http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 2:48:25 EDT The CAE NH-90 simulator in Australia is the first to attain Level D certification, according to industry sources here at the Paris Air Show. The Australian Army and Navy will be sharing 24 MRH-90s. The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) is also believed to be considering buying simulators for its fleet of 20... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/military/CAE-Simulators-Advance-Across-Many-Fronts_79521.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT The European Defence Agency’s (EDA) annual Hot Blade exercise is taking place in July this year and will be centered on the Ovar air base close to Porto in northern Portugal. Wing Commander Andrew Gray, the EDA’s helicopter program manager, is particularly pleased that an agreement between... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/military/EDA-Graduates-First-Helicopter-Tactics-Instructors_79450.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT Awards for the latest batch of future pilots and crewmen to graduate from the UK's Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) at Royal Air Force (RAF) Shawbury include the Virtalis Trophy, won by Sergeant Ollie Smith, a weapons systems operator. He achieved the highest marks in flying duties and synthetic... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/military/Synthetic-Training-Award-One-of-Five-to-Graduating-Military-Pilots-Aircrew_79457.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT Brighton, UK—Peter Dymond, acting chief of HM Coastguard in the UK, fleshed out details of the Future Coastguard Program that entails the reduction of the 18 maritime Rescue Coordination Centers plus a small base in London, down to a hub and spoke system of eight Coastguard Operations Centers... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/military/From-Antarctic-to-Angel-Thunder-SAR-Operators-Share-Their-Experiences-in-Brighton_79436.html Thu, 6 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT Admiral Tony Dalton became head of Helicopter Systems for the ADF in September 2012. He joined the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1980, graduating as a pilot in 1981 and going on to fly helicopters with four RAN helicopter squadrons, an exchange posting with the UK’s Royal Navy and a tour flying... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/military/A-Decade-of-Change-for-Australias-Military-Helicopters_79364.html Sat, 1 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Macedonian Air Force (Makedonsko Voeno Vozduhoplovstvo) has taken delivery of a 1999-produced Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III (c/n 4513, ex EI-MER) training helicopter. The 206B-3 is fully operational within Macedonia’s Pilot Training Center (COP), a joint venture between Elbit Systems of Israel and... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/military/Macedonia-Takes-Delivery-of-First-Bell-206B-3_79357.html Wed, 29 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. Navy is re-entering an updated Sikorsky MH-60S operational flight trainer (OFT) into service at the Naval Air Station (NAS) near San Diego, Calif. CAE provided a "technology... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/military/CAE-Upgrades-U-S-Navy-MH-60S-Flight-Trainer_79085.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Arlington, Texas-based L-3 Link Simulation & Training as obtained a U.S. Army Program Executive Office (PEO) for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation contract covering two Sikorsky UH-60M... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/military/L-3-Link-to-Build-Two-UH-60M-Trainers-for-Taiwan_78993.html Thu, 18 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT L-3 Wescam has completed flight demonstrations for several new weapon systems at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, using MD500 helicopters.      MD500E. Photo courtesy of L-3 Wescam   The flight tests demonstrated L-3 Wescam's MX series... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/military/L-3-Wescam-Completes-MD540-Flight-Demos-for-MX-Series_78977.html Tue, 16 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Stratford, Conn.-based Sikorsky Aircraft has obtained a $10.1-million extension of an existing U.S. Navy contract that calls... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/training/military/Sikorsky-to-Convert-U-S-Navy-UH-3H-Into-Trainer_78921.html Fri, 5 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT