tool for patients suffering deficits in cognitive and motor skills from Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) under a contract from the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity. They will develop The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Delivery System (BIRDS) to augment existing TBI rehabilitation programs by providing remote patient therapy. BIRDS will provide a more effective and standardized method of assessing a TBI patient’s rehabilitation progress and will give clinicians the ability to monitor and adjust patient therapy. BIRDS will be designed for both XBOX360 and Microsoft Zune game consoles, leveraging commercially available game technology to deliver a cost-effective, easily distributed solution.

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to train in formations of pairs, foursomes and octads, with full supervision of flight inspectors during training sessions. The system will also allow integration with other training systems operated by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), such as trainers for helicopter pilots, UAV operators and ground forces and coordinated training in mission scenarios, despite the geographical distance between the different trainers.

Raytheon Company was selected by the U.K. Ministry of Defence to compete for a program that will provide support to the Royal Navy across initial entry training, warfighting, shore training and youth training. Its U.K. subsidiary, Raytheon Systems Limited, will compete with three other companies during a competitive dialogue process through mid-2011. The contract is scheduled to begin in 2012. The program will include training delivery, training support and training quality services. The estimated value of the contract is between £250 million to £400 million over six years with options up to 15 years.

ELBIT WINS IN ISRAEL Elbit Systems Ltd. won a $55 million contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defence (IMD) to establish a mission training center for Israeli Air Force (IAF) pilots of F-16C/D and F-16I fighter aircraft. The IMD also gave Elbit a contract for the operation and maintenance of the new Israeli Air Force’s trainer, Beechcraft T-6.

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Elbit Systems will establish a mission training center for the Israeli Air Force. Image credit: Elbit Systems.

The new training center will feature the “Mission Planning” system, which offers fighter pilots formation flight training in coordination with additional air and ground forces. IAF teams will be able

XPI Simulation Ltd. (XPI) selected Presagis’ interoperable software, AI.implant™ and Creator™ to support the development of a driving simulator that will be used by a division of the United Kingdom (UK) Police. The XPI driving simulator will deliver realistic views of road scenes and simulate emergency response and pursuit situations for the training of police drivers. The UK Police will use the system to assess drivers and optimize training at lower costs and risk while also meeting Governmental targets related to maintaining public safety and reducing carbon emissions of government vehicles.

2nd MT3 Conference Attendees at the 2009 Medical Technology, Training and Treatment (MT3) Conference learned that using simulation to change medical education would help reduce medical errors, improve patient safety, enhance medical practitioners’ skills and help lower health care costs. During the three-day event in Orlando May 28-30 military and civilian medical education leaders also pointed out that the emerging medical simulation field that will provide many opportunities for growth and advancement. According to Dr. Ajit Sachdeva, Director of the American College of Surgeon’s Division of Education, the health care industry, under pressure to decrease costs and improve the quality of medical care, must change its traditional methods of education. The overall goal is to improve practitioners’ technical skills across the entire medical spectrum, provide a cycle of continuous quality improvement and “raise the bar” of medical competence. Simulation will help accomplish this goal “in a very big way,” not only by providing better learning tools, but also by establishing the means through which competence can be assessed, he summed up. “The last time that there was a change in medical education was a hundred years ago,” said Dr. Richard Satava, Professor of Surgery at the University of Washington’s Medical Center. “So I think that we have an obligation to look at the true power of simulation. What we need to do is to train people to be able to provide better patient care.” One application that Satava advocates is the use of simulation to help surgeons “warm up” their operating skills for a short period of time before an operation, pointing out that studies have 40

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shown that pre-operative exercises significantly reduced surgical errors and the amount of time taken. Ellen Embrey, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, outlined five areas of emphasis of simulation research and application under a new DoD $100 million joint military medical training initiative: medically enhanced virtual humans; low-cost immersive medical environments; intelligent tutoring; 3D medical holograms; and modeling continuing medical care. Commander Russ Shilling, Scientific Advisor for Embry’s office and the Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, described Center research on how computer and console-based video gaming technology can be employed for TBI and psychological disorder treatment. Skip Rizzo, the developer of the PC-based Virtual Iraq program for the treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), described how success with that application has led to its increasing use at Veteran’s Administration and research hospitals. Other presentations included a Joint Service Medical Simulation Technology panel that included representatives from the US Army’s Research Development and Engineering Command’s Simulation & Training Technology Center and the Medical Research and Materiel Command’s Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC). Other topics featured at the MT3 event included the modeling of human tissue, virtual reality human patients, and simulation in the treatment of diseases and disaster first-responder training. – Chuck Weirauch

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FIDELITY SELLS TRAINING SIMULATION TO NORWAY Fidelity Technologies Corporation won a two-phase, $10.5 millon contract with the Norwegian Armed Forces for a virtual simulator to train Forward Air Controllers and Forward Observers. Fidelity will supply Norway with that will simulate conditions for Close Air Support and Artillery training. The first phase of the contract is for the development, delivery and installation of the FAC/FO trainer and the second is for providing support and maintenance of the FAC/FO for five years.

P5 SALES SOAR Cubic Defense Applications, Inc. reported more than $45 million in new bookings for its fifth-generation air combat training instrumentation, the P5 Combat Training System/Tactical Combat Training System. The new bookings – for the U.S. Air Forces Europe and U.S. Navy – bring company revenues for the P5 system to $260 million. P5 is currently operational at 13 military bases across America and has flown more than 100,000 sorties. Cubic and its principal subcontractor, DRS Technologies, Inc. are providing P5 CTS/TCTS systems under a 10-year contract awarded in June 2003 with a ceiling value of $525 million. P5 features easily transportable components, advanced security features, real-time weapons simulations and live monitoring functions. Key components include aircraftmounted airborne instrumentation pods and ground stations with display systems that aircrews can use to conduct, monitor and control live air combat training, as well as post-flight debriefs.

NEW BARCO VIDEO WALL SERIES Barco has announced its new series of full HD (1920x1080) LED-lit rear-projection video wall displays. Barco’s LEDbased projection series consists of the rear-accessible OL and front-accessible OLF video walls. The OL and OLF video walls have been designed for an entirely maintenance-free operation over several years, with a guaranteed LED lifetime of 55,000 hours and a 5-year service-free runtime. Thanks to the small depth of the projection modules, the video walls are ideally suited for installation in confined spaces. Additionally, the OLF projection modules can be serviced from the front. 42

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ROCKWELL DEVELOPING SIMULATION PROGRAMS FOR XIAN The Chinese Xian Aviation Science and Technology Company (XASC) awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to develop simulation and training programs for the Xian MA-60 and MA-600 flight platforms. Rockwell’s CORE simulation architecture will supply key components of the MA-60 full flight simulator and the MA-600 flight training device. The MA-600 will be delivered in September 2009 to the XASC facility and the MA-60 will be delivered February 2010 to Xian. The CORE simulation architecture features open reusable elements including scalable software adaptable for multiple training devices, integrated tool sets and Rockwell Collins’ display and image generation technology.

SAAB GETS GUNNERY RANGES CONTRACT Saab has won a $12.4 Million contract with the U.S. Army to produce and field simulators and targets for five gunnery ranges in the Digital Range Training System (DRTS) program. DRTS provides live fire gunnery training facilities for the soldiers in a train-as-you-fight environment using live simulation and an after-action review capability with position location, video imagery and digital vehicle information.

$17.5 BILLION U.S. ARMY CONTRACT FOR BRS Blue Ridge Simulation, Inc. (BRS) won a 10-year $17.5 billion contract to support the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office

Above A USAF pilot inspects an airborne instrumentation pod for the P5 CTS. Image credit: Cubic.

for Simulation, Training, & Instrumentation Command (PEO STRI) PEO STRI Omnibus Contract and (STOC) II Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract. Under the contracts, BRS will provide a broad range of modeling & simulation and instrumentation solutions in support of PEO STRI customer training and testing requirements. These solutions will include procurement and/or services in support of training and testing simulators, simulations, systems/devices, instrumentation systems, telecommunications systems, experimentation, targets, gaming, advanced simulation concepts, and open architecture, and common part and component solutions.

BRITISH FORCES TO LEAD NEW AFGHAN TRAINING SCHOOL British Forces in Afghanistan are taking the lead in developing a new Combined Arms Training School and providing training courses to the Afghan National Army (ANA), per an agreement made at the NATO Defence Ministerial meeting in Brussels. The British Forces will lead the development of the multinational and multidisciplinary training school to provide specialized courses for Afghan Forces. The UK will provide the strategic direction and doctrine for the school. ISAF partners will assist in providing the personnel to deliver the training courses.

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UPGRADE FOR HELICOPTER MISSION SIMULATORS Rockwell Collins was contracted to complete the sixth phase of U.K. Army’s Aviation Command and Tactics Trainer (ACTT). Rockwell Collins is the prime contractor for this simulator that is designed to provide advanced command and tactical training capability for Army helicopter pilots for operation in highthreat environments. The ACTT is a tactics simulator that provides training, mission planning, and mission rehearsal against a dynamic enemy in a virtual environment, using real-world, high-fidelity databases. The ACTT upgrade uses RGB Spectrum’s DGy™ digital recording system to record data for instructor playback.

WATCHKEEPER FLIGHT TRIALS The WATCHKEEPER unmanned air system (UAS) successfully completed a key set of inaugural flights in June, which will allow the system to progress to a series of ground system and flight trials in the UK. These will take place at Parc Aberporth in West Wales and will start in late 2009. The necessary infrastructure and facilities at Parc Aberporth are ready and in place, and the WATCHKEEPER

program is beginning the transfer to the UK. Thales UK is the Prime Contractor for the WATCHKEEPER program, which is expected to begin service in late 2010. The flight trials were a significant technical achievement for the program. In parallel to the flight trials, work continues with the development of payloads, software, flight management and ground infrastructure systems. WATCHKEEPER will provide the UK armed forces with

Above Watchkeeper WK450 landing at Parc Aberporth. Image credit: Thales.

an essential Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) capability and will be a key component of the UK’s network enabled capability (NEC).

7th International Symposium Levels of Fidelity (LoF VII) Helsinki, Finland Chemring Defence Germany (CDG), Saab Training Systems, and Theissen Training Systems organised LoF VII - under the patronage of the Finnish Army. The event, 26 to 27 May, was open to the interested training community. “We see ourselves as the specialists who make the battle visible on the training ground,” said Jan-Dirk Hellwege, General Manager of CDG. And it was not just about seeing, it was about hearing, smelling and feeling the operational environment, involving all senses and thus immersing those involved in a most realistic training surrounding, but without disregarding safety. “The stand-off between the war fighter and the threat is being reduced, requiring simulation training solutions that will allow the soldier to get in close without adverse effects,” explained James L. Wejsa, Chief, Pyrotechnic Technology and Prototyping Division, ARDEC. For him, “safety is paramount”. More talks disclosed what such training could look like, or what approach nations and organizations are taking. Osmo Forsten from the Finnish National Defence University, in his capacity as Secretary of the NATO Working Group on UCATT (Urban Combat Advanced Training Technology), explicitly pointed out next year’s UCATT concept demonstration. This milestone event, to be held in September 2010 in the Marnehuizen training village in the Netherlands, will show a system-tosystem interoperability concept, with different vendors’ systems

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operating in the same environment. In fact, it will show the longterm partnership between government and industry. LoF focuses on product briefings and practical, hands-on demonstrations by large and small companies. And it is these smaller enterprises that have produced some interesting innovations. The Swedish family-owned enterprise MSE Weibull AB presented LIMO, the Light Mobile Target System for live training, anywhere, anytime. An endless motor-driven rope, laid-out in any terrain, tows sledge-mounted targets at realistic speed and attitude across the exercise area. “I might have problems convincing my procurement guys – the technology is just too simple,” said one live training expert, who wished to remain nameless. The Swiss company TENETEC showcased Vitrius, a realtime 3D motion-tracking system, which uses advanced video processing and pattern recognition to identify and track passive smart tags down to the centimetre. In a presentation run by the Finnish Army, Vitrius demonstrated its suitability for use in MOUT training. The next LoF will be held in about 18 months from now, most probably in the Netherlands. Companies at LoF: Chemring Defence, MSE, NAMMO, RUAG, Saab Training Systems, Soprano, TENETEC, Theissen Training Systems. – Walter F. Ullrich

CLOSE AIR SUPPORT CONFERENCE The Close Air Support (CAS) Conference 2009 will be held at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London 28-29 October 2009. The focus of the conference is on the training, equipment, and communications of the TACP/FAC/JTAC on the ground and the doctrine that supports his interface with the CAS aircraft and other joint assets. MetaVR, Inc. is the main sponsor of CAS 2009. Its presentation at the conference will describe the use of the company’s real-time 3D visualization software, Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG), in JTAC simulation training and its benefits to the trainees. MetaVR will also present its new Afghanistan terrain, built specifically for JTAC/CAS training with an emphasis on identifying and defeating IEDs using resources from combined military branches and nations.

CHRISTIE LAUNCHES NEW MIRAGE SERIES Christie has introduced the Mirage WU Series of effective 3-D stereoscopic projectors, an expansion to its Mirage Series of 3-Chip DLP®, 3-D Active Stereo projectors. The four new projectors, the

Christie Mirage WU3, Christie Mirage WU7, Christie Mirage WU12 and Christie Mirage WU18 offer more pixels, with WUXGA 1920 x 1200 native resolution and brightness options of 3,000, 6,600, 12,000 and 18,000 ANSI lumens. The new projectors feature a 16:10 aspect ratio, built-in edge-blending and Christie Light Output Control (LITELOC™) for constant brightness tracking and monitoring of lamp output. They also have Comprehensive Color Adjustment (CCA), allowing the adjustment of actual RGB channels in individual projectors for color matching across multi-screen applications.

ALION GETS $5 MILLION U.S. AIR FORCE CONTRACT Alion Science and Technology won a $5 million contract to support the U.S. Air Force 711th Human Performance Wing/ Human Performance Integration Directorate for the evaluation of human performance factors on Air Force weapon systems. The work includes analyzing human performance on weapon system ability and readiness through the Air Force’s Human Systems Integration (HSI) program. HSI takes a human-centric approach to sys-

tem design and acquisition to reduce lifecycle costs and optimize system performance. The Air Force expects Alion’s work to help it measure performance and improve weapon systems.

SELEX DEVELOPING F-16 MAINTENANCE TRAINING SELEX Systems Integration Ltd, is working with the Royal Norwegian Air Force to develop a distributed learning trial to address the Air Force’s changing and demanding training requirements. During the six-month program, they will convert the existing Technical Training Package (TTP) emulation to SELEX Systems Integration’s web-enabled emulation technology and will support distance learning. This will be followed by a classroom-based trial to determine the success of this new training approach. The goal is to develop new webbased functionality for the F-16 TTP through a remote learning environment, making the most efficient use of instructors. By delivering training at the point of use anywhere in the world, ‘just in time’ learning can help combat skill fade, and let students to work through training when and where they want.

RUAG provides sophisticated training solutions tailored to its customers’ requirements. Products range from virtual simulation systems for driver and gunnery training, to crew training for LAV, MBT and Howitzers, to tactical training. Live simulation systems include laserbased precision training for gunnery and anti-tank weapons, small arms, IED, and urban operations, as well as complete combat training centres.

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Paris Air Show This Paris Air Show came at a time when the aerospace industry is suffering. Even so, GIFAS, the French aerospace industry body that runs the prestigious event, mobilised the full spectrum of 100 years of aviation: from original Blériot canvas monoplanes to the futuristic NEURON UAV. Even the aerobatics team “Patrouille de France” was summoned, for the first time since 1975, to colour the skies over the Parisian suburb of Le Bourget in blue, white and red. However, most aviation manufacturers felt like Louis Gallois, EADS Chief Executive, who said “this would not be an air show of orders”. It wasn’t. The real new star of the event was the CAMCOPTER S-100, the first UAV ever to fly at a Paris Air Show. This commercial UAV, made by the Austrian company Schiebel, flew planned flight manoeuvres and emergency procedures, and fed high-resolution video to the Paris Air Show’s own TV station. So, 100 years after the first “airborne locomotion exhibition” at the Grand Palais in Paris, Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER marked another milestone. The static display and the halls were filled with UAVs, ranging from the smallest drones, such as Innocon’s Micro-Falcon I, to the mighty RQ-4 Global Hawk. Does the future lie in UAVs? “What comes after fighter programmes?” asked Stefan Zoller, CEO of EADS Defence & Security, promptly answering the question himself. “It’s unmanned aircraft.” David Vos, Senior Director Control Technologies at Rockwell Collins, expects that “UAVs will fly with manned aircraft in commercial airspace soon.” He also predicts that in the future passenger planes will fly without a human pilot. “The technology exists,” he said, but also admitted that a great deal of convincing still had to be done to get public acceptance. Training and simulation are not put centre stage at the Paris Air Show. Yet, aircraft manufacturers consider training to be an essential service. Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling

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explained that helicopters have a higher accident rate than other aircraft, with roughly 85 percent caused by operator error. “The key to fix it is simulator-based training,” he said. That’s one reason why Eurocopter is creating a network of training centres all over the world. “This is a business in itself, it’s supporting simulator sales, and it is a very strong contribution to flight safety.” Italian industrial group Finmeccanica demonstrated what such integration of simulator training into a high-tech portfolio might look like in reality. Training equipment was part of Finmeccanica’s elaborately designed display section, covering 1,500 m2. The Simulation Ring, a network of simulators and real products interacted with Finmeccanica’s Strategic Simulation Centre, thereby demonstrating the ability to respond to a variety of complex requirements in an integrated manner. Yet Finmeccanica did not just bring ground equipment to Le Bourget. One star of the daily flying display was the AleniaAermacchi M346, which, for branding reasons, had been freshly repainted in Finmeccanica red. “The M-346 Master is the only new-generation advanced/lead-in fighter trainer currently available in Europe,” says Barbara Buzio, who is in charge of Communication & Media Relations at AleniaAermacchi. The aircraft is tailored to train pilots to fly new-generation combat aircraft and is well suited to every phase of advanced and pre-operational training. “The aircraft replicates avionics of fifth-generation military aircraft such as Eurofighter, Gripen, Rafale, F-16, F-22 and the future JSF,” explains Gaetano Ferlazzo, engineer and responsible for international sales. Despite all the setbacks caused by the global economic crisis, the organisers thought the 100th Paris Air Show was a particularly successful event. “The Paris Air Show has once again confirmed its position as the leading international air show,” said Louis Le Portz, Chief Executive of the show. – Walter F. Ullrich

Cubic Applications, Inc. won a $30 million contract for joint training and exercise support to the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). Cubic will develop and execute training exercises for the AFRICOM J7 Joint Training and Exercise Division and will provide subject matter experts.

