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National Defense April 2009 Robert H. Williams	Sophisticated Flight Simulator Is Off the Ground A fully immersive cockpit simulator for the Navy's E-6B command, control and communications aircraft is now operational.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006 John McHale	Boeing to use Concurrent's Redhawk Linux for C-17 program support Officials at Boeing selected the RedHawk Linux operating system from Concurrent, for Symtx avionics test equipment used in support of the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems' Air Force C-17 modernization program.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Combat training with COTS Developers of military simulation and training systems and solutions are tapping commercial off-the-shelf technology to keep costs in check and take advantage of commercial hardware and software innovations.
National Defense December 2014 Sarah Sicard	Simulation Technology Offers Aircrews Enhanced Training Opportunities Simulators have long provided pilots with the basic training needed. Now, industry leaders are taking flight simulation to higher levels, creating entire new realities for pilots.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2009	Boeing Selects Presagis Technology for Next-Generation Helicopter Simulator Boeing engineers are developing the Block III Apache Engineering Development Simulator (EDS), the virtual simulation of the Apache weapon system, using Lyra and ImaGen.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 John McHale	Boeing to Upgrade CV-22 Trainer with Virtual-Reality Enhancements Boeing and partner Bell Helicopter won a contract to upgrade the CV-22 Cabin Part Task Trainer (CPTT) with modifications including an aircrew flight simulator (AFS) that uses virtual-reality technology fused with video imagery.
National Defense December 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	Budget Cuts, Fuels Costs Could Spur Military Spending on Virtual Training The Air Force estimates it could save about $1.7 billion over five years by reducing flying hours by 5 percent and shifting more of its pilot and crew training to simulators.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 John McHale	High-Fidelity COTS Technology Drives Flight Simulation Designers of flight training and simulation systems for military and commercial aviation depend on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology and common standards to create high-fidelity solutions.
National Defense December 2014 Sandra Erwin	Military Training Dilemma: To Outsource or Not? Most governments cannot afford the upfront cost of building cutting-edge facilities, but they need training services and are willing to entertain alternative business models, said Gene Colabatistto, CAE's group president of defense and security.
National Defense November 2015 Sandra I. Erwin	Naval Aviators Can Be Slow to Embrace Technology Flight-control software that makes carrier deck landings easier and safer was not initially well received by the Navy's fighter pilot community.
National Defense December 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Sailors Move From Classrooms To Shipboard Simulators The U.S. Navy will be plowing millions of dollars into new simulators that will be used aboard ships, rather than ashore, to help sailors acquire specialized skills before they depart on a mission
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2008	Concurrent Delivers Redhawk Linux for U.S. Navy Aegis Weapon System Concurrent Computer to provide the U.S. Navy with a real-time operating system, and related software and hardware, to support the Navy Cruiser Modernization COTS Refresh 2 program.
National Defense August 2010 Grace V. Jean	More Airmen Joining Air Force Special Operations Command The squadron in charge of training Air Force Special Operations Command gunship crews is adapting training methods to accommodate increasing numbers of newly winged airmen.
National Defense September 2006 David Axe	Helicopter Squadron Gets New Aircraft; Learns Tactics, Maintenance Techniques "The Romeo is a Foxtrot plus a Bravo plus a Hotel -- all in one aircraft," says HSM-41 Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Nick Hunter.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2007 Courtney E. Howard	Training for the War on Terror Military personnel throughout the ranks hone their skills with advanced training and simulation systems.
National Defense June 2009 Grace V. Jean	Training For War: A Multimedia Experience Just as training technologies for the newest fighter jets are going digital, so are those for one of the Air Force's oldest airplanes, the C-130 Hercules.
National Defense December 2009 Jean & Erwin	Navy Sailors Experience 'Virtual' Shipboard Flight Operations A new training simulation immerses junior officers and senior enlisted sailors in flight deck operations from the vantage point of an officer in the control tower.
National Defense May 2007 Grace Jean	Recruits Virtually Experience the High-Tech Navy With sophisticated warships poised to enter its fleet during the next several years, the Navy is relying more and more on technology to train sailors.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2007	InterSense to Provide Helmet-Tracking Device for L-3 Simulation and Training Unit Selected for its ability to track continuously throughout fast motions, the hybrid IS-900 inertial-acoustic helmet tracking system will support L-3 Link flight simulator programs.
National Defense July 2010 Grace V. Jean	Submarine Crews Will Learn Navigation, Mariner Skills in Simulators The Navy is looking to buy a virtual submarine bridge trainer to teach crews navigation and mariner skills.
National Defense February 2014 Valerie Insinna	Defense Simulation Firms Turn to Commercial Sector for Inspiration With near-term military simulation procurement uncertain, defense contractors are eyeing the commercial sector for potential fixes to looming headaches.
National Defense January 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	Almost Green Why Not Just Call Them `Soldiers?' Both the Air Force and the Navy are launching a series of new training programs that cover the gamut from basic small arms marksmanship and truck driving to land navigation.
National Defense January 2010 Grace V. Jean	Submariners Going 'Back to Basics' The Navy struggles to adequately train mariners to use the technology aboard ships and submarines.
National Defense June 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Navy on a Mission to Cut the Cost of Aviation Expectations of a smaller force and leaner budgets set the tone for an ongoing, sweeping review of Navy aviation programs -- in favor of its shipbuilding plan.
National Defense July 2008 Grace V. Jean	Eglin Prepares to Open F-35 Training Center Lockheed Martin Corp. is building a high-tech training center at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., which will be used by all F-35 pilots and maintainers.
