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  <title><![CDATA[At ITEC, Defense Leaders Call for Interoperability]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[LONDON &amp;#8212; Military leaders urged members of the training and simulation industry to work together at the opening panel of ITEC 2012 in London on May 22. Officials from the U.K., Germany and Italy said they are seeking technologies that are both reusable and interoperable both across agencies and across governments, providing more cost-efficient training amid slashed military budgets.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 09:51:14 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Underwater Trainer Prepares Troops for Vehicle Escape]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[It might seem strange to train in a dunk tank, but that&apos;s how U.K. Royal Marines will learn to escape from an amphibious vehicle, the BvS 10 Viking. U.K.&apos;s Dytecna Engineering has delivered an underwater escape trainer based on the BAE Systems Sweden tracked vehicle to the U.K. Ministry of Defence.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:37:13 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[NATO to Announce Training, Advising Afghan Mission at Summit]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS &amp;#8212; NATO is prepared to set up a training, advising and assistance mission to help Afghans when they take over full responsibility for security after the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan ends in late 2014.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:45:46 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Army Seeks New Recruiting, Training Strategies]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The Army is studying ways to better recruit, train, develop and grow its soldiers.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:07:14 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[New GPU Could Speed Up Real-time Mission Planning]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Nvidia says its new graphics chip can help turn the rising flood of ISR data into a productive river of information.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:19:41 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Game Review: Over the River and Through the Hedgerows]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120514/TSJ/305140008</link>
  <description><![CDATA[From Normandy it came, and to Normandy it has returned, to the small villages and farms that spawn apple brandy, Steven Spielberg war epics, and tactical wargames. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord changed computer wargaming when it arrived in 2000. Set in the bitter fighting after the D-Day landings, this pioneering design combined the visuals of first-person-shooters with the detail and realism of an historical wargame.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:30:58 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Kelvin Hughes to Provide Radar Trainer for Australian Navy]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120511/TSJ01/305110002</link>
  <description><![CDATA[U.K. navigation and surveillance system specialist Kelvin Hughes will supply the training system for a short-range helicopter control radar for the Royal Australian Navy&apos;s Canberra-class amphibious assault vessels.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 11:17:07 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Navy Wants Software To Predict Swarming Attacks on Warships]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[With Iran likely to employ swarms of small water craft to attack U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf, the Navy is looking for ways to get early warnings of surprise attacks. It&apos;s turning to the same sort of behavioral-detection software that intelligence analysts use to scan video imagery for signs of suspicious behavior.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:43:21 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S., Middle East Forces Wage Huge War Game]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[AMMAN, Jordan &amp;#8212; Some 10,000 troops from the U.S., Jordan and 15 other countries in the region are preparing to launch the first-ever live-fire drill involving air, land, marine and special forces operating as a joint task force.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 13:14:43 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cubic Delivers Training Center to Jordan]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120504/TSJ01/305040003</link>
  <description><![CDATA[It&apos;s mobile and it has lasers. No, it&apos;s not the Death Star &amp;#8212; it&apos;s the new Combat Training Center (CTC) that Cubic Corporation recently delivered to the Jordanian Armed Forces.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 12:04:20 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Smaller Russian Crews Face Intense Training To Run Mistral Ships: French Officer]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[PARIS &amp;#8212; Crew training will be a key part of an expected contract for four Mistral-class command and projection warships to Russia, a French Navy officer said May 3.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 12:23:26 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[USAF Orders C-130J Training Gear from Lockheed]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120501/TSJ01/305010010</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin will provide systems to train U.S. Air Force aircrews and maintainers on various aspects of the company&apos;s C-130J airlifters under a $156 million contract awarded April 30.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:17:33 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[F-35 Training Takes Wing at Eglin AFB]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120430/TSJ01/304300006</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin&apos;s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has not had the easiest gestation, but it is at last starting to reach the men and women who will ultimately fly and maintain them.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:45:50 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[India Halts Mirage Flight Training Pending Crash Probe]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120427/TSJ01/304270006</link>
  <description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI &amp;#8212; Following the crashes of two Indian Mirage 2000-Hs in February and March, the Air Force has temporarily stopped training its pilots on the French-built aircraft, Defence Minister A.K. Antony told Parliament on April 26.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:44:51 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Joint Forces College Class Suspended over Anti-Islam Concerns]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Military officials are investigating how &amp;#8220;inflammatory&amp;#8221; anti-Islamic material became included in the classroom curriculum at a prestigious military college that trains officers for high-level joint assignments.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:31:29 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[India Halts Mirage Flight Training Pending Crash Probe]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120426/DEFREG03/304260010</link>