AUTONOMOUS MOTIONTRACKING SYSTEM InterSense won a Phase II SBIR contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to develop an autonomous motion-tracking training system that integrates with COTS networked, wearable computers. The project is a continuation of the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) contract awarded to InterSense in July 2008 to develop and deliver a wireless, networkable motion tracking system for use in augmented reality training applications. InterSense’s Phase 1solution can monitor multiple trainees and devices operating in a large indoor environment and uses reference markers for tracking purposes. The new system will build on this technology, allowing wireless tracking for unlimited users and eliminating the need for reference markers. Unlike conventional location-based simulators, the InterSense system will be field deployable for specific skills training and pre-mission rehearsals.

IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE TRAINING Cubic Applications, Inc. is supplying training specialists, pyrotechnics and other support to prepare U.S. Army soldiers to deal with the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during deployment. Cubic’s Operations Support and Training and Education Divisions are providing training as part of a team that received a one-year task order from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) to support training at 16 U.S. Army installations in the U.S. Cubic will initially support five of the installations for the U.S. Army Home Station Training Improvised Explosive Device - Defeat Lane Red Teams. Red Teaming allows Commanders to develop decision-making skills for planning and operations by anticipating the perceptions and actions of partners, adversaries and others.

USJFCOM and industry partner Northrop Grumman, as part of a cooperative research and development agreement to provide virtual human-in-the-loop physics-based platform and sensor simulations and contribute technologies to EC09.

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Above One of the RAF’s fleet of new Hawk T Mk2 aircraft. Image credit: RAF/MOD. Crown Copyright.

ADVANCED HAWK TO TRAIN NEXT GEN OF FAST JET PILOTS The first of the Royal Air Force’s £450 million fleet of 28 new Advanced Jet Trainers (AJT), the Hawk T Mk2, are now at RAF Valley in Anglesey, allowing pilots to train on an aircraft with systems closely compatible with the latest front line jets. The Hawk T Mk2 features a “glass” cockpit and the latest advances in radar, weapons, and defensive aids simulation and is designed to provide a seamless transition from flying training to operational squadron.

Alion Science and Technology won a $5 million contract to support the U.S. Air Force 711th Human Performance Wing/Human Performance Integration Directorate for the evaluation of human performance factors on Air Force weapon systems. The work includes analyzing human performance on weapon system ability and readiness through the Air Force’s Human Systems Integration (HSI) program. HSI takes a human-centric approach to system design and acquisition to reduce lifecycle costs and optimize system performance. Under the contract, Alion will provide HSI expertise, human performance modeling, systems engineering and analysis of human-machine interfaces.

DT MEDIA DEAL WITH THE ROYAL GUARD DT Media won a contract to supply The Royal Guard Oman with software designed to reduce the risk of friendly fire in battle - the Combat ID Recognition software ‘Insight’. Insight is a computer-based recognition training system which provides interactive, multi-spectral visualisation of air, land and sea platforms. Designed to reduce the risk of friendly fire in battle it is the basis of NATO’s prototype Combat Identification Training System (NATO CITS).

TAIWAN USES JTLS FOR DEFENSE EXERCISE Taiwan used the Joint Theater Level Simulation (JTLS) in a military exercise in June when it simulated an invasion by China. The drill was part of the annual Han Kuang war games and was played out on computers in a military command center. The computers simulated a ground attack by 200,000 Chinese troops, with Taiwan in control after the ensuing battles. The JTLS software is managed by the USJFCOM Joint Warfighting Center and is developed, maintained and distributed by ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES.

VIRTUAL COMBAT TEAM ENHANCES JOINT CAPABILITIES TESTING A virtual army helped U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) conduct Empire Challenge 09 (EC09). EC is an annual live joint and coalition intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) virtual demonstration. The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and NATO participated. The demo included a virtual brigade combat team (BCT) and live ISR assets that formed a combined task force that collects, analyzes, and shares information. The virtual simulation provides an opportunity to test new capabilities and concepts in an environment operationally representative of real world situations. The ultimate goal is to give warfighters on the ground better situational awareness, better battlespace awareness, and a better understanding of their adversary’s location and capabilities. Much of the work stemmed from a partnership between MS&T MAGAZINE • ISSUE 4/2009

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Arrivals & Departures Joseph “Keith” Kellogg joined Cubic Defense Applications, Inc., the defense systems business unit of Cubic Corporation as Senior Vice President for Ground Combat Programs. Kellog will lead Cubic’s ground combat training business and focus on expanding the company’s customer base and its training and tactical portfolio. Prior to joining Cubic, Kellogg held executive assignments with CACI and Oracle Corporation. In his military career, he served as a Lieutenant General and Director C4 Systems at the Pentagon and principal advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on military command and control. MYMIC recruited Dan Henkel to be its Vice President for Program Management and Strategic Initiatives. Henkel has almost thirty years of professional experience with the Department of Defense and private industry as an experienced leader and manager. He is a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, with 28 years of service and has led diverse combat support teams in military operations across the globe.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen became the new Secretary General of NATO on August 1, 2009. He succeeded Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, who held the position since May 2004. Rasmussen held a range of top positions within Denmark’s centre-right Liberal party and until assumption served as the nation’s prime minister. Rasmussen is expected to start working on a new strategic concept taking into account new threats and challenges including piracy, terrorism and cyber attacks; and to reflect the alliance’s new role outside Europe. John Pranzatelli was named Vice President of Strategy and Business Operations for MBDA Inc., the U.S. Center of Excellence for MBDA for the development of air-to-surface guided weapons, support equipment and instrumented training range systems. Pranzatelli was formerly Vice President, Finance and Business Management for Northrop Grumman Corporation.

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RUAG HANDS OVER SIMUG At the Bure training ground, RUAG Electronics delivered a SIMUG live simulation platform to armasuisse, the Swiss Armed Forces’ centre of excellence for procurement. SIMUG is a simulation support platform for field training exercises that offers realistic battlefield environment training using laser-based simulators. All weapons can be employed, including direct-hit, high-angle and area weapons. Fire and its effects in the battlefield are simulated in a lifelike manner using specially developed charge boxes. All exercise participants – vehicles and soldiers – are equipped with laserfiring simulators, allowing for combined arms training that reflects the relative forces of the weapons involved. Participants are connected by transponders and W-LAN to the control centre. The position, status and battlefield events of all participants are recorded in real time and are available in a multimedia format for debriefing after the exercise.

CONCURRENT SOLUTIONS FOR LOCKHEED Lockheed Martin is now using Concurrent’s iHawk™ real-time multiprocessors with SIMulation Workbench software for the development and testing of its marine control systems. Lockheed Martin will use Concurrent solutions to develop and test automation and control equipment for the operation of auxiliary, damage control and propulsion systems. The simulation platform is currently being included in a military application and products are being developed for use in commercial applications. The

SIMUG – a simulation support platform for field training exercises. Image credit: RUAG Electronics.

first deployment of the control systems developed in this program is aboard Lockheed Martin’s Sea SLICE prototype vessel, a small, affordable ship used to demonstrate modularity for military applications.

SDS PREDATOR/REAPER TRAINING SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS SDS International (SDS) was awarded a contract to enhance its PC-based MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper training systems used by the USAF 711th Human Performance Integration Directorate to evaluate Airman Human Performance (HP) issues. SDS International’s Advanced Technologies Division will develop a Headsup-Display (HUD) Rapid Prototyping Tool (HUD-RPT) to facilitate the 711th’s support of the USAF acquisition community and Combat Air Force in HP sustainment and enhancement pertaining to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). With the HUDRPT, users of SDS’ PC-based Remotely Operated Vehicle Adaptable Tracking/ Training System (ROVATTS(tm)) Predator and Reaper simulators will be able to manipulate existing HUD components and create new HUD components using point-and-click, graphical user interface functionality. The resultant HUD-RPT will provide the 711th with the functionality needed to explore, research, and transition near-term human-system related technologies.

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Alion Science and Technology won a $7.8 million contract to support the Army Spectrum Management Office (ASMO) with RF spectrum modeling, simulation, analysis, certification, and automation services. The three-year contract will provide ASMO with the technical services needed to ensure adequate radio-frequency (RF) spectrum access is available for current and future Army platforms, given how overcrowded that spectrum is with commercial uses, especially mobile wireless devices. Under the contract, Alion will provide a dynamic means to design, test, and certify spectrum-dependent system (SDS) technology; develop improved software tools to model RF compatibility and availability on the battlefield; and assist ASMO in evaluating Wireless Network after Next (WNAN) technology. Alion will research and identify RF spectrum management and modeling issues associated with WNaN and make recommendations for effectively addressing these issues.

The British MoD contracted Saab to deliver a Battle Group-sized Deployable Tactical Engagement Simulation system (DTES) to support ongoing Army training operations in Kenya. The follow-on order is worth up to 300 million Swedish Crowns. The robust modular system will meet the evolving need to train troops overseas in remote and harsh training environments. Saab, which has been working with the British Defence Ministry since 2007 on Army training in Belize and Kenya, will also provide technical support and managed training services for the simulation technology until 2011.

Elbit Systems Ltd. signed an agreement to acquire the assets of BVR Systems Ltd. for $34 million. BVR Systems Ltd. Specializes in the development and production of training, simulation and debriefing systems for air, sea and ground forces. The acquisition of BVR System’s business activities is in line with Elbit’s long-term strategy of growth through mergers and acquisitions of complementary companies with high synergistic value, according to Joseph Ackerman, President and CEO of Elbit Systems Ltd.

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CENTRAL FLORIDA SIMULATION PRESENCE GROWING The Central Florida Research Park in Orlando, Florida will have a new addition, Partnership III, a building that will provide space for several University of Central Florida (UCF) and U.S. military modeling and simulation organizations, including some high tech labs. In addition to providing space for the UCF and the military, the Partnership III building will house the university’s Institute for Simulation & Training laboratories and related modeling and simulation research. The $20 million 118,860-square-foot Partnership III building will also provide space for UCF’s new high-performance computing labs and other labs for research in physical and biological sciences. The new building is a follow-on to Partnership I, which opened in September 2001, and Partnership II which opened in December 2004. The State of Florida appropriated funds for each of the Partnership buildings to fuel the business base and bolster the simulation industry in Central Florida, which has the largest cluster of modeling and simulation organizations in the world.

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EUROFIGHTER OPERATIONS IN ITALY The German Air Force deployed four Eurofighters in Decimomannu in Sardinia, Italy for the first time. The aircraft crews from Fighter Wing 74 based in Neuburg, Bavaria underwent their training together with German Air Force Tornados alongside US Air Force F-16s, Italian Air Force F-16s, and AMX fighterbomber aircraft. The training included combined air operations, Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT), buddy air refuelling from a Tornado tanker aircraft and the testing of capabilities in a hot environment.

MFTS SIGNS UP FOR REAR CREW TRAINING Ascent Flight Training, the joint venture of Lockheed Martin and VT Group, signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence for Rear Crew Stage 1 training in the UK Military Flying System (UKMFTS). The £57 million, five-year contract represents the first phase of the agreement, under the UKMFTS banner, for the provision of training Royal Naval Observers to support front line operations.

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Rear Crew Stage 1 puts in place a training system that includes Phase 1 Introductory Flying Training (IFT), a Common Core Ground School (CCGS), Phase 2 Elementary Navigation Training (ENT) and Phase 3 Basic Flying Training (BFT). On successful completion of Phase 3, graduates will be appointed to their Operational Conversion Units prior to employment on frontline Sea King ASaC, Lynx Mk8 and Merlin helicopter squadrons.

Dr. James T. Blake, Program Executive officer for PEO STRI, received the Presidential Rank Award granted annually by the U.S. government to career Senior Executive Service members and senior career employees. Recipients of this prestigious award are strong leaders, professionals and scientists who achieve results and consistently demonstrate strength, integrity, and a relentless commitment to excellence in public service, according to the website of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the entity responsible for the federal government’s civilian workforce. “Winners of the prestigious Presidential Rank Award represent the cream of the crop within the federal executive ranks,” Office of Personnel Management acting director Michael Hager said in a statement announcing the 2008 awards. Blake leads a workforce of more than 900 employees, obligating more than $2 billion annually and overseeing the operation of 613,000 training devices world-

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Military Flight Simulator Census Edited by Ian Strachan. The 2009 MS&T Military Flight Simulator Census is a complete update from last year’s release. It provides comprehensive data on nearly 1800 military flight simulators in use around the globe, sorted by national military user followed by aircraft type and simulator manufacturer. Data on image generator, external world display, and motion axes is also listed as well as editors’ notes.

The devices listed are currently in service and have either a visual display of the outside world (one or more windows) and/or motion system(s), and a full size replica cockpit with at least the main flight controls. The Census is available on www.halldale.com/mst and also as a fully sortable database for individual or corporate use. Contact Halldale Media for details.

Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Codes Used Within The Tables Aircraft Categories F Fighter/Ground Attack & Trainers (aircraft with centre-line thrust, little asymmetric effect) M Multi-engined aircraft with significant asymmetric effect on closing an engine R Rotary Wing aircraft such as Helicopters, Tilt/ Rotor & Tilt/Wings G Generic cockpit U Unmanned Aircraft Visual Display CCol Cross-cockpit Collimated Coll Collimated D Dome F Faceted back-projected. PD Partial Dome Motion Axes 0-6, zero being fixed-base E Electric, otherwise Hydraulic assumed V Vibrator(s) M Motion Seat G Anti-G-suit inflation D Dimming of visual at high G Y Freedom in yaw (yaw ring) Networking L on-base Local Area Networking (LAN) W off-base Wide Area Networking (WAN) General Abbreviations ACT Air Combat Training AoI Area of Interest (display) AVCATT Aviation Combined Arms Tactics Trainer CPT Cockpit Procedures Trainer DART Display for Advanced Research and Training (USAF AFRL) DMO Distributed Mission Operations

I.G. or IG Image Generation system, the proprietary Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) system used FMS Full Mission Simulator FNPT Flight Navigation Procedures Trainer FTD Flight Training Device. A trainer below a Full Flight Simulator (FAA/EASA definition) HMD Head-Mounted Display LAMARS Large-Amplitude Multimode Aerospace Research Simulator (Gondola on hydraulic arm) MDTS Mission Training by Distributed Simulation (UK programme) OFT Operational Flight Trainer OTW Outside World (or Out-the-Window) PSPK Russian for a Flight Simulator with a moving cockpit used for generic aircraft research PTT Part-Task Trainer RFT Ready for Training Ro-Ro Roll-on Roll-off. A system where the cockpit section can be replaced with another, allowing one simulator to serve several aircraft types or models SAR Search and Rescue SOF Special Operations Forces TCT Tactical Control Centre. For co-ordination of networked simulator exercises and war gaming UTD Unit Training Device (also known as a Unit Level Trainer (ULT)) WST Weapons System Trainer WTT Weapons and Tactics Trainer Aircraft Manufacturers Aero Vod Aero Vodochody (Czech Replublic) AgWest Agusta Westland (Italy and UK) BAES BAE SYSTEMS Boeing Includes ex-McDonnell Douglas aircraft CASA Construcciones Aeronauticas SA, the Spanish part of the EADS company EADS European Aeronautic Defense and Space company

KAI Korea Aerospace Industries LM Lockheed Martin NorGrumm Northrop Grumman PZL Panstwowe Zaklady Lotnicze, the (ex-) Polish State Aviation Works Simulator Manufacturers and Operators AFRL Air Force Research Laboratory (US AF) AIDC Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation, Taiwan AMST Austria Metall System Technik ASI Aero Simulation Inc., Tampa, USA ATIL Aviation Training International Ltd (UK-based Boeing and AgustaWestland company) BASC Beijing Aviation Science and Technology CAE includes CAE USA, CAE USA includes ex-Reflectone and ex-BAE F&S CAE USA Tampa facility of CAE USA, ex-Reflectone, ex BAE Systems CSC Computer Sciences Corporation ESS Eurofighter Simulation Systems ETC Environmental Tectonics Corporation, PA, USA FSI FlightSafety International Helisim training centre at Mariagne, Marseilles, France, owned by Eurocopter and Thales HFTS Helicopter Flight Training Services (CAE GmbH, Eurocopter, Thales Deutschland and Rheinmetall Defence) IAI Israel Aircraft Industries KAI Korea Aerospace Industries L-3 Link Link Simulation and Training, Arlington, TX, an L-3 Communications group company LM includes Lockheed Martin Akron & Orlando facilities Macmet Macmet Technologies PVT (India), a CAE company NLR Netherlands National Aerospace Laboratory RColl Rockwell Collins Simulation & Training Solutions

RDE Rheinmetall Defence Electronics, Bremen, Germany Rotosim AgustaWestland and CAE Training Centre at Sesto Calende, Italy Shanghai E Shanghai Eastern Flight Training Co. SIRE Synthetic Immersion Research Environment (US AFRL networking project) ST Electronics Singapore Technologies Electronics (Training & Simulation Systems) Pte Ltd STS Tulsa Safety Training Systems Inc Thales R/S/T Thales, ex Rediffusion (UK), ex Thomson (France) or ex Singer Link Miles (UK) TsAGI Tsentral’ny Aerogidrodinamicheski Institut (Central AeroHydrodynamic Institute), Zhukovsky, Russia, Research Institute Image Generator and Display System Manufacturers Aechelon (USA) - PC Nova Alion (USA) - CATI CAE (Canada) - MaxVue, Medallion Frasca (USA)) - FVS, TruVision FlightSafety International (USA) - Vital series Glass Mountain Optics, GMO (USA) - display manufacturer Indra (Spain) - INVIS Ivex (USA) - VDS 1000 Link L-3 (USA) - ATAC DiG, SimuView, also SimuSphere faceted display system LM - CompuScene (ex GE) Quantum 3D (USA) - Aalchemy, Indepredence Rockwell Collins (ex Evans & Sutherland Image Generators) - ESIG, EPX, Harmony, PT2000, SimFusion, SP (Special Product) series SGI (USA) - Onyx Sogitec (France) - Apogee Tector -(UK) Opdis Thales - Image (ex SLM, UK), Space series, ThalesView, Visa (ex Thomson, France)

We invite comments and corrections to the tables. Updates can be incorporated on the census summary on our web page that is revised more often than the annual printed version.

