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Thursday, 29 January 2009 - SimiGon (LSE: SIM) is pleased to announce it has received an important contract with Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). This initial contract is for the Advanced Jet Training phase of the UK Military Flying Training System ("UKMFTS"). The program includes 25 years support with additional phases and could provide other growth opportunities for SimiGon.
Ascent, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and VT Group, will provide military flight training to the UK Armed Forces for the next 25 years for the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and Army Air Corps.
 Technology Solutions Company to Oversee Theater Training Software Enhancements
McLean, VA – January 19, 2009 – The Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis Center (MSIAC), operated by Alion Science and Technology, was awarded a task order valued at $1.9 million to provide modeling and simulation (M&S) support to manage the Air National Guard’s Expert Common Immersive Theater Environment (XCITE) software.
The XCITE software powers the Air National Guard’s Distributed Training Operations Center (DTOC), providing realistic, interactive theater training environments for aircrew members and soldiers. MSIAC will evaluate XCITE and deliver a new operational version that provides higher levels of environment and threat replication. The work will include software development, configuration management, standards compliance and validation/verification.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 09, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that its Integrated Defense Systems Training Systems and Services organization has completed a six-year U.S. Army contract to retrofit and upgrade 22 Apache Longbow Crew Trainers, 22 Maintenance Training Devices and a Longbow Collective Training System. The suite of Boeing-produced training devices provides comprehensive, high-fidelity training for Longbow aircrews and maintenance personnel.
"The Boeing team developed significant simulation solutions for the Longbow attack helicopter," said Randy Nielson, contractor for the Army's Apache Project Management Office. "There's a lot of satisfaction in watching a needed capability evolve into a functional, relevant product. It's a privilege to work with the kind of people who make it happen."
Microsoft responded to rumors.
Quote: "Regarding the future of Flight Simulator, all we're announcing at this time is that we are committed to flying games," said a Microsoft spokeswoman via e-mail. "You should expect us to continue to invest in enabling great LIVE experiences on Windows, including flying games, but we have nothing to announce around Flight Simulator specifically at this time."
The comment is confusing. It doesn't only call Microsoft Flight Simulator a "flying game" but also throws in the MS buzzword LIVE, which make us think: they have got no resources and intention keep the flight simulator team but they want to port it to browser ?
It looks like the complete Microsoft Flight Simulation team is being laid off. The product was 26 years old and had a loyal customer base and a huge aftermarket.
In the recent years, several defense contractors have also jumped onto the MS FS wagon taking advantage of this cheap but extensible flight sim. software. There are even companies who are building flight simulators and trainers based on Microsoft Flight Simulator. The business model of building simulators on top of MS FS always seemed attractive but the risk was obvious: outsourcing core business is not a good idea. The Flight Simulator has never been an important business unit in the world of Microsoft due to the tiny market in comparison to their other businesses like office and XBox.
Redmond, Washington-based ACES Studio, the Microsoft-owned internal group behind the venerable Microsoft Flight Simulator series, has been heavily affected by Microsoft's ongoing job cuts.
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Furthermore, ACES Studio was responsible for Microsoft ESP, a wide-ranging "visual simulation platform" based on Flight Simulator X technology.
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(UPDATE) Some further rumors are coming in: "Development sources have told Gamasutra that that a large percentage of the studio's staff have been let go, some sources stating that the entire Flight Simulator team has been axed."
Tucson, Arizona January 7, 2009: Cogent3D of Tucson, AZ, a privately held company of modeling and simulation sales, marketing, and engineering professionals created to distribute some of the World’s most technically advanced 3-D products, announces the immediate assimilation of Arizona Simulation (AZSIM) of Tucson, AZ into Cogent3D.
AZSIM brings to Cogent3D a product line of easy-to-use and innovative 3-D terrain conversion and creation tools called Symmetry™ as well as a number of experienced 3-D tool development engineers including Richard Clark, who will assume the position of VP of Engineering at Cogent3D.
Singapore, 16 December 2008 Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace) today announced that its subsidiary, ST Aerospace Engineering Pte Ltd (STA Engineering) was awarded the Transport Wing Course (TWC) pilot training contract by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). The contract, which will begin in February 2009, is worth S$20m. Under this contract, STA Engineering will train RSAFs transport pilot trainees with its own aircraft and instructor pilots. STA Engineering will acquire and maintain a Beechcraft King Air C90GTi aircraft.
"We are pleased that the RSAF has again awarded us its transport wing training programme. We will continue to develop cost effective and innovative solutions to meet the demands of our customers worldwide.
~ TAY Kok Khiang, President, ST Aerospace
All activities in neighbouring country to be conducted through the firm's own ubsidiary from 2009. Furstenfeldbruck, 8 December 2008
ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH is reorganising its business in France. From 1 January 2009, all activities will be brought under the umbrella of the newly founded ESG France S.A.S. The new limited company will be responsible for all aviation business at the Marseilles base, and will serve as a holding company for ESG Automotive France S.A.S., the new organisation incorporating the former base in Paris and the ESG subsidiary Créalie S.A.
