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Training and Simulation
04/15/2026
JUST IN: Army Rebrands its Training, Simulation Acquisition Office
The Army organization formerly known as the Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation is now the Capability Program Executive Simulation, Training, Test and Threat. -
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Army News
04/15/2026
JUST IN: Company Lands Army Contract for First Simulated Grenades (UPDATED)
A Florida small business has landed a $21 million contract with the Army to provide it with a family of simulated proximity explosive weapons such as hand grenades and Claymore mines. -
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Army News
04/14/2026
JUST IN: Army Moving Toward ‘Embedded Training’ to Blend Live, Simulated Exercises
The Army wants to “embed” more of its high-tech simulators into its real-world platforms and break down the barriers between the “boxes” that contain the software and the equipment soldiers actually use, a service technology leader said. -
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Industrial Base
03/30/2026
Vital Signs 2026: Supercharging the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Over the last three years, the National Defense Industrial Association has advocated for more focused and bipartisan attention on the interdependent link between a strong U.S. defense industrial base and effective national deterrence. -
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Cybersecurity
03/20/2026
The First 100 Days of CMMC, And What Comes Next
Following a multi-year rulemaking process, the Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program crossed the regulatory finish line on Nov. 10. For much of the defense industrial base, that moment carried a simple question — now that CMMC had moved from concept to reality, what would change first? -
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Modeling and Simulation
03/16/2026
Modeling and Simulation Could Strengthen Indo-Pacific Partnerships
The vast region of the Indo-Pacific creates a complicated landscape for training among partners and allies, but modeling and simulation could be the connective tissue to help stitch together an increasingly collaborative presence. -
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Emerging Technologies
03/06/2026
Physics AI Models Have Potential to Speed Weapon Development
San Mateo, California-based startup Luminary Cloud has released three new physics artificial intelligence models aimed at dramatically accelerating the design of collaborative combat aircraft, submarines and pump systems. -
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Defense Contracting
02/09/2026
Defense Sector Inflation Threatens to Eat Away at Budget Plus-Ups
In December, the Swiss government announced that it was reducing its planned buy of 36 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters from U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin. -
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Training and Simulation
02/05/2026
SINGAPORE AIRSHOW NEWS: CAE Eyeing Indo-Pacific Customers for Training Environment
Canadian tech company CAE is looking to bring its Integrated Learning Environment, a suite of commercial off-the-shelf simulation-based training products, to customers in the Indo-Pacific region, a company official said -
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Air Force News
01/28/2026
JUST IN: Air Force Leveraging AI for Advanced Wargaming
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its modernization quest to pursue system attributes over platforms, the Air Force is using advanced war gaming powered by artificial intelligence to help define exactly what it’s looking for.