Aircraft Cat Simulator Type Manufacturer

Sims on line

Image Generator

Visual Display

Motion Networking Axes Capabilities

Remarks

Algeria - Air Force LM C-130H Hercules

CAE

Vital 4

4ch 150x40

Plus FSI-built systems trainer

Angola - Air Force Aero Vod L-39-C/ZA Albatros

VR Media/IAI

PC/VEGA

3ch 150x45

FTD

Mil Mi-17

VR Media

VRM/IMMAX

3ch 180x45

FTD

Moravan Zlin-143/242

VR Media

VRM/IMMAX

1ch 60x45

CPT/FNPT

Argentina - Air Force Bell UH-1H Huey

Frasca

FVS

3ch 150x40

Boeing A-4M Skyhawk

Camber

SGI

3ch 150Coll

Dassault Mirage III/5/50/C/E/VP

Thales T

Vital 4

3ch 150x40

IAI Dagger A

IAI

Vital 4

3ch 150x40

Argentina - Navy Dassault Super Etendard

Thales T

Apogee

3ch 150x40

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Aircraft Cat Simulator Type Manufacturer

Sims on line

Image Generator

Visual Display

Motion Networking Axes Capabilities

Remarks

Australia - Air Force Airbus EADS A-330 MR

CAE

Medallion

3ch 150x40CCol

Plus mission sys trainer

BAES Hawk

BAES

SGI

1ch 40x30

through BAES Australia

Boeing AF-18A Hornet upgrade

L-3 Link

SimuView

6ch 330x130

through Raytheon Australia

Boeing AF-18A Hornet upgrade

L-3 Link

SimuView

6ch 300x130

through Raytheon Australia

Boeing B707

CAE

Maxvue Enh B

5ch 210x40CCol

Boeing B737 AWACS Wedgetail

Thales

ThalesView

3ch 150CCol

Boeing F/A-18 Hornet

L-3 Link

PCIG

1ch 30x40

Boeing F/A-18 Hornet

L-3 Link

SimuView

6ch 300x75F

SimuSphere display

Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Gyro I and IPT II

LM AP-3C Orion

CAE

Maxvue

3ch 150x40CCol

LM AP-3C Orion

Thales

ESIG-5530

5ch 210

LM C-130 Hercules

CAE

Medallion-S

5ch 200x40

LM C-130H Hercules

CAE

Medallion-S

5ch 200x40CCol

LM C-130J Hercules

CAE

Medallion-S

5ch 200x40CCol

LM F-111C Aardvaark

Thales

Onyx 3800

3ch 150x50

Ex-USAF F-111F sim

LM P-3C Orion

CAE

Maxvue

1ch 40x30

Tactics Trainer

Visual upgraded

Australia - Army Eurocopter Tiger ARH

Thales

ThalesView

6ch 200D

2 domes plus 2 x 2-cockpit CPTs

NH Industries NH90

CAE

Medallion

5ch 220x60CCol

Level D qualified

Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk

CAE

Maxvue Enh B

7ch 220x60CCol+2chin 6

Australia - Navy AgWestland Sea King 50A

Thales S

Image 2

3ch 150x40

Plus rear crew simulator

Kaman SH-2G Sea Sprite

CAE

SGI

5ch 210x60CCol

Aircraft programme suspended

Austria - Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon

Eurofighter Sim Sys

Medallion-X

13ch 360x130D

0MGD

Plus 6 target projectors

Austria - AMST facility Generic

AMST

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Airfox disorientation trainer

Bahrain - Air Force BAES Hawk 129

Thales

ThalesView

6ch 330D

Plus avionics trainer

LM F-16C Block 40

L-3 Link

SGI

1ch 40x30

UTD

Bangladesh - Air Force Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Gyrolab GL-1000

Belgium - Air Force Agusta A-109 HA/HO

CAE

PT2000

3ch 150x40

Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet E

Thales

ThalesView

3ch 150x40

LM F-16 MLU

Thales

ESIG 30+I56700

1ch 40x30

LM F-16 MLU

Thales

ESIG 3000

6ch 270D

LM F-16A MLU

ESIG HD

3ch 150x40

UTD Plus UTD

Belgium - Army AgWestland A-109

CAE

PT2000

3ch 150x40

AgWestland A-109 B1

Thales

Space Magic

3ch 150x40

at Bierset AFB

Belgium - CAE Centre LM C-130H Hercules

CAE

Vital 4

3ch 150x40CCol

Brazil - Air Force Alenia/Embraer AMX A-1

Compro

SGI

3ch 170x40

EADS CASA C-295

CAE

Medallion

3ch 150x40CCol

Embraer EMB-312 Tucano

ABC Dados

Opdis

3ch 150x40

Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano

Elbit

PC IG

3ch 180x60

NorGrumm F-5BR Tiger II

Elbit

PC IG

3ch 180x60

NorGrumm F-5E Tiger II

ESIG

5ch 210x50D

Includes helmet display Ex GE Training Centre

Brazil - Navy Bell Jet Ranger III

Thales R

PCIG

3ch 150x40

Fixed base

Boeing TA-4J

Quintron

PCIG

2ch 70x40

Fixed base

Canada - Air Force AgWestland AW101 Cormorant

AgWestland

PC IG

1ch 50x40

AgWestland AW101 Cormorant

Atlantis

CATI

3ch 120x30

Bell 412/212

CAE

Maxvue

7ch 220x60CCol+2chin 6

SAR Training

Boeing CF-18 Hornet

L-3 Link

SGI

9ch 330x75PD

0MG

at Bagotville

Boeing CF-18 Hornet

L-3 Link

SGI

9ch 330x75PD

0MG

at Cold Lake

Boeing F/A-18 Hornet

CAE

Vital 9

3ch 150x40

Boeing F/A-18 Hornet

CAE

Vital 9

6ch 220x50D

Boeing F-18 Hornet

Wyle Labs

PC IG

3ch 120x35

0 Centrifuge, at Toronto

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Aircraft Cat Simulator Type Manufacturer

Sims on line

Image Generator

Visual Display

Motion Networking Axes Capabilities

Remarks

LM C-130E Hercules

CAE

Maxvue

3ch 150CCol

Maxvue display

LM C-130H Hercules

CAE

Vital 4

3ch 150CCol

Maxvue display

LM C-130H Hercules

CAE

Maxvue

3ch 150CCol

Maxvue display

LM P-3 Orion (Aurora)

CAE

Vital 4

6ch 220x50

Plus rear crew simulator

LM P-3 Orion (Aurora)

CAE

Vital 3

6ch 220x50

LM P-3 Orion (Aurora)

CAE

Medallion-S

5ch 210x45Coll

LM P-3 Orion (Aurora)

CAE

Medallion-S

5ch 210x45Coll

Level D qualified

Canada - Allied Wings Beechcraft C90 King Air

FSI

Vital 9

3ch 190x45CCol

Canadian Forces Training

Bell 412 CH-146 Griffon

FSI

Vital 9

3ch 190x45CCol

Canadian Forces Training

Canada - Canada Forces Sikorsky MH-92 CH-148 Cyclone

RColl S&T

ESIG

5ch 220x45CCol

Through L-3 MAS (Montreal)

Canada - Defense Forces Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Gyro IPT

Canada - NFTC BAES Hawk

CAE

Maxvue Enh B

4ch 200x45

Raytheon T-6 Texan II

CAE

Maxvue Enh B

8ch 300x60

Raytheon T-6 Texan II

CAE

Maxvue Enh B

4ch 180x40

Chile - Air Force Dassault Mirage III/5/50

Sogitec

Apogee

3ch 180x40

EADS CASA C-101 Aviojet A-36

Indra

INVIS

3ch 150x40

Flat panel display

China (PRC) - Air Force Generic

AMST

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Centrifuge

Generic

BASC

CGI

5ch 330D

Air Combat Trainer

Generic

BASC

CGI

4ch 270F

Air Combat Trainer

Harbin Y-5

BASC

CGI

3ch 150x40

Shenyang F-6/J-6

BASC

CGI

3ch 150x40

Shenyang F-8/J-8

BASC

CGI

5ch 300x135

Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker

BASC

CGI

3ch 150x40

Head tracked display

Colombia - Air Force Enstrom F28F Falcon

Frasca

TruVision

3ch 150x40

Croatia - Air Force MiG 21-bis

Soko Z I

Soko CGI

1ch 60x45

At Pula Air Base

Czech Republic - Aero Vod Aero Vod L-159B

E-COM

6ch 220x150D

Aero Vodochody training facility

Aero Vod L-39

E-COM

5ch 60x120

Aero Vodochody training facility

Czech Republic - Air Force Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Gyro IPT II

Saab Gripen C/D

Saab

SGI / Saab Grape

8ch 220x75

Barco SEER-8 display

Sukhoi Su-22M4 Fitter

VR Media

SGI

6ch 180x90

FMS

Denmark - Air Force AgWestland AW101 Merlin

Atlantis

Diamond Visionics

3ch 120x30

SAR/Maritime training

Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Gyro 1

LM F-16A MLU

L-3 Link

CGI

3ch 120x30

Ecuador - Air Force Dassault Mirage F1

Thales T

SP3

3ch 150x40

IAI Kfir C2

IAI

Vital 4

3ch 150x40

Egypt - Air Force Aero Vod L-59E Albatros

Simvision Cz (ex Letov) 1

PC IG

3ch 180x40

Boeing AH-64D Longbow

Boeing

CGI

5ch 200x45

CAIC K-8E

BASC

CGI

3ch 200CCol

Dassault Mirage 2000E

Thales T

Visa

6ch 270D

Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet MS1

Thales T

SP3

3ch 150x40

Embraer EMB-312 Tucano

ABC Dados

Opdis

3ch 150x40

Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

LM F-16 block 15,22,40L

L-3 Link

CGI

3ch 150x40

Plus ejection seat trainer

Gyrolab, at Heliopolis

Egypt - Army Boeing AH-64A Apache

L-3 Link

ATAC DIG

3ch 150x40

Egypt - Navy Sikorsky Sea King 47

Thales T

SP3T

3ch 150x40

Finland - Air Force BAES Hawk 51

Thales S

Image 2

3ch 150x40

BAES Hawk 51

Thales T

Vital 7

3ch 150x40

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Aircraft Cat Simulator Type Manufacturer

Sims on line

Image Generator

Visual Display

Motion Networking Axes Capabilities

Remarks

Boeing F-18C Hornet

Boeing

CGI

1ch 40x30

UTD, 215 deg upgrade scheduled

Boeing F-18C Hornet

L-3 Link

CompuScene 6

6ch 300x75D

Head-tracked Aol

France - Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000

Latecoere

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Model 101.5 centrifuge

Dassault Mirage 2000-5

Sogitec/Thales

Apogee

1ch 40x30

UTD

Dassault Mirage 2000C2/3

Thales T

Visa 4

6ch 270D

With target projectors

Dassault Mirage 2000D

Sogitec

Apogee 3

5ch 270x135 8mD

Dassault Mirage 2000D

Sogitec

Apogee 3

5ch 270x135 4.6mD 0

Dassault Mirage 2000D

Sogitec

Apogee

1ch 40x40

Dassault Mirage 2000D

Thales T

Apogee

6ch 270x135 8mD

Dassault Mirage 2000N

Thales T

Visa 4

5ch 160

Dassault Mirage F1/2000

Thales T

Visa 4

6ch 270D

One with target projectors

Dassault Mirage F1CR

Thales T

Space Magic

3ch 150x40

Visual upgraded

Dassault Mirage F1CR

Thales T

Space Magic

3ch 150x40

Visual upgraded

Dassault Rafale F2

Sogitec/Thales

Apogee 6

8ch 330x130

Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet E

Thales T

Space Magic

1ch 40x30

Visual upgraded

Embraer Tucano

Thales T

Space Magic

1ch 40x30

FTD, visual upgraded

Eurocopter AS532 & SA330

Sogitec

Apogee

6ch 200x60D

Convertible, Puma or Cougar

Eurocopter SA330 Puma

Thales T

Visa

5ch 220

Transall C160 NG

Thales T

Space Classic

3ch 180

UTD

New Generation C160

France - Air Force/Army Eurocopter AS 330B Puma

Thales T

Visa

6ch 270D

Eurocopter AS 550 Fennec

Thales

Space Magic

3ch 150x40

FTDs

France - Army Eurocopter AS350/AS550

Thales T

Visa

3ch 150x40

Eurocopter SA341 Gazelle

Thales

ThalesView

6ch 270D

Grob 120

Frasca

Sogitec

3ch 150x40

2 domes

France - Helisim Centre NH Industries NH90

Thales

ThalesView

5ch 220x50

Ro-Ro, at Mariagne

Eurocopter AS332/532

Thales

Space Magic 200

5ch 200x60

Ro-Ro, Super Puma & Cougar

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Sims on line

Image Generator

Visual Display

Motion Networking Axes Capabilities

Eurocopter AS365/AS565

Thales

Space Magic 200

5ch 200x60

Eurocopter EC155 Super Dauphin

Thales

ThalesView

5ch 200x60

Eurocopter EC225/AS725

Thales

ThalesView

5ch 200x60

Remarks Ro-Ro, Dauphine & anther Ro-Ro

France - Navy AgWestland WG-13 Lynx HAS2/4

Thales

Space Magic

5ch 220

Upgrade 2006

Dassault Atlantique ATL2

Thales

Space Magic

3ch 150x40

Upgrade 2007

Dassault Rafale F1

Sogitec/Thales

Apogee-6

1ch 60x40CRT

UTD, one on A/C carrier

Dassault Rafale F2

Sogitec/Thales

Apogee-6

8ch 330x130

Dassault Super Etendard

Thales

Space Magic

3ch 150x40

NorGrumm E-2C Hawkeye

CAE USA/Sogitec

Apogee-4

4ch 190x50

Upgrade 2005

France/Germany - Armies - Combined Training Eurocopter Tiger HAP/UHT

Thales

SimFusion7000

6ch 270D

2 domes

Eurocopter Tiger HAP/UHT

Thales

SimFusion7000

3ch 150x40

Dual-cockpit FTD

Germany - Air Force Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet

CAE

Maxvue

3ch 150x40CCol

Eurocopter NH-90

HFTS

Thales View

8ch 230x85D

Eurofighter Typhoon

Eurofighter Sim Sys

Medallion-X

13ch 360x130D

0MGD

Plus 6 target projectors

Eurofighter Typhoon

Eurofighter Sim Sys

Medallion-6000

16ch 360x130D

0MGD

Plus 6 target projectors

Eurofighter Typhoon

Eurofighter Sim Sys

Medallion-X

5ch 220x100

Eurofighter Typhoon

Eurofighter Sim Sys

Medallion-6000

8ch 240x105PD

Eurofighter Typhoon

Thales

Medallion-X

3ch 150x40

Deployable Cockpit Trainer

Generic

AMST

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Centrifuge, at Furstenfeldbruck

MiG 29A Fulcrum

CAE/ERA

Medallion

3ch 150x40

Upgrade by CAE Stolberg

NorGrumm T-38

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Gyrolab, at Furstenfeldbruck

Panavia Tornado ECR

CAE

Medallion-S

3ch 150x40

Panavia Tornado IDS

CAE

Maxvue

3ch 150x40

Panavia Tornado IDS

CAE

Medallion-S

7ch 300x120D

Transall C-160

CAE

Medallion 6000

3ch 150x40

Transall C-160

Thales

ESIG-3000/200

5ch 200

at Holzdorf

At Holloman AFB, USA Upgrade by CAE Stolberg, laser projection

Germany - Air Force/Navy Panavia Tornado IDS

CAE

CompuScene 3

7ch 210x45Coll

at Bueckeburg

Germany - Army Bell UH-1D Huey

CAE

Harmony

5ch 240x90CCol

Eurocopter EC-135

CAE

Harmony

5ch 240x90CCol

Eurocopter NH-90

HFTS

Thales View

8ch 230x85D

Sikorsky CH-53 Stallion

CAE

Harmony

3ch 150x40CCol

Sikorsky H-53G Stallion

CAE

Harmony

5ch 240x90CCol

at Bueckeburg at Fassberg Plus FTDs

Germany - Army/Air Force Eurocopter NH-90

HFTS

Thales View

8ch 230x85D

at Bückeburg

Germany - HFTS NH Industries NH-90

CAE

Medallion-S

5ch 210x45CCol

NH Industries NH-90

Thales

ThalesView

5ch 210

Plus FTDs

Germany - NATO AWACS Boeing E-3A Sentry

CAE

Medallion 200

3ch 150x40CCol

Germany - Navy AgWestland Sea King 41

CAE

SPX

5ch 210x45CCol

LM P-3C Orion

CAE

SP3T

3ch 150x40CCol

At Nordholz

Greece - Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000-5

Sogitec

Apogee

6ch 270x135 4.6mD 0

Generic

AMST

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Airfox disorientation trainer, at Athens

LM F-16C Block 52+

L-3 Link

SimuView

5ch 300x75F

SimuSphere display

Raytheon T-6A Texan II

FSI

Vital 9

5ch 270x70

OFT

Raytheon T-6A Texan II

FSI

Vital 9

1ch 40x30

UTD

Hungary - Air Force Saab Gripen C/D

Saab

SGI / Saab Grape

8ch 220x75

Barco SEER-8 display

India - Air Force Antonov AN-32

Macmet

PC IG

3ch 150x40

BAES Hawk

BAES Australia

PCIG

3ch 180x50

BAES Hawk

BAES Australia

PCIG

1ch 56x44

CPT

BAES Hawk

BAES Australia

PCIG

1ch 46x29

PTT

Dassault Mirage 2000H

Thales T

Visa

6ch 270D

Generic

AMST

PC IG

3ch 150x40

MiG 27

Macmet

PC IG

3ch 150x40

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Aircraft Cat Simulator Type Manufacturer

Sims on line

Image Generator

Visual Display

Motion Networking Axes Capabilities

MiG 27

Macmet

PC IG

3ch 150x40

SEPECAT Jaguar

Thales T

Visa 4

6ch 270

Remarks

India - Army HAL Alouette - Chetak/Llama

Macmet

PC IG

3ch 150x40

India - Navy AgWestland Sea King 42

Thales

PC IG

3ch 150

BAES Sea Harrier FRS51

Macmet

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Refurb by Link Miles (now Thales)

