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UK MOD chooses VBS3 for Defence Virtual Simulation solution

Land November 24, 2016

The UK Ministry of Defence has chosen Bohemia Interactive Simulations’ solution, VBS3, as its Virtual Simulation solution. By acquiring an enterprise licence for BISim’s flagship solution, the software will allow interoperability, accessibility and a deployable virtual simulation capability across the MOD. Virtual Battlespace 3 (VBS3) will allow training in simulated scenarios ...

Babcock awarded submarine escape training contract

Maritime November 4, 2016

Babcock, the UK-based engineering support services company, has been awarded a five-year contract, with the option to extend a further five years, to deliver submarine escape, rescue, abandonment and survival training (SMERAS) to the Royal Navy from a purpose-built facility at HMNB Clyde on the west coast of Scotland. The contract ...

Australia signs military training agreement with Singapore

Land October 25, 2016

The Australian Minister for Defence, Marise Payne, and her Singaporean counterpart Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) concerning Military Training and Training Area Development. The signing took place last month during the visit of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his delegation ...

EDA’s Personnel Recovery Demonstrator used in Polish courses

Land October 9, 2016

Poland has become the first country to use the EDA’s sophisticated information management and Command & Control tool since released to member states. The state-of-the-art tool, was used recently in two national Personnel Recovery (PR) courses at the National Defence University in Rembertów The Personnel Recovery Functional Area Service Advanced Technology Demonstrator ...