182nd Airlift Wing Receives New Virtual Reality Simulator
PEORIA, IL (March 4, 2013) -- At first look, the virtual reality parachute simulator looks like a giant baby bouncer made of metal, tethers, and wires. However, rather than train…
Systems Technology Launches New Version of PARASIM with Six-Station Installation at Fort Bragg
Los Angeles, CA. May 24, 2012 - Systems Technology, Inc., industry leader in Engineering and Aerospace Research and Development, today announced new product additions and features to one of its…
PARASIM® v6 debuts at SOFIC 2015
PARASIM® v6 made its debut at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, SOFIC 2015, May 19-21 in Tampa, FL. PARASIM®’s latest release includes the new free fall maneuvering capability, new…
At Special Ops Conference in Tampa, all kinds of guns, drones and more
TAMPA — Warriors have been looking for a technological edge since ancient times, when someone came up with the bright idea of attaching a sharpened rock to the end of…
SOCOM Must Combat Narrative of Groups Including Islamic State, General Says
Inside the cavernous grand ballroom of the Tampa Convention Center, special operations commanders like Army Brig. Gen. Kurt Crytzer told defense industry leaders what they need from those who have…
MacDill Reserve Wing hosts bosslift
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Civic leaders from throughout South Carolina visited the 927th Air Refueling Wing here April 30- May 1, as part of a community outreach program…
Broad Shoulders
When the President of the United States needs to wield a “big stick” and deliver harsh punishment, he has available the Boeing B–52H Stratofortress, an intercontinental nuclear bomber that also…
South Bay tech companies merge virtual reality with skydiving
Two South Bay tech companies have built a virtual reality skydiving simulator to help smokejumpers and military special forces hone their free-falling skills while safely dangling a few feet off…
Wright Flight more than about flying; student organization visits 162nd Wing
On Dec. 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers made world history by putting together a wooden frame with some metal fittings and heavy cotton fabric, and giving it power to gain…
We Test-Drive the Country’s Only Skydiving Simulator
The sidewalk outside Systems Technology, Inc. in Hawthorne, California, feels solid. Or so my senses tell me. Only moments ago, they told me I was plummeting earthward from about 5,000…