Up until now, ESG has been active in France through its bases in Marseilles and Paris, and also through the IT service provider Créalie, which was acquired in 2007. These will now be organised according to French law. ESG France S.A.S. will be led by Dr. Oliver Nass, who will be in charge of the "Automobil" section, and Phillipe Tavitian, who will be responsible for all activities concerning "Aéronautique". The ESG bases in Paris and Marseilles will remain as subsidiaries of ESG France S.A.S.
Boston – December 11, 2008 – OutStart plans to implement its OutStart LCMS (learning content management system) software as part of a global project to help Canada’s Air Force transform its training operations. The project, called AFIILE (Air Force Integrated Information and Learning Environment), is led by prime contractor CAE and enlists OutStart, xwave, and other companies to help Canada’s Air Force build a military training environment that will meet current and future requirements. AFIILE offers an integrated suite of software applications that users can access to develop, manage and deliver training content across the enterprise.
“There’s a proliferation of training and information systems within the Canadian Air Force, and training content is not widely accessible between one air force school and another. AFIILE will provide our men and women with an environment in which to share mission-critical content,” says Major Denis Forest of the Directorate Air Force Programs. “An LCMS allows us to marshal all of our training resources to be far more agile in terms of where and how we train our personnel. We feel the LCMS will be a catalyst for increasing a learner’s time on task and enabling our people to do their jobs faster and better, since they’ll no longer be tied to any single type of instruction.”
Quote: "One company that stands to benefit in a big way from government contracts for its security-related products is Hyderabad-based Zen Technologies. Zen is one of the leading outfits in the design, development and manufacture of world class, state-of-the-art training simulators. Ashok Atluri, Chairman, Zen Technologies, says: Government was already planning to procure systems that would prepare the security forces for such attacks. The plans may well be expedited now."
Read more here.
The awards were presented to winners at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation & Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, FL.
Details are here.
This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Aerospace and Defense Industry in US$ Million. The major Industrial sectors Analyzed are Aircraft Products & Services (Airframe, Aircraft Engine, Aircraft Components, Commercial Avionics, Military Avionics, In-flight Entertainment, & MRO), Missiles (Air-to-Air, Air-to-Surface, Air Defense, Surface-to-Surface, Antiship, Antitank, Bombs (Guided), Intelligent Munitions, & Others), Modeling, Simulation and Training (CBT & E-Learning, Military Training & Simulation, Commercial & Military Visual Simulation, & Commercial & Military Flight Simulation). The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America.
 Scalability for large-scale displays.....We are pleased to announce the release of Equalizer 0.6, a major advance in parallel OpenGL rendering, supporting:
* Automatic 2D and DB load-balancing
* DPlex (time-multiplex) compounds
* Paracomp compositing backend
Please check the release notes on the Equalizer website for a comprehensive list of new features, enhancements, optimizations and bug fixes. The Programming Guide can be ordered at lulu.com.
We would like to thank all individuals and parties who have contributed to the development of Equalizer 0.6.
Microsoft unveiled several new features for the next version of its ESP visual simulation software development platform.
Attendees at the I/ITSEC 2008 show in Orlando, Fla., previewed the ground-vehicle operations capabilities and multi-channel display support that will be showcased in ESP version 2.0.
Microsoft ESP debuted earlier this year. Since then, the company has worked with industry partners such as Northrop Grumman Corp., and research universities such as the University of Southampton, to bring immersive games technology and simulation to military and civilian desktops.
  Optimized for OpenSceneGraph, Vortex 4.1 delivers major workflow, dynamics, and constraint enhancements for real-time visual simulation applications.
December 1, 2008, Montreal, Canada – CMLabs, the global innovator of real-time, physics-based simulations, announced today the release of Vortex 4.1, an enhanced version of its robust software toolkit for fully interactive virtual environments and accurate dynamic motion and mechanical behaviour. Designed for software developers and system integrators to produce engineering-grade simulations, Vortex leads the industry in simulating wheeled and tracked vehicles, machines, robots and more for real-world operator training, mission rehearsal, virtual prototyping and testing. CMLabs will showcase Vortex at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, FL from December 1–4 at Booth 3327
CMLabs Inc. has delivered a four-screen, VxMaster lattice boom crane simulator to the Operating Engineers training institute of Ontario. The state-of-the-art operator training simulator features training simulations for pile-driving, clam-shell operation and jib training, all modelled after a Manitowoc 8500. CMLabs technology platform Vortex, which permits realistic, real-time, interactive 3D representation of vehicles in contact with terrain and other objects, was incorporated into the simulator. Vortex allows the creation of simulalattice oom PileDriver1.jpgted environments with the high degree of realism required for operator training.
The Army has created a video game unit and will invest $50 million over five years on games and gaming systems designed to prepare soldiers for combat.
Lt. Col. Gary Stephens, product manager for air and ground tactical trainers at Project Executive Office — Simulation Training and Instrumentation said Thursday that the $50 million has been approved for a "games for training" program starting in 2010.
