Training and Simulation

L-3 shells out $132M cash for UK aircraft training biz

Once completed, the deal will give L-3 a full range of training system solutions for military and commercial customers.

L-3 unit snares $39.5M submarine systems win

L-3 Services Inc. division secures a naval contract to work on submarine combat systems.

8 to bid on $93M Navy education-training contract

Task orders will provide support and services to Naval Education Training and Professional Development and Technology Center.

Serco solution will forecast number of Army soldiers needed

Serco wins $9 million award to help predict number of soldiers needed every seven years.

QinetiQ launches app for pilots, air traffic controllers

Company's first app tests abilities and knowledge of core airspace data sets.

2013 budget proposal puts IT on short leash

Obama's 2013 budget proposal aims to slash federal IT in some areas but expand its use when it can streamline government operations. The budget also includes an overall 8-percent reduction in Small Business Administration technical assistance programs.

BAE to upgrade Navy shipboard, airborne communications systems

The work covers shore systems, mobile and airborne communications testing and certification.

Adayana tutors DOD group on specialized anti-terrorism methods

The contractor and its team will use blended-learning solutions to provide instruction to the DOD's Technical Support Working Group.

Raytheon wins new Air Force tech award worth almost $180M

Follow-on award calls for network-centric support and training at various Air Force centers.

SAIC develops next-gen Army training system

Award calls for conceptual modeling, engineering, design, test and integration services on OneSAF system.

Plan unveiled to build new cyber workforce

The National Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Education plan will focus on industry-specific sectors and K-12 cyber education.

Games turn serious

Videogame technologies are becoming useful for research, science and other serious applications.

A-T Solutions tasked with anti-IED training for Marines

The $38 million task order calls for IED countermeasures training to meet the Marine Air Ground Task Force requirements.

28 win spots on $2B Navy training contract

Winners will compete to do everything from develop courses to delivering training systems. Who's been named to Training Systems Contract III?

GDIT wins $73M contract to boost diverse Navy systems

General Dynamics Corp. will provide IT, mechanical, electrical and other systems support to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division under an IDIQ contract that has a potential value of $73.3 million.

Can Silver Lining live up to its name in education IT offerings?

Startup company Silver Lining wants to win mobile IT contracts from federal agencies and statewide education systems so it is offering some pilot concepts in Virginia and West Virginia.

Booz Allen hits trifecta with $70m in AF contracts

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. has won three research and development contracts from the Air Force that have a combined total value of approximately $70 million.