BAES Sea Harrier FRS51

Thales

Harmony

6ch 270D

Visual upgraded

Boeing Sea Harrier

Camber

SGI

3ch 150x40

MiG 29K

RDE Bremen

EPX-5000

7ch 300x75D

Avior laser projectors

Indonesia - Air Force BAES Hawk 209

Thales

ESIG 3000

6ch 270D

BAES Hawk 53

ETC

Opdis

1ch 40x30

Boeing A-4E Skyhawk

ETC

Opdis

1ch 40x30

LM C-130H Hercules

CAE

Maxvue Enh

5ch 210x45CCol

LM F-16A Block 15

Thales

ESIG-3000

3ch 270D

NorGrumm F-5E Tiger II

ETC

Opdis

1ch 40x30

Head-tracked AoI

Indonesia - Army Bell NB412

Frasca

GT100

3ch 150x40

Eurocopter NBO-105

Frasca

GT100

3ch 150x40

Socata TB-10

Frasca

TruVision

3ch 180x45

Iran - Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook

BASC

CGI

5ch 200x45

Iraq - AF (US Trg Program) Bell 206

Frasca

TruVision

3ch 180x45

Bell Huey

Frasca

TruVision

3ch 180x45

Cessna 172

Frasca

TruVision

3ch 180x45

Cessna Caravan

Frasca

TruVision

3ch 180x45

Israel - Air Force Boeing F-15I/AUP Eagle

SGI

5ch 210x100

Two cockpits: F-15I & F-15AUP

Generic

BVR

PC IG

1ch 120x60

Missile trainer at Rafael

Generic

IAI

PC IG

5ch 220x45D

LM F-16A Fighting Falcon

Elbit

PC IG

4ch 180x60PD

M,G

LM F-16I Fighting Falcon

Elbit

PC IG

6ch 220x100PD

M,G

Sikorsky CH-53 & UH-90

CAE

Maxvue

7ch 240x50CCol+2Chin 6

Ro-Ro, 2 cockpits

Sikorsky CH-53 & UH-90

CAE

Maxvue

7ch 240x50CCol+2Chin 6

Ro-Ro, 2 cockpits

0VMG

Air combat trainer Dual Cockpit

Italy - Aermacchi Aermacchi MB339A

BVR

PC IG

3ch 180x45

Aermacchi training centre

Italy - Air Force Aermacchi MB-339C/D

BVR

SGI

3ch 180x45

Aermacchi MB-345

CAE

Medallion

3ch 150x40

AgWestland AB-205

CAE

Vital 4

5ch 210x45CCol

Alenia Aero C-27J Spartan

Alenia Aero

Alenia Sapphire

3ch 180x45CCol

Eurofighter Typhoon

Eurofighter Sim Sys

Medallion-X

13ch 360x130D

0MGD

Plus 6 target projectors

Eurofighter Typhoon

Eurofighter Sim Sys

Medallion-6000

16ch 360x130D

0MGD

Plus 6 target projectors

Eurofighter Typhoon

Eurofighter Sim Sys

Medallion-X

5ch 220x100

Generic

AMST

PC IG

3ch 150x40

LM F-16A ADF

Compro

SGI

1ch 40x30

LM KC-130J Hercules

CAE

Vital 9

5ch 200x40CCol

Plus cockpit avionics PTT

Panavia Tornado IDS

CAE/Galileo

Medallion

3ch 150x40

Visual upgraded

RFT end 2009

Airfox disorientation trainer, at Pratica de Mare

Italy - Alenia Sim Centre Alenia Aero C-27J Spartan

Alenia Aero

Alenia Sapphire

3ch 180x40CCol

Alenia Aero Sky-X/Y UAV

Alenia Aero

Alenia Sapphire

1ch 40x30

Eurofighter Typhoon

Alenia Aero

Equipe Blue Sky

7ch 360x135D

0MG

Eurofighter Typhoon

Alenia Aero

Alenia Sapphire

5ch 220x140D

Plus 2 target projectors

Italy - Army AgWestland A129 Mangusta

Thales

Medallion-S

6ch 270D

2 domes

AgWestland AB-205A

CAE

Maxvue Enh

4ch 150x40

Dual cockpit

AgWestland EH-101

CAE

Medallion

5ch 210CCol

Maxvue display

Boeing/BAES Harrier II+

Indra

pC-Nova

8ch 360x135F

Italy - Rotorsim Centre AgWestland AW-139 & A109

CAE

Medallion-S

5ch 200x60CCol

Ro-Ro, at Sesto Calende

AgWestland AW-139 & A109

CAE

Medallion-S

7ch 200x60CCol

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Japan - Air Force Boeing/Mitsubishi F-15J Eagle

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Kawasaki (KHI) C-1A

Thales

ESIG-3250

3ch 150x40

Raytheon U-125A Hawker 800

CAE/Fuji (FHI)

SE2000+

5ch 210x45CCol

UTD

Japan - Air SDF Boeing F-15J

ETC

PCIG

3ch 120x70D

Gyrolab 4000

Boeing F-15J

ETC

PCIG

3ch 120x70Coll

Centrifuge, 6G/sec, gimballed cockpit

Generic

ETC

PCIG

3ch 120x70Coll

Gyrolab 2000

Japan - Army Boeing AH-64DJP Longbow

Boeing

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Japan - Navy LM P-3C Orion

CAE/Mitsubishi (MHI)

MaxVue

5ch 210x45CCol

Japan - Air Self Defence Force Boeing/Mitsubishi (MHI) F-15J Eagle F

Mitsubishi(MPC)

DiaScene IG-5530GT 8ch 260x80D

Kawasaki T-4

Mitsubishi(MPC)

DiaScene IG-950

10ch 180x60CCol

0MG 6

Kawasaki T-4

Mitsubishi(MPC)

DiaScene IG-4530

8ch 260x80D

5ch 220x46 Coll

LM C-130H Hercules

Mitsubishi(MPC)

DiaScene IG-750

Mitsubishi (MHI) F-2A

Mitsubishi(MHI)

DiaScene IG-5530GT 6ch 210x110D

Mitsubishi (MHI) F-2A

Mitsubishi(MHI)

DiaScene IG-5530GT 5ch 240x120D

Raytheon/LM Beechjet 400A T-400 M

ESIG-3000

5ch 180x40 CCol

Sikorsky/Mitsubishi (MHI)

Mitsubishi(MPC)

ESIG-4000

7ch 220x60CCol

Visual upgraded Visual upgraded

Based on USAF T-1A

UH-60J Black Hawk Japanese Coast Guard Bell TH-67

Frasca

TruVision

3ch 180x45

Japan - Ground Self Defence Force Bell/Fuji AH-1S Cobra

Mitsubishi(MPC)

DiaScene IG-1000

3ch 120x40CCol

Bell/Fuji AH-1S Cobra

Mitsubishi(MPC)

DiaScene IG-3000

3ch 120x40CCol

Bell/Fuji UH-1J Iroquois

Mitsubishi(MPC)

DiaScene IG-95

3ch 165x40

Flat panel display

Boeing/Fuji AH-64D Apache

Fuji

DiaScene IG-7500

5ch 180x60

Flat panel displays

Sikorsky/Mitsubishi (MHI)

Mitsubishi(MPC)

DiaScene IG-95

4ch 165x40 D

UH-60JA Black Hawk Japan - Maritime Self Defence Force Beechicraft TC90

Mitsubishi(MPC)

DiaScene IG-3000

3ch 120x40CCol

LM/Kawasaki P-3C Orion

Mitsubishi(MPC)

DiaScene IG-1000

3ch 120x40CCol

LM/Kawasaki P-3C Orion

Mitsubishi(MPC)

DiaScene IG-3000

3ch 120x40CCol

Shinmaywa US-1A

Mitsubishi(MPC)

PT-2000SJ

3ch 180x40

Shinmaywa US-2

Shinmaywa

DiaScene IG-7500

3ch 180x40 CCol

Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon

Mitsubishi(MPC)

DiaScene IG-950

8ch 120x40CCol

Visual upgraded

Sikorsky/Mitsubishi (MHI)

Mitsubishi(MHI)

DiaScene IG-7000

7ch 220x60CCol

Inc 2 chin windows

Mitsubishi(MHI)

DiaScene IG-3000

7ch 220x60CCol

Inc 2 chin windows

Flat panel display

SH-60K Sea Hawk Sikorsky/Mitsubishi (MHI) SH-60K Sea Hawk Jordan - Air Force Dassault Mirage F1C

Thales T

Visa

3ch 150x40

EADS CASA C-101CC Aviojet

Indra

Vital 5

1ch 30x45Coll

LM F-16A Block 15

L-3 Link

SGI

3ch 150x40

Kazakhstan - Air Force Sukhoi Su-25

VR Media

VRM/IMMAX

3ch 135x45

FMS

Kuwait - Air Force BAES Hawk 64

Thales

SpaceMagic

3ch 150x40

Boeing F-18C Hornet

Boeing

PC IG

1ch 40x30

UTD

Boeing F-18C Hornet

L-3 Link

CompuScene 4

5ch 330x75D

2 domes

Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Gyrolab

Shorts Tucano

BAES Insyte

VDS1000

3ch 150x40

Kuwait - Army Boeing AH-64D Longbow

Boeing

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Malaysia - Air Force BAES Hawk 208

Thales/Sapura

CompuScene 6

3ch 330D

Boeing F-18D Hornet

L-3 Link

CompuScene 6

5ch 330x75D

EADS CASA CN-235-220M

Sapura Defence

PC IG

3ch 180x40

MiG 29N Fulcrum

CAE/Sapura

Maxvue Enh A

3ch 40x120

MiG 29N Fulcrum

CAE/Sapura

Maxvue Enh B

3ch 55x120

NorGrumm F-5E Tiger II

Camber

SGI

3ch 150Coll

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Aircraft Cat Simulator Type Manufacturer Several MiG29, F-15, Hawk

ETC

Sims on line 1

Image Generator

Visual Display

PCIG

3ch 120x70

Motion Networking Axes Capabilities 4

Remarks Centrifuge 15G, 10G/sec, gimballed cockpits

Mexico - Air Force Mil Mi-17-1V

CSTS Dinamika

Raduga CD

5ch 220x60 PD

Mexico - Navy Generic Twin Helicopter

Frasca

TruVision

3ch 150x40

Generic Twin Engine

Frasca

TruVision

3ch 150x40

Morocco - Air Force AgWestland AB-205A

CAE

Vital 3S

3ch 150x40

Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet 1H

Thales R

ESIG

2ch 90

LM C-130H Hercules

CAE

Vital 3S

2ch 70x45

Dual cockpit

Myanmar - Air Force MiG 29

CSTS Dinamika

Raduga CD

6ch 120x60

Netherlands - Air Force Eurocopter BO-105CB

Frasca

TruVision

3ch 150x40

Visual updated

Generic

AMST

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Airfox disorientation trainer, at Soesterberg

LM C-130 Hercules

CAE

Medallion

3ch 150x40CCol

LM F-16 MLU

Thales

ESIG 3000

1ch 40x30

UTD

LM F-16A MLU

ESIG HD

1ch 40x30

UTD

Netherlands - Army AgWestland Lynx

CAE

Maxvue Plus

5ch 210x45CCol

Netherlands - Navy AgWestland Lynx 27

CAE

Maxvue Plus

5ch 210x45CCol

AgWestland Lynx 88

CAE

Maxvue Plus

5ch 210x45CCol

AgWestland Lynx 90

CAE

Maxvue Plus

5ch 210x45CCol

LM P-3 Orion

CAE

Maxvue Plus

5ch 210x45CCol

Netherlands - NLR Generic Heli Reconfigurable

NLR

NLR PC IG

4ch 180x70

Helicopter research

LM F16MLU

NLR

NLR PC IG

1ch 45x30

Four ship networked for ACT

LM F16MLU

NLR

NLR PC IG

3ch 135x30

Four ship networked for ACT

LM F-16MLU, reconfig

NLR

NLR PC IG

2ch 270x75F

6VMG

Vistaview head slaved AoI, Fighter research

Netherlands - R&D Generic

AMST

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Desdemona disorientation trainer, at TNO

New Zealand - Air Force Bell UH-1H Huey

Frasca

TruVision

3ch 150x40

LM C-130H Hercules

CAE

Medallion 6000

3ch 150x40CCol

plus 3 FMST

LM P-3K Orion

Fidelity Flt Sim

Mosaic Wall

3ch 40x150LCD

At Auckland

0 L

Nigeria - Air Force Aero Vod L-39ZA Albatros

Simvision Cz (ex Letov) 1

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Gyro IPT

Generic

ETC

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Centrifuge G-4000

LM C-130H Hercules

CAE

Vital 4

3ch 150x40CCol

Ex Tampa, installed by Rotran

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Motion Networking Axes Capabilities

Remarks

LM F-16 MLU

Thales

ESIG 3000

1ch 40x30

LM F-16A MLU

ESIG HD

1ch 40x30

UTD

NorGrumm F-5 Tiger II

Camber

SGI

3ch 150Coll

Upgraded F-5A sim

SEPECAT Jaguar

Thales S

Image 2

3ch 150x40

Norway - Air Force LM F-16

Thales

ESIG-3000

6ch 270D

Head-tracked AoI

Norway - CHC Training Eurocopter AS332L Super Puma

Thales

ESIG

3ch 150x40

Oman - Air Force AgWestland Super Lynx 300

CAE

Medallion-S

7ch 200x60CCol

LM F-16C Block 50+

L-3 Link

SimuView

5ch 300x75F

SimuSphere display

Pakistan - Air Force Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

LM F-16A Block 15

Thales

ThalesView

3ch 150x40

Gyrolab GL-1500

Peru - Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000P

Sogitec

GI 10000

6ch 200D8m

Poland - Air Force Generic

AMST

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Centrifuge, at WIML Aromedical Institute

LM F-16C/D Blk 50+

L-3 Link

SimuView

5ch 300x75F

SimuSphere display

PZL-130TC1 Orlik

ETC-PZL

PC IG

3ch 150x40

PZL-130TC1 Orlik

ETC-PZL

PC IG

1ch 40x30

UTD

PZL-Mielec I-22 Iryda

ETC-PZL

SGI

3ch 150x40

Also for aero-medical trg

PZL-Mielec M-28 Bryza 1R

Simvision Cz (ex Letov) 1

PC IG

1ch 40x30

PZL-Mielec TS-11 Iskra

ETC-PZL

PC IG

3ch 150x40

PZL-Swidnik W-3-chA Sokol

ETC-PZL

SGI

3ch 200x60

Sukhoi Su-22M4 Fitter

ETC-PZL

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Sukhoi Su-22M4 Fitter

ETC-PZL

SGI

3ch 190x50

UTD

Portugal - Air Force LM F-16A

Indra

Vital VII

3ch 150x40

LM F-16A MLU

ESIG HG

1ch 40x30

LM F-16 MLU

Thales

ESIG 3000

1ch 40x30

LM F-16 MLU M2

Thales

ESIG 4530

3ch 180

Vought A-7P Corsair II

Indra

Vital 7

3ch 150x40

UTD

Qatar - Air Force AgWestland Sea King Commando

Thales T

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Dassault Alpha Jet

Thales T

Sogitec

3ch 150x40

Dassault Mirage 2000-5

Sogitec

PC IG

1ch 40x40

UTD

Romania - Air Force Craiova IAR-99

Elbit Romania

PC IG

3ch 180x60PD

IAR SA330 Puma

Elbit Romania

PC IG

3ch 180x60PD

Data Link with flying A/C

MiG 21 Lancer

Elbit Romania

SGI

2ch 120x40 PD

Includes helmet display

MiG 21 Lancer

Elbit Romania

PC IG

2ch 120x40 PD

Includes helmet display

Russia - Air Force Aero Vod L-39

CSTS Dinamika

Raduga CD

3ch 129x30Coll

Aero Vod L-39

CSTS Dinamika

Raduga CD

3ch 190x50

MiG-31

CSTS Dinamika

Raduga CD

5ch 200x60

Mil Mi-24P

CSTS Dinamika

Raduga CD

3ch 120x40

Mil Mi-24P

CSTS Dinamika

Raduga CD

5ch 176x60

Mil Mi-24PN

CSTS Dinamika

Raduga CD

1ch 40x30

inc FLIR, NVG

Mil Mi-28NE

CSTS Dinamika

Raduga CD

10ch 240x70 PD

inc FLIR, NVG

Sukhoi Su-30MK

Kronshtadt/Sukhoi

Transas Aurora

10ch 270x110D

Sukhoi Su-33

CSTS Dinamika

Raduga CD

3ch 120x28Coll

Russia - Army Mil Mi-17

Kronshtadt

Transas Aurora

8ch 180x75D

Mil Mi-17V5

Kronshtadt

Transas Aurora

8ch 180x75D

Mil Mi-26T

Kronshtadt

Transas Aurora

8ch 180x75D

Mil Mi-35M

Kronshtadt

Transas Aurora

8ch 180x75D

Russia - MiG MiG 29

CSTS Dinamika

Raduga CD

3ch 120x28Coll

Research Sim

Russia - Mil Helicopter Mil Mi-28NE

CSTS Dinamika

Raduga CD

3ch 120x30

Research Sim

Russia - R&D Generic 62

AMST

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PC IG

3ch 150x40

Centrifuge, at Zhukovsky (TsAGI)

Aircraft Cat Simulator Type Manufacturer

Sims on line

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Motion Networking Axes Capabilities

Remarks

Russia - Roslesinforg Mil Mi-8

CSTS Dinamika

Raduga CD

6ch 220x70PD

Forestry patrol

Russia - Sukhoi Sukhoi Su-27

CSTS Dinamika

Transas Aurora

3ch 110x30

Research Sim

Russia - TsAGI Generic (various)

TsAGI

1ch 60x45

Research Sim type PSPK 102

Generic (various)

TsAGI

3ch 180x45

Research Sim type PSPK 2

Generic (various)

TsAGI

8ch 240x140

Research Sim type PS 10M

Generic (various)

TsAGI

4ch 80x40Coll

Research Sim type PSPK 102

Saudi - Air Force Generic

ETC

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Centrifuge G-LAB

Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Gyro IPT II

Saudi Arabia - Air Force BAES Hawk 65

Thales S

ESIG

3ch 150x40

Bell 412SAR

Frasca

TruVision

3ch 140x30

Bell B412/212

CAE

Vital 9

3ch 150x40CCol

Boeing E-3D Sentry

Thales R

SPX

3ch 150x40

Boeing F-15C Eagle

Boeing

AAlchemy

6ch 330x60D

Boeing F-15C Eagle

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Updated 2000

3 two-ship DMO training systems

Boeing F-15S Eagle

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Boeing KE-3D Sentry tanker

Thales R

SP-3T

3ch 150x40

LM C-130H Hercules

CAE

ESIG 4530

3ch 150x40CCol

Panavia Tornado F3 ADV

Thales S

Image 3T

3ch 150x40

Plus CPT

Panavia Tornado IDS

Thales S

Image 3T

3ch 150x40

Plus two CPTs

Pilatus PC-9

BAES

Image IIT

3ch 150x40

L-3 Link

ATAC DIG

6ch 300x50

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk+E794 R

UTD, plus avionics trainer

Saudi Arabia - Army Boeing AH-64A Apache

L-3 Link

ATAC DIG

3ch 180x45

Dual cockpit

Saudi Arabia - Navy Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma

Thales

Space

6ch 270D

Eurocopter AS-565N Dauphin 2

Thales

Space

6ch 270D

Singapore - Air Force Boeing A-4 S1 Skyhawk

CAE/STTS

Vital 6

3ch 150x40

Plus Mission trainers

Boeing A-4SU Skyhawk

CAE/STTS

CompuScene 6

2ch 270x90D

Head Slaved AOI, 24 ft dome

Boeing Apache AH-64

CAE

Medallion 6000

5ch 240 x 90PD

Boeing CH-47D Chinook

CAE

Medallion

5ch 200x45CCol

Eurocopter AS332B/M S Puma

Thales T

Compuscene 6

6ch 270D

Eurocopter AS550 A2/C2 Fennec

ST Electronics

PC IG

3ch 180x45

Eurocopter EC-120

Frasca

TruVision

3ch 180x45

Eurocopter & Sikorsky

CAE

Medallion 6000

7ch 240x50CCol

Ro/Ro S Puma, Cougar, BlackHawk

AS332/532 & UH60

Operated by STTS

+2Chins

Generic

AMST

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Centrifuge, at Aeromedical centre