National Defense September 2004 Harold Kennedy	At War, Navy Finds New Uses for Reserve Forces As part of its effort to reduce the strain of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Navy is moving to integrate its 83,000 reservists into active-duty operations. "We are moving away from the `weekend-warrior' culture," said Vice Adm. John G. Cotton, chief of the Naval Reserve.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2005 Ben Ames	Streamlined databases drive military simulation Improved displays and screens are helping engineers build sharper pictures, but the greatest improvement in military simulation and mission rehearsal has been in software.
InternetNews November 29, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	Real-Time Linux Inside Defense Industry A U.S. Army program will use a real time Linux system for simulation testing, despite concerns about the GPL license.
National Defense May 2007 Grace Jean	Air Force `Virtual Flag' Makes up for Lost Flying Hours As the Air Force's budget continues to be squeezed, officials are looking for ways to cut back flying hours. Simulations and honed in digital war games such as Virtual Flag are one way to provide pilots inexpensive training.
National Defense February 2006 Grace Jean	Truman Turns Into Virtual Playground for Navy Crews The Navy is investigating whether a video game that replicates operations aboard an aircraft carrier can help train ship and aviation crews.
InternetNews June 26, 2006 Roy Mark	Latest Breach Hits Navy The U.S. Navy is notifying as many as 28,000 in the latest government failure to protect personal data.
National Defense March 2009 Grace V. Jean	Greater Demand for 'Soft Power' Reveals Shortfalls in The Navy They seek naval expertise in nontraditional missions such as training foreign navies to protect their coastlines.
InternetNews January 24, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner	Novell's SUSE Linux in Real Time Concurrent Real-Time Extensions Powered By SUSE Linux is an optimized version of SUSE Linux that provides guaranteed interrupt response times of fewer than 30 microseconds.
National Defense November 2010	Laser Shot Wins Small Business Success Story Award National Defense Industrial Association encouraged small businesses to share their success stories through a new program sponsored by the Small Business Division.
National Defense February 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Training and Simulation Industry Optimistic About Future Opportunities Smaller defense budgets are forcing the military to conduct fewer costly live exercises and instead put troops in the cockpits and drivers' seats of more affordable simulators.
National Defense December 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Air Force Drills Emphasize `Expeditionary' Combat Skills With the number of aircraft expected to shrink in the years ahead---particularly fighter jets---the service will require a different talent mix, and eventually will end up with fewer fighter pilots and more officers in other specialties considered more relevant to the war on terrorism
National Defense November 2004 Roxana Tiron	Pentagon Seeks Joint Doctrine, Training for Personnel Recovery Despite accounting for each and every missing soldier in the Iraq war the combat search and rescue community is stretched thin and grappling with gaps ranging from policy to training.
IEEE Spectrum December 2008 Kieron Murphy	Below the Radar The untold story of how the U.S. Navy trained thousands of radar operators in World War II.
National Defense September 2011 Fumiko Hedlund	Navy to Invest $100 Million In STEM Education The Navy will increase its investment in science, technology, engineering and math education programs from $54 million to $100 million, Secretary of the Navy Raymond Mabus recently announced.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2005 Ben Ames	Army combat simulator uses RGB recorders DGx real-time digital recording system from RGB Spectrum are being used to capture real-time information from the network for a U.S. Army Future Combat Systems simulator.
National Defense March 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Middle East Turmoil Disrupts Navy's Ship Maintenance Plan Despite the fact that the Navy has come up with new maintenance plans, actors like the Islamic State -- also known as ISIL or ISIS -- may compromise its ability to get ships repaired on schedule.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2009	U.S. Air Force Adopts Boeing C-17 Aircrew Training System The C-17 Aircrew Training System (ATS) from Boeing will help train C-17 Globemaster III airlifter crews from Air Mobility Command and Air Force Reserve Command.
National Defense September 2006 Lawrence P. Farrell	In the Navy, Research Sails Forward Like the other military services, the Navy is undergoing a transformation in its war-fighting concepts, tactics and strategy. For the Navy, this means turning more attention to littoral areas and preparing to conduct a broad array of unconventional anti-terrorism operations.
National Defense November 2015 Sandra I. Erwin	Coping Mechanisms for D.C. Dysfunction Government funding upheaval and unpredictable twists in procurement red tape have become the norm in the defense business.
National Defense June 2015 Allyson Versprille	Crowdsourcing to Solve Tough Navy Problems The Navy is using crowdsourcing among its ranks as a way to solve some of its toughest problems.
National Defense November 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Naval Officials Seek `Intellectual Renaissance' in the Sea Services As they continue to ponder the value of naval forces in the nation's wars, Navy leaders want to broaden the debate by encouraging participation from all levels of command.
National Defense November 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Technology Spending Will Target Current and Future Navy Fleet The Navy should direct its future science, research and technology spending to both improving the current fleet and designing next-generation systems, officials say.
Popular Mechanics October 13, 2008 Chad Hunt	Watching the Navy's Disaster Simulator in Action To prepare naval recruits for unthinkable incidents at sea, the Navy commissioned a facility to train recruits before they head to assignments around the world. Here is a slide show of images taken while training aboard the USS Trayer.
National Defense January 2014 Edward Lundquist	Navy Program Rewards Money-Saving Technologies The Office of Naval Research technology insertion program for savings provides funding to integrate mature technologies into existing programs where they can reduce operational and maintenance support costs.
National Defense February 2005 Roxana Tiron	Simulator Helps Aircraft Recognize Missile Threats The threat of anti-aircraft missiles in Iraq and Afghanistan has not only spurred development of cargo aircraft countermeasures, but also has prompted the deployment of a simulator that is winning the praise of aircrews who have trained on the system.