M1 wins $10 billion U.S. Army Flight School Next contract to train up to 1,500 helicopter pilots annually through 2052
M1 Support Services has secured a U.S. Army Flight School Next contract with a ceiling value of $10 billion to provide initial helicopter pilot training through August 12, 2052.
Boeing offers UK final assembly for T-7A Red Hawk with BAE Systems as RAF weighs new advanced trainer
Boeing has used the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow to set out its first industrial proposals for a UK campaign around the T-7A Red Hawk.
BAE Systems completes rapid BATS counter-drone integration testing as programme moves towards live trials with kinetic and non-kinetic measures
BAE Systems has completed integration and deployment testing of its Anti Threat System, or BATS, marking a milestone in the rapid development of its latest counter-drone capability.
Rheinmetall to support British Army collective training overhaul under Omnia consortium as UK expands digital combat simulation
Rheinmetall Electronics UK will play a major role in the British Army’s move to modernise and digitalise collective combat training.
Saab targets Romanian market with cutting-edge training and simulation technologies
Swedish defence company Saab has long been known as a provider of proven and mature training and simulation solutions.
Raytheon UK-led Omnia Training wins £2 billion contract to deliver British Army’s digitally enabled collective training system
Omnia Training has been awarded a £2 billion contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to serve as the British Army’s Strategic Training Partner.
Boeing will not bid T-7A for U.S. Navy jet trainer program after finding aircraft does not meet UJTS requirements
Boeing has decided not to submit a bid in the U.S. Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System competition for a next-generation training aircraft.
Saab to supply U.S. Army with vehicle training simulation kits for force-on-force exercises
Saab has received a $22.4 million order from the U.S. Army under a firm fixed-price contract.
U.S. and German air force weapons schools deepen rotary-wing training cooperation through joint integration
The U.S. Air Force’s 34th Weapons Squadron recently hosted a delegation from the German Air Force’s Helicopter Wing 64 for a nine-day integration event focused on advancing allied combat tactics and rotary-wing training.
U.S. Air Force approves T-7A Red Hawk for production, awards $219 million contract for first 14 aircraft
The U.S. Air Force has approved the T-7A Red Hawk for production following a Milestone C decision on April 23.
Airbus-led team launches Spain’s new SAETA II combat training programme to replace ageing F-5 aircraft fleet
Airbus and a group of Spanish defence firms have unveiled the industrial programme behind Spain’s new Integrated Combat Training System.
Norwegian Armed Forces upgrade simulation capabilities with BAE Systems VBS4 under multi-year training agreement
The Norwegian Armed Forces have selected an enterprise licence upgrade to VBS4, a virtual training and mission rehearsal system developed by BAE Systems’ OneArc division.