  <description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI &amp;#8212; Following the crashes of two Indian Mirage 2000-Hs in February and March, the Air Force has temporarily stopped training its pilots on the French-built aircraft, Defence Minister A.K. Antony told Parliament on April 26.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:44:51 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[7 NATO Countries To Join U.S. in Schriever Wargame]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120418/DEFREG02/304180009</link>
  <description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS &amp;#8212; Representatives from seven NATO countries will join the U.S. for the first time in a war game that focuses on space and cyber defense issues.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:38:11 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[GameTech 2012 Draws Record Numbers]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120404/TSJ01/304040005</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Despite worries about tough economic times, this year&apos;s Defense GameTech 2012 Users&apos; Conference in Orlando, Fla., saw record numbers of attendees &amp;#8212; nearly 800 of them, up from 600 last year.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:07:49 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[GameTech 2012 Opens March 28 in Orlando]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120327/TSJ01/303270007</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Mobile training apps, serious gaming and virtual worlds will dominate the 2012 Defense GameTech Users&apos; Conference opening March 28 in Orlando, Fla.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:03:16 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. Army Seeks Situational Awareness for Soldiers]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120319/TSJ01/303190003</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Army has put out a research solicitation for technology that will improve situational awareness on the tactical battlefield.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:26:58 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[NATO Orders NH90 Simulators for France]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120315/TSJ01/303150004</link>
  <description><![CDATA[France&apos;s Sogitec Industries has been awarded a contract for the design and production of a full-flight simulator, plus five medium-range training devices, for NH90 tactical transport and naval helicopters destined for the French army and navy.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:24:33 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[USAF May Cut F-35 Sim Needs]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120313/TSJ01/303130009</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Air Force is looking to slash the number of locations where it will base F-35 Joint Strike Fighter squadrons to bring down the jet&apos;s estimated trillion-dollar sustainment costs.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:01:34 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Carlisle: USAF Must Use New Technology for Training]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120228/TSJ01/302280021</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Air Force must adopt new technology to train its pilots to defeat its adversaries as potential threats to U.S. airpower evolve, a top service official said Feb. 28.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:24:37 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[MARSOC Shoot House Allows for Close-Quarters Training]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120228/TSJ01/302280014</link>
  <description><![CDATA[CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. &amp;#8212; Marines prepping to be the Corps&apos; next crop of special operators are training on some of the newest close-quarters battle platforms available.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:13:40 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Singapore: CAE, Brunei Sign MOU for Helo Training Center]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120215/DEFREG03/302150003</link>
  <description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE &amp;#8212; Canada&apos;s CAE will set up a military and civilian helicopter training center with Brunei as part of a multipurpose training operation, CAE and the Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) announced at the Singapore Airshow on Feb. 15.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:05:41 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[DoD Virtual World Platform to Get Upgrade]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Web Nexus, the virtual world platform from Engineering and Computer Simulations (ECS), will soon release a browser-based version that promises to lower costs and eliminate the need to install special software.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:47:41 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Job: Defense News Training &amp; Simulation Editor]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120208/TSJ01/302080009</link>
  <description><![CDATA[We&apos;re looking for an editor to run our print-and-online magazine that covers the world of military training and simulation technologies.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:24:08 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. Air Force, Textron Sign Deal To Upgrade B-1B Training System]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120206/TSJ01/302060002</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Air Force has awarded AAI Logistics &amp; Technical Services, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a contract to provide logistics support and concurrency upgrades for the B-1B Training System. The award holds a potential value of $162 million over seven years.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:19:29 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[New Software Creates Realistic Environments in Minutes]]></title>
  <link>http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120131/TSJ01/301310004</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Presagis has unveiled a server-based software designed to generate synthetic environments in less time and at a lower cost than geospecific satellite imagery, and at a higher fidelity than traditional geotypical imagery.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:34:04 -0400</pubDate>
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