A simulation program that can be installed on ordinary computers and laptops — the Joint Immersive Training System, or JTS — is currently being used to support pilot training.

Traditionally, pilot flight instruction involves a combination of simulators and actual flying, said Air Force Lt. Col. E…

FMV has now received the first deliveries to Sweden’s new air defense system. Tools and test equipment are in place for batch packing, power plants and vehicles are next in line.

After months of preparations, such as basic training and procurement work for, among other things, vehicles and mainte…

The planned service life of Hornets, Finland’s current fighters, will end by 2030. The HX Program was set up to replace the current fleet with new fighters as the fighters play a key role in Finland’s defence capability. Squadron 2020 is the Navy’s project that aims at replacing the seven vessels th…

BAE Systems has successfully completed planned systems maintenance and repair on HMCS Toronto, a Royal Canadian Navy ship, allowing the vessel to return to sea. The work was undertaken at the home of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Naval Base, UK.

BAE Systems readied the Halifax-class frigate for he…

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a Swedish think tank, released a report on December 6 reading that the sales of arms and military services of the global sector’s 25 largest companies for which data are available totaled US$361 billion last year, an 8.5 percent increase …

Rolls-Royce has delivered an upgraded thermal management and power system from its ColdFire Solutions technology line to power directed energy field testing in 2021.

The ColdFire Solutions system was delivered to Lockheed Martin for integration and testing. It is a standalone system, minimizing p…