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New Contract Award
New Contract Award.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 1858H Pennant International Group PLC 16 February 2010 \n \n\n \nFor Immediate release 16 February 2010\nPennant International Group plc: New Contract Award\nPennant Awarded New Contract for the development of a Virtual Reality Parachute Trainer with the Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S)\nPennant International Group plc, the AIM quoted supplier of integrated logistic support solutions, products and services, principally to the defence, rail, aerospace and naval sectors and to Government Departments announces that it has been awarded a new contract by the Flight Simulation and Synthetic Trainers Project Team (FsAST PT) for the design, manufacture, installation and support of eight (8) Virtual Reality Parachute Trainers (VRPTs) for the Parachute Training School (PTS) at RAF Brize Norton. \nThe VRPT will be an immersive training aid, giving the student a real time experience in a virtual world that simulates a parachute descent in either free fall or static line. The VRPT will allow the student to practise his parachuting and malfunction skills in a safe but realistic virtual environment. \nThe instructor will be able to control environmental conditions (time of day, weather conditions), from a dedicated control console, inject malfunctions, monitor a student's jump and debrief using digital capture. Students will be able to jump as individuals or as a 'stick' within the same virtual environment. There will be three environments available including Weston-on-the-Green, a wooded area and water.\nPTS provides the instruction for selected personnel from the 3 Services in all aspects of military static line parachuting for Armed Forces personnel. It also provides the training required for selected personn...