MASA Launches Upgrade to SWORD
French company MASA recently launched an upgrade of its SWORD constructive training and war gaming solution – SWORD, v.6.10 – which features a new chat tool that allows users to create groups. The tool can Read More
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TRU Simulation + Training Will Work With Copa Airlines On Full Flight Simulator
TRU Simulation + Training has signed an agreement with Copa Airlines to provide a Boeing 737 MAX Full Flight Simulator (FFS) and has also recently announced that it would be providing another simulator in mid Read More
Revinax and Microsoft HoloLens Provide Virtual Reality Tutorials for Medical and Surgical Applications
Revinax – a French company that provides virtual reality tutorials for medical and surgical applications – has begun using the mixed reality (MR) device – Microsoft HoloLens – to deliver demonstrations to training surgeons right Read More
Neuro Rehab VR Wins First Place at University of Texas at Dallas Big Idea Competition
Neuro Rehab VR took first prize at University of Texas at Dallas’ Big Idea Competition. The medical start-up creates virtual and augmented reality therapy games to help patients with traumatic brain injuries, neurodegenerative diseases, or Read More
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC, and Abu Dhabi Ports Partner on Marine Simulator Center
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC, and Abu Dhabi Ports are partnering to establish a joint Marine Simulator Center in Musaffah, Abu Dhabi. The Marine Simulation Center is slated to begin operations in late Read More
Moog Launches Dental Trainer Using Virtual Reality and Haptic Technology
Moog, an East Aurora, New York company whose products include flight simulators, in collaboration with the Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (The Netherlands) have created the The Moog Simodont dental trainer – a virtual reality Read More
Royal Malaysian Air Force Receives Prototype of Mobile Radar Threat Emitter Simulator (MRTES)
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) received a RM6 million (approximately $1.5 million USD) prototype of a mobile electronic warfare simulator system, the Mobile Radar Threat Emitter Simulator (MRTES), which will be used in electronic Read More
Canadian Ski Patrol Hosts Annual Field Day Training
Members of the Canadian Ski Patrol (CSP) on Prince Edward Island recently held their annual field day training session where their skills were put to the test during a very realistic full casualty simulation. The Read More
Colombian Air Force Inaugurates Elbit Systems Enabled Mission Training Center
Elbit Systems Ltd. – an Israel-based international defense electronics company – recently inaugurated an interconnected, multi-cockpit Mission Training Center (MTC) for the Colombian Air Force. The MTC is designed to provide realistic simulated battlefield training Read More
Birmingham City University Refines Medical Mixed Reality System
Birmingham City University’s Digital Media Technology Lab is working on a mixed reality system that allows medical practitioners to view and interact with virtual models of organs and bones, and also change models of patient Read More