Generic

AMST

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Disorientation trainer, at Aeromedical centre

Generic

ETC

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Centrifuge - G-FET, at Paya Lebar

LM C-130H Hercules

Thales T

Visa 4

3ch 150x40

LM F-16C

ST Electronics

Onyx2

4ch 200x45

Plus distributed mission trainers

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Aircraft Cat Simulator Type Manufacturer NorGrumm F-5E Tiger II

Sims on line

ST Electronics

Image Generator

Visual Display

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Motion Networking Axes Capabilities

Remarks

Slovakia - Air Force Aero Vod L-39-C/ZA

VR Media

VRM/IMMAX

3ch 150x45

FMS

MiG 21

VR Media

VRM/IMMAX

1ch 40x30Coll

FMS

MiG 29

VR Media

VRM/IMMAX

6ch 180x90

FMS

Sukhoi Su-25

VR Media

VRM/IMMAX

3ch 135x45

FMS

South Africa - Air Force AgWestland A-109LUH

CAE / African Def Sys

Maxvue

5ch 200x60

BAES Hawk

BAES Australia

SGI / Saab Grape

3ch 180x40

Pilatus PC-7 Astra

African Def Sys

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Pilatus PC-7 Astra

African Def Sys

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Saab Gripen C/D

Saab

PCIG /Saab Grape

9ch 290x75

display by GMO

Barco SEER-9 display

South Korea - Air Force Centrifuge G-LAB, at Chong Ju

Generic

ETC

PC IG

3ch 150x40

BAES Hawk 67

Thales

Space Classic

5ch 200°

Boeing F-15K Eagle

Boeing

Independence

6ch 330x60D

Boeing F-15K Eagle

Boeing

Independence

1ch 40x30

EADS CASA CN-235-100M

Havelsan

Harmony-II

5ch 220x45 CCol

Level D Compliant

EADS CASA CN-235-100M

Havelsan

Harmony-II

5ch 220x45 CCol

Level D Compliant

Generic

DoDaam

CGI

3ch 150x40

Pilot aptitude trainer

Generic

DoDaam

CGI

3ch 45x180

Centrifuge

Generic (reconfigurable)

DoDaam

CGI

6ch 75x150

Tactics trainer

Iliushin T-103

DoDaam

CGI

1ch 35x40

CPT to FAA FTD Level 5

KAI KT-1 Woong Bee

KAI

Onyx 2

6ch 200x60 7.3mD

KAI KT-1 Woong Bee

KAI

Onyx 2

3ch 150

KAI T-50 Golden Eagle

KAI/Dodaam

Harmony 2

8ch 315x180 7.3mD 3

KAI T-50 Golden Eagle

KAI/Dodaam

Harmony 2

3ch 180x60 Flat Panels 0

LM F-16C

L-3 Link

CompuScene 6

5ch 300x60D

LM F-16C

L-3 Link

ESIG-3000

5ch 300x60D

LM F-16C Block 52

L-3 Link

SGI

1ch 40x30

LM P-3 Orion

CAE

Medallion

3ch 150x40CCol

NorGrumm F-5E Tiger II

DoDaam

CGI

1ch 40x30

CPT

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

DoDaam

CGI

5ch 60x210CCol

FFS Level D

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

DoDaam

CGI

3ch 150x40

FTD

Sikorsky UH-60P Black Hawk

CAE

ESIG-4350

5ch 210x60

Sikorsky UH-60P Black Hawk

DoDaam

CGI

1ch 40x30

UTD

FTD

South Korea - Army Bell AH-1F/S Cobra

CAE

ESIG-4350

5ch 210x60

Sikorsky UH-60P Black Hawk

Thales/DoDaam

ThalesView

5ch 200

South Korea - Navy AgWestland Lynx

DoDaam

CGI

5ch 60x210CCol

Spain - Air Force Boeing EF-18A Hornet

Indra

3ch 150x40Coll

Dassault Mirage F1M

Indra

1ch 30x40Coll

Dassault Mirage F1M

Thales T

PC IG

3ch 150x40

EADS CASA C-101B Aviojet

Indra

INVIS

3ch 150x40

EADS CASA C-295

CAE

Medallion

3ch 150x40CCol

Eurofighter Typhoon

Eurofighter Sim Sys

Medallion-X

13ch 360x130D

0MGD

Eurofighter Typhoon

Eurofighter Sim Sys

Medallion-X

5ch 220x100

Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

LM C-130 Hercules T-10

Indra

INVIS

4ch 200x45

NorGrumm F-5M Tiger II

Indra

INVIS

3ch 150x40Coll

Sikorsky S-76

Indra

INVIS

6ch 200x45

Flat panel display Plus 6 target projectors Gyro IPT II

Spain - Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook HT-17

Indra

INVIS

4ch 200x45

6EV

Boeing CH-47 Chinook HT-17

Indra

INVIS

8ch 210x80D

6EV

Eurocopter AS532 Cougar HU21L

Indra

INVIS

4ch 200x45

6EV

Eurocopter AS532 Cougar HU21L

Indra

INVIS

8ch 210x80D

6EV

Eurocopter Tiger HAD

Indra

INVIS

6ch 165x120D

6EV

Two domes

Eurocopter Tiger HAD

Indra

INVIS

6ch 240x120D

Two domes

Spain - Navy Boeing/BAES EAV-8B Harrier II

Indra

CT5A

9ch 150x40D

FMS

Boeing/BAES Harrier II+

Indra

pC-Nova

8ch 360x135F

FMS

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Aircraft Cat Simulator Type Manufacturer Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk

Indra

Sims on line 1

Image Generator

Visual Display

INVIS

5ch 210x120CCol

Motion Axes

Networking Remarks Capabilities

FMS

Sudan - Air Force CAIC K-8S

BASC

CGI

3ch 200CCol

Sweden - Air Force AgWestland AW109LUH

AgWestland

Independence 3000 3ch 180x50

Saab Gripen

Wyle Labs

PC IG

3ch 120x35

Saab Gripen

ISD Technologies

Equipe PCIG

4ch 180x45

Also NVG mode Centrifuge, at Linkรถping

Saab Gripen

Saab

PC IG / Vega

8ch 200D

FOI Dome

Saab Gripen

Saab

PC IG / Vega

8ch 200D

FOI Dome

Saab Gripen C/D

Saab

SGI / Saab Grape

8ch 220x75

Barco SEER-8 display

Saab JAS 39A Gripen

ESIG-3000

5ch 250x50D

LW LW

Saab JAS 39A Gripen

ESIG-4530

3ch 150x40

Saab SK60

Sjรถlan&Thyselius

PC IG

4ch 180x60

Barco SEER-4 display

Saab Viggen

Saab

PCIG /Saab Grape

2ch 330x90HMD

Kaiser HMD

Sweden - Saab Saab Gripen

Saab

SGI / Saab Grape

6ch 270D

SEOS display

Saab Gripen

Saab

SGI / Saab Grape

6ch 270D

SEOS display

Sweden - SAS Training Centre Bell B412/212

CAE

Maxvue B

7ch 210x40CCol+2chin 6

Bell B412/212

CAE

Maxvue B

7ch 210x40CCol+2chin 6

Switzerland - Air Force BAES Hawk 66

Thales R

SPX500

6ch 270D

Boeing F-18C Hornet

L-3 Link/RUAG

SimuView

5ch 300x75F

SimuSphere display

Eurocopter AS532 Cougar

Thales/RUAG

ESIG-4530

6ch 270D

Visual updated

Pilatus PC-7

RUAG

Aalchemy

1ch 48x36

Taiwan - Air Force AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo

AIDC

ESIG-3000

3ch 330x70D

Head-tracked AoI

Dassault Mirage 2000-5

Sogitec

Apogee

8ch 320x130 8mD

plus 2 target projectors

Dassault Mirage 2000-5

Sogitec

Apogee

1ch 40x40

UTD

Dassault/LM Mirage 2000 & F-16

Latecoere

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Model 101.5 centrifuge

Generic

AMST

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Airfox disorientation trainer, at Kang Shan

LM C-130H Hercules

CAE

Medallion

3ch 200x40CCol

LM F-16

Camber

SGI

7ch 270x70D

LM F-16A Block 20

L-3 Link

ESIG-3000

3ch 180

LM F-16A Block 20

L-3 Link

ESIG-3000

5ch 330x45

Taiwan - Army Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior

FSI

E&S

1ch 40x30

Bell UH-1 Iroquois

CAE

SP3T

3ch 150x40

UTD

Taiwan - Navy Sikorsky SH-60C Seahawk

CAE

ESIG 3000

3ch 150x40

Based on USN SH-60F simulator

Thailand - Air Force Gyrolab GL-1000

Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

LM F-16C

Thales

Space

5ch 220PD

NorGrumm F-5 Tiger II

Camber

SGI

3ch 150Coll

Originally supplied to Canada

NorGrumm F-5E Tiger II

Elbit

PC IG

3ch 120x30

Includes helmet display

Pilatus PC-9

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Saab Gripen C/D

Saab

PCIG /Saab Grape

9ch 290x75

L LW

Barco SEER-9 display

Thailand - Army Bell UH-1H Huey

CAE

SP3T

3ch 150x40

Dual cockpit

Tunisia - Air Force Aero Vod L-59T Albatros

Simvision Cz (ex Letov) 1

PC IG

3ch 180x40

Plus ejection seat trainer

Turkey - Air Force Boeing F-4E-2020 Phantom II

Havelsan

PCIG

3ch 210x60

Boeing F-4E-2020 Phantom II

Havelsan

PCIG

3ch 210x60

EADS CASA CN-235-100

Havelsan

EPX-5000

3ch 180x40 CCol

Level C Compliant

EADS CASA CN-235-100

Havelsan

EPX-5000

3ch 180x40 CCol

Level C Compliant

Generic

ETC

PC IG

3ch 150x40

LM F-16C Block 30

L-3 Link

ESIG-500

3ch 150x40

LM F-16C Block 40

L-3 Link

ESIG-3000

3ch 150x40

LM F-16C Block 40

L-3 Link

ESIG-3000

5ch 330x45D

PCIG

3ch 120x70

Several C-130, F-16, T-38, UH60 MR ETC

Turkey - Army Bell UH-1D Huey 66

CAE

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3ch 150x40

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Aircraft Cat Simulator Type Manufacturer

Sims on line

Image Generator

Visual Display

Motion Axes

Networking Remarks Capabilities

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk S-70

Havelsan

EPX-5000

3ch 210x60

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk S-70

Havelsan

EPX-5000

5ch 220x60 CCol

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk S-70

Havelsan

EPX-5000

3ch 210x60

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk S-70

Havelsan

EPX-5000

5ch 220x60 CCol

JAA Level D JAA Level D

Turkey - Navy Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk

Havelsan

EPX-5000

5ch 220x60 CCol

Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk

Havelsan

EPX-500

3ch 180x45

Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk

Havelsan

EPX-5000

5ch 220x60 CCol

Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk

Havelsan

EPX-500

3ch 180x45

JAA Level D JAA Level D

UAE - Air Force BAES Hawk 63

Thales S

Image IIIT

3ch 150x40

Dassault Mirage 2000-9

Sogitec

Apogee-3/4

6ch 270x135 6mD

Single-seat

Dassault Mirage 2000-9

Sogitec

Apogee-3/4

6ch 270x135 8mD

Two-seat

Dassault Mirage 2000-9

Sogitec

Apogee-3

3ch 150x45

Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Gyrolab, at Al Dhafra

LM F-16E/F

Sogitec

Apogee4

8ch 300x130 8mD

4 sensors, 4 target projectors

LM F-16E/F

Sogitec

Apogee4

3ch 160x40

Plus 4 sensors

LM F-16E/F Block 60

PC IG

3ch 150x40

LM F-16E/F Block 60

PC IG

5ch 250x50D

Pilatus PC-7

CAE

Maxvue

3ch 150x40

UAE - Emirates/CAE Centre Bell B412/212

CAE

Tropos

3ch 180x60

UK - Army AgWestland Lynx AH7/9

Thales

ThalesView

5ch 220

Boeing Apache AH1 Longbow

Boeing (ATIL PFI)

EPX 5000

9ch 220x 90D

FMS at ATIL Middle Wallop

Boeing Apache AH1 Longbow

Boeing (ATIL PFI)

EPX 5000

7ch 220x 90D

ATILField-deployable trainers

PFI contract

UK - Defence Helicopter School Bell 412EP

Frasca

TruVision

3ch 170x45

PFI with FSI

Bell 412EP

FSI

Harmony

5ch 220x60

PFI, also Frasca CPT

UK - ETPS Generic

AMST

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Airfox Flight Lab trainer, at Boscombe Down

UK - R&D L

Joust ACTat Farnborough

Eurofighter Typhoon

QinetiQ

QinetiQ IG

1ch 60x40CRT

Generic (reconfigurable)

QinetiQ

QinetiQ IG

3ch 150x40

Hovers programme

Panavia Tornado GR4

QinetiQ

QinetiQ IG

1ch 60x40CRT

Joust ACTat Farnborough

UK - Royal Air Force AgWestland EH-101 Merlin HC3

CAE PFI

Harmony 1

6ch 210CCol

AgWestland Sea King HAR3/3A

Thales R

ESIG-3000

5ch 200

Plus rear-crew trainer

BAES Harrier GR7

Thales S

PCIG

6ch 330D

Head slaved AoI

BAES Harrier GR7/9

Thales S

ThalesView

6ch 330D

Updated from GR5

BAES Hawk

BAES

Onyx 2

3ch 150x130

Weapons & tactics simulator; PFI

BAES Hawk

BAES

Onyx 2

1ch 40x30

Instrument trainer; PFI

BAES Hawk

BAES

Onyx 2

6ch 220x60PD

PFI, at RAF Valley

BAES Jetsream T1

Thales R

E&S

3ch 190CCol

BAES Nimrod MR2

Thales R

SPX-500

3ch 150CCol

BAES Nimrod MRA4

Thales R

Harmony 2

3ch 150CCol

BAES VC10 C & K

Thales R

ESIG 3250

3ch 150CCol

Boeing CH-47 Chinook

CAE PFI

Harmony 1

6ch 210CCol

Boeing E-3D Sentry

Thales R

ESIG 4530

3ch 150CCol

Eurocopter SA-330 Puma HC1

CAE PFI

Harmony 1

6ch 210CCol

Eurofighter Typhoon

Eurofighter Sim Sys

Medallion-X

13ch 360x130D

Eurofighter Typhoon

QinetiQ - CueSim

EPX 5000

3ch 150x40

Eurofighter Typhoon

Thales

ThalesView

1ch 40x30

Deployable cockpit trainers

Generic

AMST

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Airfox disorientation trainers, at Henlow

LM C-130 Hercules

CAE USA Tampa

ESIG-4530

5ch 210x45CCol

Plus FTD and part-task trainers

LM C-130J Hercules

CAE USA Tampa

ESIG-4530

5ch 210x45CCol

LM C-130K Hercules

Thales R

SPX-500

5ch 200

LM TriStar K1

Thales R

ESIG-3250

3ch 190CCol

Panavia Tornado F3 ADV

Thales R

ESIG

3ch 180x44

Panavia Tornado GR4

QinetiQ - CueSim

EPX 5000

3ch 150x40

MTDS Waddington

Panavia Tornado GR4

QinetiQ - CueSim

EPX 5000

3ch 150x40

MTDS Bedford

Panavia Tornado GR4

Thales R

Harmony 1

6ch 270D

Plus CPT and PTT; PFI

Raytheon Sentinel R1 (ASTOR)

RColl S&T

ESIG

3ch 150x40

Upgradable to FFS

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at RAF Benson with TCC

Plus 2 CPT & 2 RCT at RAF Benson with TCC

6 6VM

0MGD LW

at RAF Benson with TCC Plus 6 target projectors MTDS Waddington

4th channel for rear view

Aircraft Cat Simulator Type Manufacturer Shorts Tucano

BAES Insyte

Sims on line 4

Image Generator

Visual Display

SimFusion

3ch 150x40

Motion Axes

Networking Remarks Capabilities

plus 4 CPT

UK - Royal Navy AgWestland EH-101 Merlin HM1

CAE

Maxvue

8ch 270x70D

AgWestland EH-101 Merlin HM8

CAE

Maxvue

7ch 220CCol+2Chins 6

AgWestland Lynx HAS8

CAE

Maxvue

5ch 210x40CCol

AgWestland Sea King HAS6

Thales R

SP3T

5ch 200

Plus 3 rear-crew trainers

BAES Sea Harrier FA2

Thales R

Harmony 1

6ch 270D

PFI contract

UK - Westland Training AgWestland AW101 Merlin

Atlantis

Carmel Tech

3ch 150x40

at Westland Training Centre, Yeovil

AgWestland AW101 Merlin

Atlantis

Diamond Visionics

3ch 120x30

at Westland Training Centre, Yeovil

Uruguay - Air Force Pilatus PC-7

Frasca

FVS

1ch 40x60

USA - Air Force Beechcraft C12 King Air

FSI

VDS2000

6ch 220x60

Beechcraft C12 King Air

FSI

Vital 4

4ch 150x40

Bell CV-22 Osprey

FSI

Vital 9

5ch 220x60

WST

Bell CV-22 Osprey

FSI

Vital 9

5ch 220x60

FTD

Bell TH-1H Huey

FSI

Vital 9

3ch 180x50

OFT

Bell TH-1H Huey

CSC

CGI

3ch 150x40

For Flight School XXI

Bell UH-1H Huey

SE2000

5ch 220x40

Boeing B-1B Lancer

Thales R

ESIG

3ch 150x40

Boeing B-1B Lancer

Thales R

ESIG

3ch 150x40

Boeing B-1B Lancer

Boeing

SP3T

3ch 150x40

Plus 5 CPTs and 2 mission trainers

Boeing B-52B Stratofortress

Boeing

EPX-500

3ch 150x40

Visual upgraded by

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

FSI

Vital 9

5ch 225x50CCol

Boeing E-3A/B/C Sentry

CAE

Medallion

5ch 225x50CCol

Boeing F-15A/C Eagle

ESIG 500

3ch 150x40

Boeing F-15C Eagle

Boeing

ESIG-4350

6ch 330x60D

For 4-ship DMO mission training

Boeing F-15E Eagle

Boeing

Independece

6ch 330x60D

For 4-ship DMO mission training

Boeing F-15E Eagle

PT4000

5ch 250x50D

Boeing KC-10A Extender

Thales R

ESIG-4350

5ch 225x45

Plus 4 FTDs

Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker

Thales R

ESIG

3ch 150x40

Plus 2 boom operator PTTs

Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker

Thales R

ESIG-4350

5ch 225x45

Visuals upgraded, FSI motion added

Boeing RC-135R/W Rivet Joint

RColl S&T

ESIG-5530

3ch 150x40CCol

Cessna UC-35 Citation Encore

FSI

Vital 9

3ch 180x40CCol

Gen Atomics Predator GCS

L-3 Link

ESIG

3ch 150x40

Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Gyro IPT II

Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Gyrolab, at Brooks AFB

Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30LCD

Centrifuge 10g/sec, at Holloman AFB

Generic (reconfigurable)

