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The more simulators there are, the more pilots can train together, a company official told Breaking Defense.
By Reuben Johnson![Modernizing military simulation with open systems architecture](https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/CAE-leads-the-SCARS-program-to-develop-a-centralized-enterprise-solution-and-common-open-systems-architecture-for-U.S.-Air-Force-simulators.-Photo-courtesy-of-CAE-225x150.jpeg)
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
By Breaking Defense![Virtual training for every mission in a landscape recreated to match interfaces and software tools normally used in missions](https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/CAE-VISTA-can-create-essentially-any-C2ISR-platform-in-the-virtual-space.-Photo-courtesy-of-CAE.-225x150.jpg)
In the past, intelligence training focused on counterterrorism and was done through on-the-job training. But the modern threat requires training in contested environments not possible through live operations.
By Breaking Defense![The view from VISTA is a training landscape virtually recreating just about any C2ISR platform](https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/CAE-VISTA-can-create-essentially-any-C2ISR-platform-in-the-virtual-space.-Photo-courtesy-of-CAE.-225x150.jpg)
Training for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance is costly, complex, and forces analysts to go TDY for a Red Flag or Virtual Flag. CAE’s VISTA ends all that.
By Breaking Defense![Canada’s CAE Expands US Presence; Buys $1B L3Harris Training](https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/T-6-Air-Force-trainer-225x150.jpeg)
For L3Harris, the sale helps it reach its stated goal of divesting 8 to 10 percent of revenue as part an overarching effort to reshape its business portfolio.
By Theresa Hitchens![Boeing, Navy Discuss T-7A As Goshawk Replacement](https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-23-at-12.39.02-PM-225x150.png)
The Navy has “no program of record right now” to replace its T-45 trainers, said Chuck Dabundo, Boeing VP for T-7 programs, but the company is “working closely with them in answering questions” about the T-7A Red Hawk’s capabilities.
By Theresa Hitchens![T-7A Red Hawk Simulator Production Starts](https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-01-at-10.16.32-AM-e1635361460500-225x150.png)
The Air Force has ordered 46 simulators and associated ground equipment, but can purchase up to 120 simulators under the current contract with Boeing.
By Theresa Hitchens![Rafael’s Simulator Uses AI To Help Crews See the Battlefield](https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-10-16-at-9.00.50-PM-225x150.png)
The simulator’s AI does not pull the trigger, so the human is in the loop. The system’s cameras provide realism. For more details, watch!
By Paul McLearyOutrage and worry greeted the news that some of the Air Force officers who would launch nuclear missiles were being investigated for drug use. More outrage and worry greeted the news that a substantial number of the crews who would launch nuclear missiles cheated on the written tests they must regularly take. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee…
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