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Video Display Corporation Ronald D. Ordway, CEO 770-938-2080 Video Display Corporation (NASDAQ: VIDE) announced that its VDC Display Systems division, located in Cape Canaveral, FL has successfully completed the installation of the state of the art visual system solution at the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado located in San Diego, CA in support of Multipurpose Supporting Arms Trainer (MSAT) Program.
The Company is pleased to announce it has also been selected for the design and installation of its visual system for the Naval Air Strike and Air Warfare Center located in Fallon, NV.
19 Nov 2008: Diamond Visionics (DVC) announces a partnership with Arizona Simulation (AZSim) to deliver a new generation of modeling and simulation commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) tools.
Richard Clark previously TERREX's VP of Engineering and the brain behind the popular products Terra Vista and DART is back in the COTS market with a new tool. Yesterday his company Arizona Simulation posted a new website called www.AZSim.com which has a peak at his new tool called Symmetry. Hard to tell from the website pictures and wording, but looks as if Richard is building a COTS OneSAF Terrain correlation tool. Site says he will be showing it at IITSEC2008 in the Diamond Visionics booth 1015.
Who Should Attend
Engineers, system hardware and software specialists, managers, and simulation support personnel, including product sales/marketing representatives, and other professionals associated with the specification, design, testing, implementation, or acquisition of modern flight and ground vehicle simulators. Those involved in all aspects of contract administration or procurement will find the course to be indispensable. The scope and organization of this course are applicable to a variety of industry, government, military, and university personnel.
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Southampton, Pa, November 3rd, 2008- Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (AMEX:ETC) ("ETC" or the "Company") Simulation Division today announced the signing of a contract with the Netherlands Institute for Safety, NIFV, to add new capabilities to their ADMS-ARFF, Advanced Disaster Management Simulator for Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting.
The contract consists of the development of a new military helicopter scenario consisting of AH-64 Apache helicopters parked in a flight line on an airbase. The scenario will be used to train firefighters, crew commanders and airport fire officers of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The training objectives defined for this scenario are incident command and airport fire truck operation for incidents involving Apache helicopters during refueling or weapons loading.
SDS International (SDS) has been awarded a contract to further enhance its PC-based MQ-1 Predator training system originally delivered to the USAF’s 711th Human Performance Integration Directorate (711 HPW/HP), Brooks City-Base, Texas. SDS International’s Advanced Technologies Division, Orlando, Florida originally delivered an MQ-1 Predator version (including pilot and sensor operator stations) of its low-cost, high fidelity PC-based Remotely Operated Vehicle Adaptable Tracking/Training System (ROVATTS™) simulator line to Brooks in 2006. SDS has subsequently delivered improved MQ-1 Predator simulators to a number of US and international customers.
The Microsoft ESP team is hosting developer training next month in Orlando, FL and London, UK.
About the Conference
We invite you to join us for a day of developer-oriented technical sessions featuring Microsoft® ESP™. Microsoft® ESP™ is a visual simulation software development platform that extends immersive games-based technology to training, learning and decision support for commercial, government and academic organizations.
See also:
 Aero-TV:Aero-TV: Checking Out Microsoft's ESP
Devon-based software company DT Media has struck a further deal with the German Air Force following the successful introduction of its Insight Recognition* software, aimed at reducing the risk of ‘friendly fire’ in battle.
DT Media supplies bespoke training, simulation and animation software products including the Insight Recognition Training System which provides multi-spectral interactive imagery in SCORM®-compliant distributive training format, using innovative recognition training techniques.
Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE: COL - News) today announced its intent to acquire SEOS, a leading global supplier of highly realistic visual display solutions for commercial and military full flight simulators. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
 .The addition of this new FFS to HeliSim’s scope of simulators further enhances Eurocopter’s commitment to reinforcing its training capabilities for its customers, with flight safety being a top priority to the company.
Guy Dabadie, CEO of HeliSim, stated, “Our strategy is in tune with Eurocopter’s reinforced commitment to improving flight safety by providing simulated alternatives to real flight. We are fully dedicated to enlarging our service offer and ensuring our FFSs are in place at the right price for Eurocopter’s customers. Due to the quickly increasing number of EC225s in the oil and gas market, we have installed the first EC225 FFS at our HeliSim facility. It is now fully operational.”
 ITEC will be celebrating its 20th birthday as Europe's most important training and simulation event and will be taking place in Brussels, Belgium for the first time. Brussels provides an international gateway to Europe, and is the home of NATO and the EU Headquarters
ITEC 2009 Conference themes released
Building upon previous ITECs, participants can expect advancements in Net Centric Operations, Gaming, Air Operations, Science of Learning and Standards. Additional themes focusing on Mission Rehearsal, Procurement and Acquisition, and Key Enabling Technologies are under development. Planned tutorials include HLA Project Management and 'Modelling, Simulation and Training for Beginners.
A unique five-day program cosponsored by the State University of New York at Binghamton and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Modeling and Simulation Technical Committee (AIAA).
Their cooperative efforts have produced a program that addresses all major components and subsystems comprising today's complex flight and ground vehicle simulators.Topics are organized in a developmental sequence leading to systems integration and, ultimately, evaluation and validation strategies.
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