USAF AFRL

PC IG

6ch 330x75D

MS-1, at Wright Patterson AFB

Generic

Wyle Labs

PC IG

3ch 120x35

Centrifuge, at Brooks AFB, TX

Generic (reconfigurable)

USAF AFRL

PC IG

6ch 266x110

LAMARS, at Wright Patterson AFB

Generic (reconfigurable)

USAF AFRL

Onyx

6ch 330x75D

SIRE, at Wright Patterson AFB

Generic (reconfigurable)

USAF AFRL/Link

PC IG

8ch 330x75F

M2 DART, at Mesa AZ

LM A-10

USAF AFRL

PC IG

3ch 150x40

At Mesa AZ

LM AC-130U Hercules

CAE USA Tampa

Vital 9

3ch 200x50CCol

LM AC-130U Hercules

Vital 9

3ch 150x40

LM C-130 Hercules

CAE USA Tampa

CompuScene 4

3ch 150x40CCol

LM C-130H Hercules

CAE USA Tampa

Vital 4

3ch 150x40CCol

LM C-130H Hercules

CAE USA Tampa

ESIG 4000

3ch 150x40CCol

Special Forces Combat Talon II

LM C-130H2/3 Hercules

L-3 Link

ESIG-5500

5ch 200x50

FAA Level D

LM C-130J Hercules

Vital 9

5ch 200x50

Plus CPT and PTTs

LM C-141A Starlifter

CAE

ESIG

3ch 150x40CCol

LM C-5B Galaxy

CAE

Vital 8

5ch 225x50CCol

LM F-117A Nighthawk

L-3 Link

ESIG

3ch 150x40

LM F-16

USAF AFRL

PC IG

3ch 150x40

At Mesa AZ

LM F-16

USAF AFRL

SGI

3ch 360x90HMD

RS-2 project, at WP AFB

LM F-16 MLU

Thales R

ESIG 3000

3ch 150x40

LM F-16A/C

L-3 Link

Onyx2 or MetaVR

5ch 330x45D

LM F-16A/C

L-3 Link

SimuView

5ch 330x45D

LM F-16C

L-3 Link

SGI or SimuView

1ch 40x30

LM F-16C Block 50

Boeing

ESIG

1ch 40x30

LM F-16C Block 50/52

SGI

3ch 150x40

Special Force Spectre gunship

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Sims on line

Image Generator

Visual Display

Motion Axes

Networking Remarks Capabilities

LM F-22 Raptor

L-3 Link

SimuView

5ch 300x75F

SimuSphere display

LM F-22 Raptor

L-3 Link

SimuView

2ch 90x40

System trainers

LM HC-130P Hercules

FSI

Vital X

5ch 225x50CCol

Special Forces Combat Shadow

LM MC-130E Hercules

Vital 9

3ch 150x40

Special Forces Combat Talon I

LM MC-130H Hercules

Vital 9

3ch 150x40

Special Forces Combat Talon II

LM MC-130P Hercules

Vital 9

3ch 150x40

Special Forces Combat Shadow

NorGrumm B-2A Spirit

L-3 Link

ESIG

3ch 150x40

Plus 1 mission trainer

NorGrumm E-8C JSTARS

RColl S&T

EPX-5530

3ch 180x40CCol

Plus FTD, DMO 4-ship

NorGrumm T-38C Talon

Boeing

ESIG-4530

6ch 330x60D

NorGrumm T-38C Talon

Boeing

ESIG-4530

6ch 216x135

NorGrumm T-38C Talon

Boeing

ESIG-4530

1ch 40x30

Raytheon Beech 400A T1A Jayhawk M

ESIG-500

4ch 200x40

Raytheon T-6A Texan II

Frasca

FVS-200TX

3ch 150x40

some for US AF Academy

Raytheon T-6A Texan II

FSI

Vital 9

1ch 40x30

UTD

Raytheon T-6A Texan II

FSI

Vital 9

1ch 45x33

IFT

Raytheon T-6A Texan II

FSI

Vital 9

5ch 270x70

OFT

Sikorsky HH-60G Black Hawk

CompuScene 5

5ch 220x50

Special Forces Pave Hawk

Sikorsky MH-53J Stallion

CompuScene 5

5ch 220x50

Special Forces Pave Low IIIE

Sikorsky MH-53M Stallion

CompuScene 5

5ch 220x50

Special Forces Pave Low IV

Sikorsky MH-60G Black Hawk

Camber

SGI

3ch 150CCol

Special Forces Pave Hawk

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

FSI

Vital 9

5ch 220x60CCol

Updated from T-38A devices

USA - American Eurocopter Eurocopter EC-145

Indra

INVIS

6ch 170x75D

FFS

USA - Army Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior

FSI

ESIG

1ch 40x30

Bell TH-67

FSI

Vital 9

3ch 180x50

Bell TH-67

FSI

Vital 9

1ch 56x43

Boeing A/MH-6M Little Bird

CAE

Medallion-S

5ch 240x90

UTD UTD

Boeing AH-64 Apache

CAE

Maxvue

2ch 360HMD

CAE Fibre Optic HMD

Boeing AH-64 Apache

CAE

ESIG-1000

2ch 360HMD

CAE Fibre Optic HMD

Boeing AH-64A/D Longbow

L-3 Link

Medallion-S

3ch 150x40

Boeing AH-64D Longbow

Boeing

ESIG-2000

5ch 180x60

Boeing CH-47D Chinook

L-3 Link

ESIG

5ch 220x45CCol

Boeing MH-47E Chinook

CAE/L-3 Link

Medallion-S

5ch 210x50CCol

Plus TopScene, for SOF av regt

Boeing MH-47G Chinook

CAE

Medallion-S

5ch 210x50CCol

For SOF aviation regiment

Boeing/Sikorsky MH-47E/MH-60K R

L-3 Link

Link

3ch 150x40CCol

Mobile trainers

Multiple (4 helicoper types)

L-3 Link

Link

3ch 330x90HMD

Flight School XXI training

Multiple (5 helicopter types)

L-3 Link

Link

3ch 330x90HMD

AVCATT programme

Sikorsky MH-60K Black Hawk

CAE

Medallion-S

5ch 210x50CCol

Sikorsky MH-60K Black Hawk

L-3 Link

Medallion-S

5ch 220x45CCol

plus N598TopScene, for SOF av regt

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

FSI

Vital 9

1ch 56x43

UTD

Sikorsky UH-60 A/L Black Hawk

FSI

Vital 9

3ch 180x50CCol

Sikorsky UH-60 A/L Black Hawk

L-3 Link

ESIG

5ch 220x45CCol

Sikorsky UH-60 A/L Black Hawk

RColl S&T

PC IG

5ch 200x45CCol

USA - CAE Tampa LM C-130H Hercules

CAE USA Tampa

Vital 4

3ch 150x40CCol

CAE Training centre

USA - Coast Guard Sikorsky MH-60T

J F Taylor

Alion (GFE)

5ch 220x45

Boeing HH60J/HH65C

ASI

PCIG

2ch 90x40

CPT open plan

USA - DoD Mil Mi-17

Elbit

PC IG

4ch 180x60D

6EV

Mil Mi-24P Hind

Elbit

PC IG

4ch 180x60D

6EV

Mil Mi-8MTV Hip

Elbit

PC IG

4ch 180x60D

6EV

USA - ETC Centre Generic

ETC

PCIG

1ch 40x30

GAT II Rotary Wing trainer

USA - ETC NASTAR Centre Several F-18, F-16, F-35, F-22

ETC

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Centrifuge 10G/sec, ATFS-400

USA - Marine Corps Bell AH-1 Super Cobra

L-3 Link

Vital 9

5ch 330x60D

2 cockpits

Bell AH-1Z Cobra

FSI

Vital 9

7ch 270x70

FTD

Bell MV-22 Osprey

FSI

Vital 9

5ch 220x60CCol

WST

Bell MV-22 Osprey

FSI

Vital 9

5ch 220x60

FTD

Bell UH-1N Huey

JF Taylor

pC-Nova

3ch 150x55

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Organised by

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military Flight Simulator Census

Aircraft Cat Simulator Type Manufacturer

Sims on line

Image Generator

Visual Display

Motion Axes

Networking Remarks Capabilities

Bell UH-1N Huey

L-3 Link

Vital

5ch 330x60D

Bell UH-1Y Huey

FSI

Vital 9

5ch 220x60CCol

Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey

Veraxx Eng Corp

pC-Nova

5ch 220x60

Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight

ASI

ESIG-2000

4ch 180x40

L L

Containerised FTD

Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight

CAE USA Tampa

CompuScene 4

5ch 220x70

Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight

Aalchemy

4ch 200x40

Plus WST

Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet

L-3 Link

SimuView

5ch 300F

SimuSphere display, plus multi-ship sim

Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet

L-3 Link

SimuView

5ch 330x60D

Boeing F/A-18D Hornet

Aalchemy

3ch 150x40

Boeing/BAES AV8B Harrier II

Indra

pC-Nova

8ch 360x135F

Boeing/BAES Harrier II

Boeing

CompuScene4

6ch 330x60D

Grumman E-3C Hawkeye

ASI

PCIG

4ch 150x40Coll

LM KC-130F/R Hercules

CAE

CompuScene5

5ch 220x50CCol

LM KC-130J Hercules

CAE USA Tampa

Vital 9

5ch 200x50CCol

LM KC-130J Hercules

Vital 9

5ch 200x50CCol

LM KC-130R Hercules

CAE

CompuScene 6

3ch 150x40CCol

LM KC-130T Hercules

J F Taylor

ESIG-4530

3ch 180x40

LM KC-130T Hercules

CompuScene 6

3ch 150x40

Upgraded by ASI

NorGrumm EA-6B Prowler

SymSystems

ESIG

3ch 190x45

Relocatable; plus OFT, 1 WTT

Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion

L-3 Link

ESIG 5530

7ch 220x45+chin

WST

Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion

L-3 Link

pC-Nova

5ch 220x70

WST

Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion

ESIG-5530

5ch 200x60

Transportable

Sikorsky MH-53

Indra

pC-Nova

5ch 210x60Coll

FMS

Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King

ASI

ESIG-5530

3ch 150x55

Transportable

Sikorsky VH-60N Black Hawk

ASI

ESIG-5530

3ch 150x55

Transportable

WST

FMS

Plus cockpit avionics PTT

USA - NASA Boeing AH-64 Apache

CAE

ESIG-1000

2ch 360HMD

Reconfigurable, FO HMD

Generic (reconfigurable)

NASA Ames

NASA

5ch 200x45CCol

Vertical Motion Simulator with 60ft heave

Generic (reconfigurable)

NASA Langley

NASA

5ch 200x45CCol

Cockpit Motion Facility

Generic (reconfigurable)

NASA Langley

NASA

5ch 200D

Two linked domes

USA - Navy Bell AH-1W Super Cobra

J F Taylor

ESIG-4530

6ch 250PD

Bell TH-57 SeaRanger

CAE

SP-3T

5ch 210x40CCol

Bell TH-57C SeaRanger

CAE

Independence 2000 3ch 150x40CCol

Boeing A/F-18 Hornet

ETC

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Centrifuge G-FET, at Lemore

Boeing AV8A Harrier

Thales R

Harmony

6ch 330D

Visual upgraded

Boeing B737 P-8A Poseidon

CAE

Medallion

3ch 150x40CCol

Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight

CAE USA Tampa

ESIG-5000

5ch 220x70

Boeing E/A-18G Growler

L-3 Link

SimuView

5ch 300x75F

Boeing E-6B Mercury

CAE

Medallion 6000

3ch 200x45CCol

Boeing E-6B Mercury

CAE

Medallion 6000

3ch 200x45CCol

Boeing EA-18G Super Hornet

Boeing

SimuView

6ch 330x60D

2 separate cockpits

Boeing F/A-18 Hornet

L-3 Link

SimuView

5ch 300x75F

SimuSphere display

Boeing F/A-18 Hornet

L-3 Link

SimuView

5ch 330x60D

Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet

CAE

M-2000

2ch 360HMD

FO HMD

Boeing F/A-18C Hornet

L-3 Link

SimuView

5ch 300x75F

SimuSphere display

Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet

L-3 Link

SimuView

5ch 300x75F

SimuSphere display

Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

L-3 Link

SimuView

5ch 300x75F

SimuSphere display

Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

L-3 Link

SimuView

5ch 300x75F

SimuSphere display

Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

L-3 Link

SimuView

5ch 330x60D

Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet

Boeing

SimuView

6ch 300x120

Plus CAE-built PTT

Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet

Boeing

SimuView

6ch 330x60D

Updated F/A-18C WTT

Boeing/BAES T-45C Goshawk

L-3 Link

PC IG

3ch 150x40

plus Instrument Trainers

Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

GL-6000

Generic

Wyle Labs

PC IG

3ch 120x35

Centrifuge, at Warminster, MD

Kaman SH-2G Seasprite

CAE

Vital 3-6000

7ch 220CCol+2 chin 6

LM P-3 Orion

CAE

Maxvue

3ch 150x40CCol

LM P-3C Orion

L-3 Link

Maxvue

5ch 330

NorGrumm C-2 Greyhound

CAE

PC-Nova

3ch 150x40CCol

NorGrumm E-2 Hawkeye

CAE

MaxVue

3ch 180x45CCol

NorGrumm E-2C Hawkeye

Contraves

Aalchemy

3ch 150x40

NorGrumm E-2C Hawkeye 2000

RColl S&T

PC IG

3ch 150x40CCol

NorGrumm F-14D Tomcat

Boeing

ESIG-4530

6ch 330x60D

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Visual upgraded by CAE

Indra upgraded visuals

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military Flight Simulator Census

Aircraft Cat Simulator Type Manufacturer

Sims on line

Image Generator

Visual Display

Motion Axes

Networking Remarks Capabilities

NorGrumm F-14D Tomcat

Boeing

ESIG-500

6ch 330x60D

Raytheon Beech T-34C Mentor

RColl S&T

PC IG

3ch 150x40

Plus 6 CPTs

Raytheon T-6A Texan II

FSI

Vital 9

1ch 40x30

UTD

Raytheon T-6A Texan II

FSI

Vital 9

5ch 270x70

Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Stallion

L-3 Link

pC-Nova

9ch 210x75

Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King

CAE

Vital 4

4ch 120x40

OFT

Sikorsky MH-60R

CAE

PC-Nova

7ch 220CCol+2chins 0

Four OFT & Four WTT

Sikorsky MH-60S

CAE

pC-Nova

5ch 210x50CCol

also 6 rear-crew WTT

Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk

pC-Nova

5ch 200x60

Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk

Harmony

5ch 220x40

Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk

CAE

PC-Nova

5ch 210x50CCol

Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk

CAE

Harmony

5ch 220x40CCol

Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk

Indra

pC-Nova

6ch 210x40Coll

Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk

Indra

pC-Nova

6ch 210x40Coll

Display by SEOS, Plus WTT

USA - Navy - Pax River Generic (interchangeable cockpits) M

MFS Pax River

RasterFlite

3ch 180x40CCol

Side by side seats

Generic (interchangeable cockpits) R

MFS Pax River

pC-Nova

5ch 220x40CCol

includes V22 Osprey cockpit

Generic (interchangeable cockpits) R

MFS Pax River

pC-Nova

5ch 220x40PD

includes MH-60 cockpit

Generic (interchangeable cockpits) F

MFS Pax River

pC-Nova

6ch 270x75F

F-18 & F-35 cockpits

USA - Navy/Marines Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight

CAE

ESIG-5000

5ch 210x50CCol

Boeing F/A-18C Hornet

Boeing

Vital 4

1ch 40x30

Plus 3 CAE-built PTTs

Boeing F/A-18C Hornet

Boeing

CompuScene 4

6ch 330x60D

2 domes

Boeing F/A-18C Hornet

L-3 Link

SimuView

5ch 300x75F

SimuSphere display, 3 DMO systems

NorGrumm E-2 Hawkeye

CAE

Maxvue

3ch 180x45CCol

NorGrumm EA-6B ICAP3 Prowler

Aalchemy

5ch 200x50CCol

NorGrumm EA-6B Prowler

CAE

SPX500

3ch 200x45CCol

Venezuela - Air Force Generic

ETC

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Gyro IPT

Yemen - Air Force Aero Vod L-39-C/ZA Albatros

VR Media

VRM/IMMAX

3ch 150x45

FMS

Moravan 143/242 Zlin

VR Media

VRM/IMMAX

1ch 60x45

CPT/FNPT

User not released Boeing A-4

BVR

PC IG

1ch 40x30

UTD, with networking

Boeing F-15 Eagle

BVR

PC IG

1ch 40x30

UTD, with networking

Dassault Mirage 2000

BVR

PC IG

1ch 40x30

Embraer Tucano

BVR

PC IG

3ch 180x50

Generic Generic

BVR

PC IG

3ch 180x45

IAI Searcher UAV

BVR

PC IG

4ch 240x80

Pilot and Ground Control sim

LM F-16

BVR

PC IG

1ch 40x30

UTD, inc weapons trg

LM F-16

BVR

PC IG

8ch 360x180

2-Seat Cockpit

LM F-16

BVR

PC IG

1ch 40x30

UTD, with networking

LM F-16 Block 50

BVR

PC IG

3ch 180x60

LM F-16 Block 50

BVR

PC IG

1ch 60x50

LM F-16 MLU

BVR

PC IG

3ch 180x60

Mil Mi-171sh

VR Media

VRM/IMMAX

4ch 180x90

FMS

Mil Mi-35M

CSTS Dinamika

Raduga CD

6ch 140x62PD

inc FLIR, NVG

Pilatus PC-7

BVR

PC IG

3ch 160x40

LM F-16

BVR

PC IG

4ch 220x90

AS550 missile trainer

Avionics Systems Trainer

Networked with others on site

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Simulation & Training company listing

Simulation & Training Company Listing 1ST Pegasus Consulting 3D Perception

www.1stpegasus.com www.3d-perception.com

Aeronautical Management Technology Department AeronautX Luftfahrtschule GmbH

3Dsolve

www.3dsolve.com

Aeroservice Aviation Center

3rdTech

www.3rdtech.com

Aerosim Technologies

4C Strategies AB

www.4cstrategies.com

4C supports your training by enhancing planning and coordination of the training. Our system Exonaut is in use in a number of countries throughout the world and helps in the MEL/MIL process as well as in the coordination of scenarios. Exonaut is easily integrated into existing simulation systems. For more information please visit www.4cstrategies.com.

