Sailors will be able to use 3-D avatars to train on ships that are currently under construction thanks to cutting edge simulation technology being used in Australia.

Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare announced last week, that CAE Australia would provide aircrew training services for the new KC-30A air-to-air refuelling tanker.

At MilCIS2011, there are four types of presentations for which proposals may be submitted: (refereed) Paper Sessions, Update Sessions, Product Sessions, and Tutorial Sessions.

BAE Systems Australia has successfully completed System Acceptance Testing for the Army's Advanced Air Defence Simulator Refresh project.

Junior officers in the Royal Australian Navy will learn to pilot the next generation of warships, in an upgraded $10 million training facility at HMAS Watson, Sydney.

CAE Australia has announced that a major upgrade to the Australian Army's S-70A Black Hawk full-flight and mission simulator (FFMS) has been completed.

DSTO has developed software for RAAF C-130J Hercules aircraft to vastly improve the process of dynamic balancing of propellers to reduce vibration levels.

MicroCare Corp. has introduced to the Australian market the Sticklers line of fibre optic cleaners at the MilCIS Conference in Canberra.

SimTect 2010 brought together a range of simulation companies and interested parties across the defence, health and mining sector to look at strengthening the bonds between the communities.

The Defence Capability Plan includes a project, which, though relatively modest in value, has the potential to transform the way Defence and the ADF conduct operational, business planning and capability development - JP3028.

With the Joint and Combined Training Capability (JCTC) now firmly established as a key enabler of combined Australian - US training, attention is turning to the longer-term benefits that could be provided by the capability.