FAAC News

‘Any training moment we can dream up’ “Here we can create any training moment that we can dream up,” Lionel Jordan explained, “like training somebody in August how to operate in a snowstorm.” You can view this video on YouTube. Read the full article on CBC here 

Ector County Sheriff’s Office deputies are currently undergoing a new training course making use of a FAAC driving simulator, to better prepare them when they are out on patrol. Read full article here

Researchers in the United States have investigated mind wandering in volunteers during a driving simulation. When prompted at random during the simulation, the volunteers reported mind wandering 70% of the time. Using electrophysiological measurements, the researchers could identify specific changes in brain patterns when the volunteers were mind wandering. Read more at EurekaAlert  

WARREN, Mich. – A new simulator at Macomb Community College simulates situations police officers could face while on duty to train them for encounters where they may need to decide whether or not to use force. Full article and video here

Ann Arbor, Michigan – August 8, 2017 – FAAC Incorporated, a part of Arotech Corporation’s [NasdaqGM: ARTX] Training and Simulation Division, announced that it has received a sole source contract for its Army National Guard Operator Driving Simulators. The General Services Administration contract from the National Guard Bureau is valued at $10.5M, with a period … Continued

Ann Arbor, Michigan – March 20, 2017 FAAC Incorporated, a part of Arotech Corporation’s Training and Simulation Division [Nasdaq GM: ARTX], announced that it has received a sole source $9.5M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award from the U.S. Air Force. The scope covers updates to F-16 Common Weapon Engagement Zones based upon FAAC’s Zone Acquisition Process (ZAP) technology. … Continued

Ann Arbor, Michigan – January 3, 2017 Arotech Corporation [Nasdaq GM: ARTX] announced that its Training and Simulation Division has upgraded its Quality Management System to satisfy the ISO 9001:2015 standard. The certification applies to FAAC Incorporated as well as its MILO Range and Realtime Technologies brands. “Achieved through the contributions of employees from all … Continued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Ann Arbor, MI Leaders in the EMS field have judged FAAC’s MILO Response simulator to be a premier training product for the second time this year. MILO Response has earned the EMS World New Product Innovation recognition for 2014. Earlier this year the new simulator was awarded EMS Today’s HOT Product … Continued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Ann Arbor, MI – FAAC’s new vertically optimized screen array is being deployed for the first time after a recent contract award in Ontario. Company engineers have developed a configuration for very large format flat panel monitors, installed vertically to create a ‘sidewalk-to-sky’ viewing angle. The transit application of this engineering … Continued

Ann Arbor, Michigan – September 22, 2016 Arotech Corporation [Nasdaq GM: ARTX] announced that FAAC Incorporated, part of its Training and Simulation Division, received $4.2 million in awards on its current U.S. Air National Guard KC-135 Boom Operator Simulation System (KC-135 BOSS) contract from U.S. Army PEOSTRI. The awards, in the form of exercised options … Continued