5DT Inc. AAI Corp.

www.5dt.com www.aaicorp.com

AAI is a leading provider of high-technology defense and aerospace products and services. The company has decades of experience providing high-fidelity training devices including unmanned aircraft system and electronic warfare trainers, embedded training systems, and other full-scale and part-task immersive trainers, as well as instruction and life cycle support services.

ACCESS Assistance Acron Capability Engineering, Inc ACS Hydraulics, Inc.

www.acns.de www.aircareaccess.com www.acroneng.com www.acshydraulics.com

www.aerosim.com www.acns-gmbh.com

AEROSTUDIES Inc.

www.aerostudies.com

Aerotech World Trade Limited AFV Sim Ltd

www.afvsim.com

Air Target Sweden AB

www.airtaget.com

Air Transport Association of Canada Air Transport Training College Air Transport World

Aircraft Instrument Specialists Inc., Aircraft Simulation Services Ltd. Alelo Inc.

Adacel Inc.

www.adacel.com

Alion Science and Technology

Adval Learning Solutions Ltd Advanced Composites Training

www.dtcsystems.com www.adval.co.uk www.raacomposites.com

Altia, Inc. ALTRALUX, LLC Alvis Vickers AMCA Hydraulic Fluid Power BV

Advanced Computer Concepts, Inc.

www.accinc.us

American 3B Scientific

Advanced Information Systems Group, Inc

www.aisg.com

American Systems

Advanced Interactive Solutions Ltd. (AIS) Advanced Interactive Systems Advanced Motion Technologies, Inc.

www.ais-solutions.com www.ais-sim.com www.advancedmotion.net

www.attc.edu.sg

www.airbus.com/en/services/customer-services/training

Airbus Military

Alenia Aeronautica

ADTC

www.atac.ca www.atwonline.com

www.acusoft.com www.adr.biz

www.aerotech.uk.com/networkingsolutions/

AgustaWestland www.agustawestland.com AgustaWestland is a powerful force in the world helicopter industry and offers a wide civil/military product range, delivers high performance and cost-effective helicopters and training packages. Its leading-edge solutions make each product a fully operational system. AgustaWestland is focussed to reduce ownership-costs while improving operational capabilities. To achieve this, the Company provides a range of innovative support and training solutions

AcuSoft, Inc. ADR, Inc.

www.aeronautx.at www.aeroservice.com

Aerospace Consulting & Services

Airbus AC&S GmbH

http://eastair.east.asu.edu

www.airbusmilitary.com www.aircraftinstrument.com www.airsimservices.com www.alelo.com www.alenia-aeronautica.it www.alionscience.com www.altia.com www.altralux.com www.alvisvickers.co.uk www.amca-nl.com www.a3bs.com www.americansystems.com

AMI Instruments, A Division of L-3 Communications www.link.com/ami-products. html

AMST Systemtechnik GmbH Analytical Graphics, Inc.

www.amst.co.at www.agi.com

Advanced Simulation Technology inc.

www.asti-usa.com

Anark Corporation

www.anark.com

Advanced Systems Technology, Inc.

www.astcorp.com

Anglo-Continental

www.anglo-continental.com

Advantage Technical Consulting Aechelon Technology, Inc AEgis Technologies Aero Simulation, Inc.

www.advantage-business.co.uk www.aechelon.com www.aegistg.com www.aerosimulation.com

Aeromexico Centro de Capacitacion Alas de America www.alasdeamerica.com.mx

Antech Consulting AB Anteon Antycip Simulation

www.antech.se www.anteon.com www.antycipsimulation.com

AOS Pty Ltd

www.aosgrp.com

AP Labs

www.aplabs.com MS&T MAGAZINE â&#x20AC;˘ ISSUE 4/2009

Simulation & Training company listing

Applied Computer Systems, Inc.

www.acs-linksystems.com

Applied Dynamics International

www.adi.com

Applied Global Technologies (AGT)

www.appliedglobal.com

Applied Science Laboratories

www.a-s-l.com

Brightwave Ltd

www.bt.com/defence

BTMD, Inc.

www.btmd.com

www.apstraining.com

Burridge Courseware Ltd. BVR Systems (1998) Ltd.

Argon Electronics PPL

www.argonelectronics.com

ARIANE INFORMATION

www.ariane-info.com

www.brightsidetech.com www.brightwave.co.uk

www.aqtsolutions.com

APS Emergency Maneuver Training AQT Solutions

BrightSide Technologies

CAA International

www.burridge-courseware.com www.bvrsystems.com www.caainternational.com www.cae.com

CAE

Armaz Group

www.armaz.co.il

CAE is a world leader in providing simulation and training solutions for defence forces

Arraid, Inc.

www.arraid.com

around the globe. CAE has the largest installed base of civil and military full-flight simulators

www.ascension-tech.com

and training devices. Through CAE’s global network of 29 civil aviation and military training

Ascension Technology Corporation Ashford Technologies Inc.

www.ashford.ca

Aspîre

www.aspirecl.com

Asysco Plc

www.asysco.co.uk

AT&T Government Solutions

www.atlantic-link.co.uk www.atlantiscloseprotection.com

Atlantis Systems International, Inc.

www.atlantissi.com

AT-One EEIG

www.at-one.aero

ATSIM, Inc.

www.atsim.com www.audiosoft.co.uk

AudioSoft Ltd. Aviation Management Inc., LLC (AMI)

www.aviationmanagement.aero

Aviation Simulation Technology, Inc.

www.ast-simulators.com

Aviation Training International Limited

www.atil.co.uk

AvStar Media, LLC

Aydin Displays, Inc.

Barco Simulation

www.bginstruments.us www.baesystems.com/australia www.baesystems.com

www.barco.com/simulation www.bellhelicopter.textron.com www.benntec.de

Bespoke Training Systems Ltd

www.bespoketrainingsystems.co.uk

Bihrle Applied Research Inc

www.bihrle.com

Binghamton Simulator Company BioGraphic Technologies, Inc.

BNH Expert Software Inc. Bohemia Interactive Australia

Caswell International Corporation Catalyst Interactive Europe BV Catalyst Interactive Pty Ltd

www.bsc.com www.biographictech.com www.bites.com.tr

www.blueridgesimulation.com www.bnhexpertsoft.com www.vbs2.com

Bohemia Interactive (BI) is a world leader in providing simulation solutions for military organisations. BI successfully exploits game-based technology and applies this to breakthrough, military-specific simulation products. The primary focus of BI is the development of the Virtual Battlespace (VBS) series, including VBS2 and the Aircrewman Virtual Reality Simulator (AVRS).

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www.carleycorp.com www.caswellintl.com www.catalystinteractive.nl www.catalystinteractive.com.au

CATI Training Systems

www.catinet.com

Cessna Aircraft Company

www.cessna.com

CIBER Defense Technology Systems

www.ciber.com

CIBER provides the full complement of Information Technology and Human Performance Solutions including Distance Learning, Training, and Edutainment Simulations. Whether Army, Navy, NASA, CMS or FEMA, our clients all share one thing: CIBER is a respected member of their training and performance improvement teams, delivering excellence in everything we do.

Clairis Technologies Claremont Training Interiors Limited CMLabs Simulations Inc Coalescent Technologies Corporation Cobra Technologies,Inc Cogent3D, Inc. Combat Training Solutions COMET GmbH Pyrotechnik-Apparatebau Commport Aerospace Services Ltd. compositionX GmbH Compro Computer Sciences Corporation

Booz Allen & Hamilton Inc.

www.carbongraphics.com

www.wtsn.binghamton.edu/coned

BITES Defense & Aerospace Tech. Software Electronic Trade Blue Ridge Simulation, Inc.

Carbon Graphics LLC Carley Corporation

www.calytrix.com www.cambertx.com

www.bagirasys.com www.balluff.com/flightsimulator

benntec Systemtechnik GmbH

Binghamton University

Camber Corporation

Christie is a world leader in high performance simulation solutions. The revolutionary Christie Matrix STIM™ uses solid state LEDs for an intelligent display system that self-adjusts in real-time, is modular, scalable and mounts in any orientation. Designed for low life cycle cost, the illumination package features 50,000 hours mean-timebetween-failure, typically providing 7-10 years of operation.

Bagira Systems Ltd.

Bell Helicopter Textron

Calytrix Technologies Pty Ltd

www.avtsim.com www.aydindisplays.com

BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies (Insyte) Balluff

assists customers with a wide range of simulation-based needs.

Christie Digital Systems www.christiedigital.com/amen/markets/simulation/

www.avtrainingsolutions.com

B&G Instruments Inc. BAE Systems Australia Pty Ltd.

and, through CAE’s professional services division, the company

www.avstarmedia.com

AVT Simulation AvTraining Solutions LLC

modeling and simulation software to various market segments

www.att.com/gov

Atlantic Link Atlantis Close Protection

centres, the company trains more than 75,000 crewmembers yearly. CAE also offers

www.bah.com www.boschrexroth.com/s&e www.bostondynamics.com

Computerised Training Systems Limited

www.clairis-technologies.fr www.claremontgi.com www.cm-labs.com www.ctcorp.com www.motionsimulator.com www.cogent3d.com www.combattrainingsolutions.com www.comet-pyro.de www.commport.com www.compositionx.com www.compro.net www.csc.com www.c-t-s.com

Concurrent

www.ccur.com

CONRAC GmbH

www.conrac.de

Copia e-Learning CORYS T.E.S.S. CPaT Cranfield Aerospace

www.copia.co.uk www.corys.com www.cpat.com www.cranfieldaerospace.com

CSC Advanced Marine Center

www.csc.com

Cubic Defense Applications

www.cubic.com

Cubic Corporation’s defense segment provides advanced air combat training systems, laser-based ground combat training systems, virtual marksmanship trainers, and engineering and technical support. Other capabilities include force modernization, leader development, curriculum development, distance learning, battle simulation center development and support, maritime and homeland security training, and emergency consequence management training. cueSim Ltd Custom Manufacturing & Engineering, Inc.

www.cuesim.com www.custom-mfg-eng.com

CyberCity AG

www.cybercity.tv

CYBERMIND

www.cybermindnl.com

Cybernet Systems Corporation CymSTAR LLC

www.cybernet.com www.cymstar.com

Dynamic Animation Systems

EADS RST Rostock System-Technik GmbH

www.cartographic.com

E-COM s.r.o.

www.e-comsystems.cz

EDM Limited

Defence Manufacturers Association Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DEI Services Corporation DEL REY Systems & Technology, Inc. Delft University of Technology Diamond Visionics Diehl BGT Defence Digimation, Inc. Dinamika Display Solutions DiSTI Drake Electronics Ltd. DriveWise DRS Technologies, Inc.

www.the-dma.org.uk www.darpa.mil/contact.html www.deicorp.net www.delreysys.com www.simona.tudelft.nl www.diamondvisionics.com www.bgt.de www.digimation.com www.dinamika-avia.ru www.displaysolution.com www.disti.com www.vitecgroupcomms.com www.drivewisecanada.com www.drs.com

www.edsdefence.com

EER Systems Inc.

www.eer.com

Elbit Systems Ltd.

www.elbitsystems.com

Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company and an acknowledged leader in the field of trainers & simulators (T & S), incorporating generations of operational experience and spanning the full military spectrum. Developed by pilots, tank commanders and naval officers, our T&S employ the latest technologies and training concepts. Their accurate recreation of conditions, systems and munitions translates into increased force readiness. Linked together for interoperability, our training solutions replicate combat scenarios for which coordination is crucial to success.

Electro Enterprises, Inc.

www.defenceimaging.com

www.edm.ltd.uk

EDS Defence Limited

E-Level Communication S.r.l.

www.dedicatedcomputing.com

www.earthsat.com

East View Cartographic

www.dreo.co.uk

Defence Imaging

www.electroenterprises.com www.e-levelcom.com

ELI Military Simulations

www.eli.ee

Elisra Electronic Systems

www.elisra.com

ELITE Simulation Solutions

www.flyelite.com

Elite Simulation Solutions AG

www.elite-evolution.ch / www.flyelite.ch

Elsag Datamat spa - A Finmeccanica Company

www.embrasim.com.br

EMSolutions, Inc.

www.emsolutionsinc.com

EMTA

www.minutesmeanlife.com

Engineering & Computer Simulations, Inc.

www.ecsorl.com

Engineering Matters, Inc.

www.engineeringmatters.com

Engler Custom Paintball Guns, LLC

http://englerpaintballguns.com

Environmental Tectonics Corporation

www.etctacticalflight.com/

Epic

www.epic.co.uk

Equipe Simulation

www.equipe-simulation.com

Equipe Simulation is an international simulation company, operating worldwide, with offices in the UK, Asia and the USA. We provide superior visualisation products to the world’s leading defence training industries and militaries, from full turn-key systems to individual simulation or A/V products.

Equipe Simulation

DSA 2010

ETC Simulation

DSA 2010 scheduled for 19 – 22 April in Kuala Lumpur will be even more comprehensive where it will also feature technologies and peripherals for training and simulation for all military and security forces. The 2nd Training and Simulation seminar will be held in conjunction with DSA 2010.

DT Media Ltd. DynaLantic Corp.

www.dtmedia.co.uk http://dynalantic.com

www.elsagdatamat.com www.elumens.com

Elumens Corporation Embrasim Ltd

DRS is a world leader in design, development and production of airborne instrumentation and ground support equipment including air combat test, evaluation and training instrumentation and satellite communications. DRS’ test/training products support unit-level through multi-ship, largescale exercises/tests, while simultaneously supporting the unique, high-accuracy requirements of the test and evaluation customer. www.dsaexhibition.com

www.eads.com www.rst-rostock.de

Earth Satellite Corporation

www.datem.com

Dedicated Computing

www.esigma-systems.com

e.sigma Systems

D&R Electro-optics Ltd.

www.davinoptronics.com

www.eandl-nida.com

EADS Defence and Communications Systems

DAT/EM Systems International Davin Optronics Limited

www.d-a-s.com

E & L Instruments Ltd

ESPELSA STC Division

www.espelsa.es

ESRI - Environmental Research Systems Institute

www.esri.com www.admstraining.com

Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC) is a premier designer and manufacturer of cutting-edge aircrew training systems. Through our National Aerospace Training and Research (NASTAR) Center we offer a comprehensive training facility including, Authentic Tactical Fighting, High-G, Altitude, Aircraft Ejection and Spatial Dis/Orientation Training with custom curriculum for each individual groups unique set of requirements. ETC-PZL Aerospace Industries Sp. z o.o. Eurocharts

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Eurofighter GmbH

www.eurofighter.com

European Technology Institute Bvba

www.eurosis.org

European Training & Simulation Association (ETSA)

www.etsaweb.org

The European Training & Simulation Association (ETSA) provides an environment for users and suppliers in Europe, to exchange opportunities, ideas, information and strategies on training, education and simulation technology and methodology. ETSA organises its own conferences, seminars and networking activities for both the civil and defence markets.

eVigilation Limited ewsim.com

www.evigilator.com www.ewsim.com

Harris Corporation Havelsan A S HEATCON Composite Systems HELISIM, Eurocopter Training Services Helitech

www.eyevis.de

HiskaSim GmbH

FAAC

www.faac.com

Horizon Technology

Fast Track Pilot Training FATS, Inc. F&E Aerospace (ADTS)

www.aircaresolutionsgroup.com www.ftpilottraining.com www.fatsinc.com www.adts.aero.com

F&E Aerospace is one of the most influential names in aerospace events management, with a reputation for delivering event excellence. Its flagship Dubai Airshow leads an impressive portfolio of complementary shows and exhibitions such as MEBA (Middle East Business Aviation), MRO Middle East, AIME (Aircraft Interiors Middle East) and ADTS (Aerospace & Defence Training Show).

Fidelity Flight Simulation, Inc. Fidelity Technologies Corporation Flight Simulators Limited Flight Training Services International Flight Training Simulation, LLC Flightdeck Technology Ltd FlightSafety International, Inc.

www.fidelityflight.com www.fidelitytech.com www.aviationsimulation.co.uk www.flighttrainingservices.com www.fts-simulators.com www.flightdecktechnology.com www.flightsafety.com

Since 1951, FlightSafety has been the world’s premier aviation training organization. FlightSafety provides professional aviation training; Level D full flight simulators; simulation software, devices, displays and visuals; and logistical support for civil and military operations including ab-initio, corporate, airline and military instruction for pilot, maintenance, dispatch and attendant.

FLYIT Simulators

www.flyit.com

FORCE Technology

www.force.dk

Forth Dimension Displays Limited Frasca International Inc. Gauthier Simulation G-Cube Solutions

www.forthdd.com www.frasca.com www.gauthiersimulation.com www.gc-solutions.net

GE Fanuc Embedded Systems

www.gefanuc.com/embedded

General Dynamics C4 Systems

www.gdc4s.com

Genesis EW Ltd. GEOEYE Gestalt Gladstone Aerospace Consulting Global Group Asia GlobeXplorer Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance Handshake VR Inc. 78

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www.ewgenesis.com www.geoeye.com www.gestalt-llc.com www.gladstoneac.com

www.heatcon.com www.helisim.fr www.helitech.co.uk

100% helicopters. Helitech is Europe’s largest dedicated exhibition for the rotary wing industry. Reflecting the latest developments across the entire industry from civil and military to emergency services and national security – major OEMs such as AgustaWestland, Eurocopter and Sikorsky exhibit alongside smaller companies involved in helicopter 22-24 Sep 2009 Duxford supply chains.

eyevis GmbH FACTS Training

www.harris.com www.havelsan.com.tr

HPC Project HQ ACT, Joint ADL & Simulation Hub’Air

www.hiskasim.com www.horizontechnology.com www.hpc-project.com www.adllms.cmil.org www.hubair.be

Hybrid Learning Systems

www.hybrid-learning.com

i3M e-Learning Solutions

www.i3m.fr/elearning/accueil.html

IAI

www.iai.co.il

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), is a world leader in a wide range of advanced technologies designed to meet needs in space, air, land and sea. IAI develops and manufactures aircraft, missiles, communications & observation satellites, avionics & electronic systems, advanced radars, precision-guided munitions & unmanned aerial vehicles. IAI also specializes in the field of T&S offering a wide range of systems, integrated simulators & training systems and networks – all designed to assure top battlespace readiness. Icarus Training Systems Limited Iconix International Inc. IDT Metric Systems IITSEC

www.icarus-training.co.uk www.iconix-international.com www.metric.idt.com www.ndia.org

I/ITSEC promotes cooperation among the Armed Services, Industry, Academia and various Government agencies in pursuit of improved training and education programs, identification of common training issues and development of multi service programs. Initiated in 1966 as the Naval Training Device Center/ Industry Conference, the conference has evolved and expanded through increased participation by the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Industry.

