MCLEAN, Va. -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) to build the Egyptian Armed Forces Combat Training Center (AFCTC) No. 3 for the Training Authority of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Ministry of Defense, in Cairo, Egypt.

Meggitt, a leading international company specialising in components and sub-systems for aerospace, defence and energy markets announces that Meggitt Training Systems has won an AUD$29M (USD$30.8M) contract with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to operate and maintain the primary small and supporting arms simulation training centres known as WTSS (Weapon Training Simulation System) facilities.

SAN DIEGO, California -- Cubic Defense Applications, the defense systems business of Cubic Corporation, announced today that it has received the first production order for its Tactical Vehicle System (TVS), used in combat training scenarios.

Haifa, Israel -- Elbit Systems Ltd. ("Elbit Systems"), announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at $32.7 million to supply an Asian army with advanced training systems for its armor and infantry forces. The project will be performed over the next three years.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Lockheed Martin a $24 million contract to provide four new systems and upgrades to 36 of its gunnery trainers for M1-A1 main battle tanks and LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicles.

This award is for the National Cyber Range (NCR) program.

Munich -- German KMW Training & Simulation has been selected by the Norwegian Armed Forces to deliver the BATSIM Classroom for the main battle tank LEOPARD 2.

Science Applications International Corporation will feature advanced simulation and training environments at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) November 29 – December 2, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

FORT LEONARD WOOD -- The Boeing Company was part of a team that demonstrated a fully immersive and integrated environment for ground forces training Sept. 29-30 at Fort Leonard Wood.

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Don Andrus, VirTra Systems` President and COO, today announced multiple firearm simulator sales made to Agora Telecom, VirTra’s South American distributor.

Rheinmetall Defence`s Simulation and Training division has just supplied the Swiss Army with several state-of-the-art gunnery, combat and tactical simulators.

San Diego, CA. -- Cubic Defense Applications, the defense systems unit of Cubic Corporation, will provide an easy-to-use laser-based combat training system for U.S. Army tactical vehicles under a new indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the Army`s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI).

Daytona Beach, Fla. – Raydon Corp. was awarded on July 9 a $36,355,550 firm-fixed-price contract.

The SELEX Galileo-led AHEAD Consortium has presented to the European Defence Agency (EDA) a vision of how the modern dismounted soldier could be better equipped in the future. The Consortium has put forward a range of solutions designed to make troops significantly better protected by 2020.

ORLANDO, Florida -- A defense division of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) has developed a new weapon simulator that replicates the characteristics of a Gatling-style gun, firing up to 3,000 rounds a minute.