ImageLinks Program (Harris Corp.) Incredible Sims Ltd Indra Indra Systems, Inc. Industrial Smoke & Mirrors

www.imagelinks.com www.incrediblesims.com www.indra.es www.indra.cc www.industrialsmokeandmirrors.com

Industrial Smoke and Mirrors (ISM) offer a single, convenient source for your simulation component needs. From design and analysis to complete in-house fabrication, we meet your expectations and specification requirements. ISM specialize in total turnkey projects. Given customers’ specifications we will design, analyze, and fabricate complete systems or single components.

www.globalgroup-asia.com www.globexplorer.com www.hreda.com www.handshakevr.com

infoWERK Multimedia

www.infowerk.at

innovative Technology Projects Ltd.

www.itp101.com

INOVEX Digital Training

www.inovex.net

Institute for Simulation & Training/University of Central Florida Inter-Coastal Electronics, Inc.

www.ist.ucf.edu

www.inter-coastal.net

InterSense, Inc.

www.intersense.com www.intrepidls.com

Intrepid Learning Solutions Intuition

www.intuition.com

inXsol

www.inxsol.com

IP Video Systems

www.ipvideosys.com

ISD Technologies

www.isd.se www.itec.co.uk

ITEC 2009

ITEC 2010. Dates: 18 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 20 May. Location: Excel, London, UK. Exhibitors: 150. Visitors: 2600. ITEC is the only conference and exhibition, outside of the US, dedicated to defence, training, education and simulation. Showcasing products and services from training and simulation industry leaders, ITEC offers and international platform 18-20 May 2010 ExCeL with visitors from over 50 countries. London, UK www.itec.co.uk

MĂ&#x201E;K Technologies

www.mak.com

MĂ&#x201E;K, a company of VT Systems Inc., develops software to link, simulate, and visualize the virtual world. Our commercial-off-the-shelf tools and tool kits provide a strong foundation for almost any distributed simulation project. Our tools develop PC-based desktop training simulations. We craft custom solutions and research and develop new simulation technologies.

Makemedia

www.makemedia.com

ManTech Systems Engineering Corporation

www.mantech-adg.com

MarineSafety international, inc.

www.marinesafety.com

MarineSoft Entwicklungs - und Logistikgesellschaft mbH MARKET-MATS Ltd. MASA Group

www.masagroup.net

Matrox Graphics Inc.

www.matrox.com/graphics

Mechtronix Systems Inc.

www.mechtronix.ca

medicon ltd-engineering & simulation dept. J.F. Taylor, Inc.

www.jfti.com

LDT Laser Display Technology GmbH Jeppesen

http://www.ldt-jena.de www.jeppesen.com/jeppesenacademy

JRM Technologies

www.jrmtech.com

JSC Industries, Inc.

www.mersive.com

MetaVR, Inc.

www.metavr.com

MetaVR develops PC-based commercial software for the simulation and training markets, featuring high-speed 3D visualization, content, and creation of networked virtual worlds using real-world data. Featuring geospecific simulation with game-quality graphics, the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s terrain-building and real-time visualization products are used in UAS trainers, flight simulators, JTAC training, and urban-operations training.

www.prin.ru

Jumbo Vision International

www.jumbovision.com.au www.k-and-s.com

K&S Services

KaTron Defence Aerospace and Simulation Technologies Inc. www.katron.com.tr Kohlman Systems Research, Inc.

www.kohlmansystems.com

www.e-simulation.gr

Mersive Technologies

www.jscindustries.com

JSC PRIN

Micro Analysis & Design, Inc.

www.maad.com

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Simulation & Training www.kongsberg.com

Micro Nav Ltd

KONGSBERG has been a supplier of simulators and trainers in the international market for decades. The company has accumulated a unique experience across the complete spectrum of training systems - from small simulators to complex military crew and tactical trainers. KONGSBERG has world class products within naval and land systems.

MINT MEDIA INTERACTIVE Software Systems GmbH

www.micronav.co.uk

MKR Consulting, Inc. Moog FCS

www.moog-fcs.com

MOVES Institute at the Naval Postgraduate School MPH Enterprises, Inc

www.kmweg.de www.kvh.com

Kynogon

www.kynogon.com

L-3 Link Simulation and Training, A Division of L-3 Communications www.link.com

L-3 Link Simulation & Training provides advanced solutions for fixed wing, rotary wing, unmanned aircraft and air traffic control training segments. L-3 Link, which is implementing its HD World integrated simulation product line across both manned and unmanned platforms, also is a leading provider of aircrew training systems and a full range of training services.

www.beamhit.com

Laser Shot, Inc.

www.lasershot.com www.line.co.uk

LINE Communications Group Ltd Liophant Simulation

www.liophant.org

LIVINGSOLIDS GmbH

www.livingsolids.de

Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support Macmet Technologies Limited Macmillan Education MagentaLine

www.lockheedmartin.com/sts www.macmet.com

www.campaignmilitaryenglish.com www.magentaline.com

www.msinstruments.co.uk

MS&T (Military Simulation & Training) Magazine MSE Weibull AB MultiGen-Paradigm

www.multigen-paradigm.com www.mymic.net

National Center for Simulation

www.simulationinformation.com

NATO Research and Technology Organization Nextel Engineering Systems, S.L.

www.halldale.com/mst www.mseab.com

MYMIC LLC

NAVAIR Training Systems Division

www.movesinstitute.org www.mphconsultants.com

MPRI - Training Technology Group Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH

www.media-interactive.de www.mkrtraining.com

MS Instruments PLC KVH Industries

www.marinesoft.de www.marketmats.lviv.ua

www.rta.nato.int www.ntsc.navy.mil/

www.nexteleng.es/microsite/ncware/

Nextel Engineering is a dynamic and innovative Spanish private company founded in 1994. Its business is focused in IT & Systems Engineering. Nextel Engieneering provides solutions and technology for Simulation and Training NCW/NEC, C41S Sysmens, Critical Systems, Software Engineering, Lifecycle Management for SW & Merchatronics and Integrated Logistic Support (ILS). Nextel Engineering is a leading integrator form main IT vendors (IBM, HP, Microsoft, â&#x20AC;Ś) and provides broad range of IT services, infrastructure & Solutions.

NGRAIN Corporation Nida Corporation NITA LLC

www.ngrain.com www.nida.com www.nita.ru

Non Lethal Training Munitions, LLC

www.nltm.us

Noptel Oy

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Northrop Grumman Amherst Systems www.dsd.es.northropgrumman.com/amherst

Presagis

Northrop Grumman Information Technology

Presagis is a leading provider of cots modeling and simulation software solutions. With core technology built on open standards, presagis offers you an unmatched range of solutions for efficiently developing tailored modeling, simulation, and embedded applications. Recognized for its leading brands, presagis gives you the ability to pre-live the future.

www.it.northropgrumman.com

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to customers worldwide. With over 30 years of leadership in threat simulators, we are able to offer full EW solutions at affordable prices.

www.presagis.com

PriSim Northrop Grumman Technical Services NTSA/NDIA NVIS, Inc.

www.ts.northropgrumman.com www.ndia.org www.nvisinc.com

www.prisim.com

projectiondesign

www.projectiondesign.com

ProModel Corporation

www.promodel.com

Psytech Ltd

www.psytechltd.com

nVision Industries

www.nVisionIndustries.com

Pyrotex Ltd

Oerlikon Contraves AG

www.oerlikoncontraves.com

PyroVirtech Inc.

www.pyrovirtech.com

Q4 Services LLC

www.q4services.com

OKTAL Synthetic Environment ONERA OP&S Limited OPINICUS Corporation

www.oktal-se.com www.onera.fr www.ops.ltd.uk www.opinicus.com

OPINICUS Corporation, a Flight Simulator Technologies leader for 20 years. Your ‘GoTo” company for turnkey solutions. We manufacture FSTDs from desktop to Level D simulators. We also provide upgrades/modifications that will improve reliability, maintainability and reduce the life cycle costs of your existing simulator. Contact us today at www.opinicus.com

Orad Hi-Tec Systems Organic Vectory

www.orad.tv www.organicvectory.com

Oscmar International Ltd.

www.oscmar.com

OutStart

www.outstart.com

www.pyrotexltd.com

QinetiQ

www.qinetiq.com www.quadrant-systems.co.uk

Quadrant Systems Limited Quality Resources

www.qualityresources.biz

Quallium Corporation

www.quallium.com

Quantum3D

www.quantum3d.com

Quintec Associates Limited

www.quintec.com

RAFAEL

www.rafael.co.il

Rapro Emulation Ltd.

www.rapro.co.uk

RAYDON Corporation

www.raydon.com

Since 1988, Raydon Corporation has been a leader in simulation training technology. By anticipating changing needs and new challenges, Raydon provides practical and affordable training solutions quickly and efficiently to improve performance and achieve success. For more information on Raydon and its family of products and training solutions, visit www.RAYDON.com. TM

OVSoftware GmbH Oxford Aviation Academy Oxford Technologies Ltd Pacific Simulators International Limited Panoram Technologies, Inc. Parisien Research Corporation PCE Investment Bankers PDM Training and Consultancy Ltd Peak Pacific Limited Pelesys Learning and Training Systems Inc. Pennant Training Systems PEO STRI Phoenix Simulation Ltd Pilatus Aircraft Ltd

www.ovsoftware.de www.oaa.com www.oxfordtechnologies.co.uk www.pacificsimulators.com www.panoramtech.com www.parisien.org www.pcecompanies.com www.pdmtc.co.uk www.peakpacificgroup.com www.pennantplc.co.uk www.peostri.army.mil www.phoenixsimulationltd.co.uk www.pilatus-aircraft.com www.pitch.se

Placards Plus, LLC

www.placardsplus.com

Plexsys International Canada, Inc. Polhemus Polysim Pratt & Whitney Customer Training Center Precision Display Technologies Precision Flight Controls, Inc.

www.plexsysipi.com www.plexsyscanada.ca www.polhemus.com www.polysim.ch www.pwcustomertraining.com www.pdt-usa.com www.flypfc.com

Raytheon Command & Simulation Solutions

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www.raytheonvtc.com

Raytheon’s Command and Simulation Solutions (CSS) group is the leading provider of distributed interoperability solutions by applying advanced technology to challenges in the distributed simulation, enterprise systems, defense acquisition, and Command and Control (C2) domains. We deliver advanced distributed systems solutions across the services and joint community that applies unparalleled expertise and leading edge technologies to achieve our customers’ objectives. Our people and products are currently providing solutions across the Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) simulation and C2 domains, saving lives and saving money for the warfighter.

Real DB Inc. Real-Time Innovations Red Wind Training Reinaert Electronics Reiser Systemtechnik GmbH Ret Kronshtadt Co, Ltd

www.raytheon.com

Raytheon is a world leader in developing and delivering full-spectrum training services and outsourcing for both government and commercial customers. Raytheon brings significant global expertise in both markets, combining best commercial practices with the discipline and cadence required to manage large government engagements for customers with limited training budgets.

www.pelesys.com

Pitch Technologies PLEXSYS Interface Products, Inc

Raytheon

www.realdb.qc.ca www.rti.com http://redwindtraining.com www.reinaertelectronics.nl www.reiser-systemtechnik.de/ www.kronshtadt.ru

RGB Spectrum

www.rgb.com

RGB Spectrum provides solutions for command-and-control and simulation, including intelligent information display, signal transmission and data recording. Products include multiviewers, multi-screen display processors, digital and analog switchers, scan converters, video and graphic codecs, and visual data recorders.

SciSys

www.scisys.co.uk

Scotti School Ltd.

www.scotti.ch

ScribeVision Technologies, Inc.

www.scribevision.com

SCS Mothership Ltd.

www.scs-mothership.com

SDS Group Ltd

www.sdsgroupltd.co.uk

SDS International Advanced Technologies Division

www.atdlink.com

SEA (Group) Ltd

www.sea.co.uk www.sci.uk.com

Secure Consulting International Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH

www.rheinmetall-de.com

SEG Motion Technologies, Inc.

Riptide Software, Inc

www.riptidesoftware.com

Selex Galileo

Rocketbox Studios GmbH

www.rocketbox-libraries.com

Rockwell Collins

www.rockwellcollins.com

Rotating Precision Mechanisms Inc

www.rpm-psi.com

Rotran Simulator Ltd

www.rotran.com

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Flight Simulation Group www.raes.org.uk

The Royal Aeronautical Society is the world’s only professional membership body dedicated to the entire aerospace community. Established in 1866 to further the art, science and engineering of aeronautics, the Society has been at the forefront of developments in aerospace ever since. Please visit www.aerosociety.com for further information.

www.simulationentertainment.com www.selexgalileo.com

SELEX Systems Integration Ltd

www.selex-si-uk.com

Semi worldwide Distributors pty

www.semiworldwide.net

Sensis Corporation

www.sensis.com

Serco Inc. Servo Kinetics, Inc. Royal Danish Defence College http://forsvaret.dk/fak/fakulteter+og+centre/cfu/eng/

RPA Electronic Solutions, Inc.

www.rpaelectronics.com

RSI Visuals RTDynamics

www.redifun.com www.rtdynamics.com/dir_halldale.html www.coel.de

RUAG COEL GmbH RUAG Electronics - Simulation & Training

www.serco-na.com www.servokinetics.com

Servo Kinetics, Inc. (SKI) specializes in the repair and refurbishment of the unique electro-hydraulic motion systems used in commercial and military simulation. SKI is ISO-9001-2000 and MilSpec Certified, utilizing the most complete real world motion testing methods on the devises it repairs. Ask us about our services and warranty.

www.ruag.com

RUAG Electronics Ltd, has a leading position in leadership and combat training systems. The company, headquartered in Berne (Switzerland) is one of the five subsidiaries of the RUAG international technology group. Its CEO is Andreas P. Herren. The staff headcount for 2008 was 790. The company operates in three segments: Simulation & Training, Network Enabled Operations Services and Homeland Security. Rustici Software

www.scorm.com

RWD Technologies UK Ltd S&P Simulationstechnik GmbH

Servos & Simulation, Inc

www.servos.com

Siemens Switzerland Ltd

www.siemens.ch/cns

Sierra Research simetri, Inc.

www.sierra-idt.com www.simetri-solutions.com

Simflight Pty Ltd

www.simflight.com.au

Simgraph Inc.

www.simgraph.com

SimiGon, Inc

www.simigon.com

www.rwd.com

Simlat Ltd

www.s-p.cc

SimMotion

www.simlat.com www.simmotion.com

Saab Training Systems www.saabgroup.com/en/capabilities/simulation_training.htm

SimPhonics, Inc.

www.simphonics.com

Saab develops world-leading systems and services for military training. We offer a total concept with innovative and reliable systems that through their realism and precision create optimum conditions for soldiers and officers to improve their abilities in a cost-effective way. Our systems can be customized for any training requirement.

Simprove Ltd

www.simprove.aero

Simsmart Technologies Inc.

www.simsmart.com

SimSTAFF Technical Services

www.simstaff.com

Simtek, Inc.

www.simtekinc.com

Simulab Corporation Simulation and Control Technologies, Inc. Sabena Technics Training

www.sabenatechnicstraining.com

Sankhya Scalable Display Technologies

www.sankhya.net www.scalabledisplay.com

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

www.saic.com

SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. For more information, visit www.saic.com. SAIC: From Science to Solutions®

www.simulab.com www.sctincorporated.com

Simulation Industry Association of Australia

www.siaa.asn.au

Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO)

www.sisostds.org

Simulation Systems and Applications, Inc.

www.simsysinc.com

Simutec Systems Limited

www.simutecsystems.com

SMART Technologies Inc.

www.smarttech.com

Sogitec Industries SA Solutions Audio Visual Ltd. Sonda Aviation Enterprises Ltd. Southwest Research Institute Spectralight Images, LLC

www.sogitec.com www.solutions-av.co.uk www.sonda-sim.co.uk www.tspi.swri.org www.sli-3d.com MS&T MAGAZINE • ISSUE 4/2009

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ST Electronics (Training & Simulation Systems) Pte Ltd Stirling Dynamics Stock Optics Ltd. Stottler Henke Associates, Inc

www.stee.com.sg

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Strategia Sundog Software, LLC Superflight Simulation Services Inc.

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System Consultants Services Limited Systems Technology, Inc.

www.scs-ltd.co.uk www.systemstech.com

Systran - Curtiss Wright Embedded Computing

www.systran.com

szenaris GmbH

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Tactical Technologies Inc. Talon Systems, LLC

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Tandberg UK

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Teal Electronics Corporation Tecknotrove Systems (I) Pvt Ltd

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TECNOBIT

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TecQuipment Ltd

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Teledyne Controls

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Transvaro Elektron Aletleri A.S. TRC Development b.v.

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www.tenetdefence.com

Urban Circus

www.terrasim.com www.tfdg.com/

TFD Group T-Global, Inc. (Tom Kenville) Thales The Boeing Company

www.tglobalweb.com www.thalesgroup.com www.boeing.com/training

Boeing provides the full range of training activities. Our large-scale systems integration expertise, global infrastructure and research facilities are helping ensure maximum readiness. Today, Boeing is demonstrating groundbreaking integrated Live, Virtual and Constructive technologies and developing new capabilities in support of live range test and training, and ground-based training.

www.theissentraining.com

TTS - Modern live-fire targetry solutions: Theissen Training Systems is one of the leading suppliers of modern live-fire training systems. TTS specializes in targetry applications to support live-fire training of Small Arms, Rifles, Machine Guns, Tank & Anti-Tank Weapons.

Vartec nv VDC Display Systems VDP Consulting VERTEX Solutions ViaSat Inc. Video Display Corporation (VDC) ViewTec Ltd. VIRES Simulationstechnolgie GmbH Virtalis Ltd.

The SPECTRUM Group Thomas Electronics of Australia Threshold Placement Services, Inc.

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VR Viz VT Flagship

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Vision Scape Interactive, Inc.

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ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems - Blohm+Voss Nordseewerke

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VR Solutions www.plasticomgroup.com

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Virtual Heroes, Inc.

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VirTra Systems, Inc.

Viswire

The Plasticom Group

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Virtual Reality Media a.s. Theissen Training Systems

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Tenet Defence

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Universal Flight Controls

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VTN Technologies Inc.

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Wallchart International Ltd.

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WILL Interactive Inc. Wittenstein Aerospace & Simulation

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XKD Corporation

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XPI Simulation Ltd

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Xsens Technologies B.V. X-Software GmbH xwave Simulation & Training Zen Technologies Limited

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