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The OmegaPS ILS Software and Services Division of Pennant International Ltd have partnered with OneStrand, an industry-leading Technical Consulting, Services and Software Solutions provider, to facilitate the integration of logistics product data into dynamic S1000D electronic publications, via OmegaPS and the R4i CSDB Suite. The collaboration supports the operation and maintenance of complex assets and is key to obtaining the full potential for the Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) and resulting Logistics Product Data (LPD). This seamless delivery will dynamically produce technical data...

Pennant announces Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2019. Company Chairman Simon Moore has commented on the results and the company's prospects, saying: “Trading in the First Half was in line with management expectations and previous guidance issued by the Company. The First Half saw the Group focused on building a suite of generic training aids and, with this work being recognised as work-in-progress at the end of the Period, a pre-tax loss of £1.8 million has been recorded, in line with guidance issued by the Company. Notwithstanding a number of customer-driven...

Pennant, alongside our partners Capewell Aerial Systems, are proud to announce the launch of the Virtual Loadmaster Training System (VLTS), another great addition to our Virtual Reality product suite. The VLTS enhances the training curriculum by giving students experience in a range of scenarios from normal operations to the most critical airdrop emergencies. Our new product is an immersive training aid, giving students a real-time experience in an advanced 3D virtual world that simulates a variety of different aerial delivery scenarios in a safe training environment. Check out the new...

Pennant are pleased to be the proud sponsor of the Lake Albert Junior Cricket Club in Australia. Stavros Tsolakides our Support & Business Development Manager for Australasia commented: “It was an honour and privilege attending the Lake Albert Junior Cricket Club Awards evening earlier this year. Our support has helped with the growth of the club which now boasts 2 Grand Final winning teams – under 14s and under 13s. The club is also one of the first to have an all-inclusive policy with the under 14s winners being made of 3 girls and 8 boys. In addition, the club fielded two...

DSEI – 10 to 13 September Pennant will be attending DSEI at the Excel, London during the 10 to 13 September. Our Pennant representatives will be walking the floor. If you would like to arrange a meeting with our team during the event please email: [email protected] and we will be in contact shortly. DSEI is a world leading event that connects governments, national armed forces, industry thought leaders and the global defence & security supply chain. DEFSEC – 1 to 3 October  Pennant Canada will be exhibiting at DEFSEC Atlantic in Halifax, Canada on the 1st to 3rd of...

Pennant International Group announces the following trading update ahead of the publication of its Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2019, which are scheduled to be released on 24 September 2019. The Company stated in its 2018 Annual Report (published in March 2019) that it expected 2019 to be significantly weighted in favour of the second half of the year, with the majority of revenues for the year (and all profits) anticipated to be realised in H2 2019 upon the achievement of certain performance milestones on the Qatar contract. The Company expects to report results for...

Pennant is pleased to announce that it has acquired the business of Track Access Services Limited (TAS). This acquisition is part of the Group’s continuing strategic expansion and further strengthens Pennant’s offering to civilian sectors. Established in 2002, and based in Cambridgeshire, TAS provides safety-critical services to train operating companies and rail infrastructure providers such as Network Rail and DB Cargo, with capabilities that include rail driver training, rail survey services, 3D track models, signal siting and mapping services. Pennant CEO Phil Walker commented...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/lcH8obt3CMY?controls=0 Pennant are pleased to announce our new product, the Basic Helicopter Maintenance Trainer (BHMT). The BHMT covers knowledge and learning tasks involved with the following aviation training standards and qualifications: EASA/EMAR Pt66, FAA, City & Guilds and CASA MEA. The freestanding trainer enables students to carry out fault diagnosis, functional testing and remove and install procedures by performing standard maintenance procedures associated with rotary wing aircraft. If you would like further information or have a query, then...

Pennant have had a fantastic time supporting numerous ASP events, open days and workshops over the past week. The GFIT and GenSkill trainers made their regular appearance and were popular with students looking at careers involving aviation maintenance. It was great to see the interest and hand skill ability of the students who stopped by and tried out the kit. Our Pennant representative also visited City College Norwich on the 6 July for the college’s open day. This was to promote the aviation sector for prospective C&G level 2 & 3 students and promoting ASP’s BSc (Hons)...

On the 18th & 19th June Pennant International Ltd were honoured to host five students from the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom on a two day Industry Placement as part of the Advanced Command & Staff Course (ACSC). The itinerary included interactive briefings on how an SME, such as Pennant, runs its business and demonstrations on our range of hardware, software and VR training products. The three UK services plus international militaries were represented. All the students proved to be very engaging and keen to have a go on our Marshalling Trainer (SEPT) and Virtual Loadmaster...

On Sunday 9 June, Pennant headed across to the RAF Cosford Airshow to join our partners Aviation Skills Partnership (ASP) in Hangar 15. The air show itself was exceptionally busy with both industry experts and families attending to tackle the STEM activities, watch the RAF Red Arrows, wonder around the stalls and for many to make the most of the sunny weather. Pennant demonstrated the newly launch GFIT hand skills trainer which provides students with the initial cognitive and manipulative skills required for accurate hardware assembly. Cliff said “The air show was exceptionally busy and...

Pennant are pleased to announce that Philip Cotton has been appointed as a new Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 14 June 2019. Click here to view

Pennant representatives from the UK and Canada offices attended CANSEC on the 29 & 30th May 2019 at the EY Centre in Ottawa, to demonstrate Pennant’s software and training capabilities. Pennant Canada focused on demonstrating recent OmegaPS and Analyzer software innovations. The product improvements caused plenty of interest and our experts answered any questions thrown at them. Jonathan Patterson (Chief Operating Officer) commented “CANSEC is Canada’s premiere security and defense trade show. It is of vital importance to Pennant Canada as it provides us the opportunity to engage...

Following the acquisition of the Aviation Skills Partnership by Pennant in February 2019, and further to the successful integration of the two businesses, the organisational structure of ASP has been refined to better focus on operational delivery and strategy. Simon Witts (the ASP founder) will focus on the vital work of launching and delivering the Aviation Skills Charter and Aviation Skills Plan and, to facilitate that, he will hand over ASP executive responsibility to Pennant Group CEO, Phil Walker, and ASP Chairman, John Ponsonby. Simon commented: “I’m excited to be able to focus my...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/S3kjHbMhWUo Pennant are excited to announce the second new addition to our hand skill trainer product range: the Generic Fastener Installation Trainer (GFIT). The GFIT was designed and created by the Pennant team in Australia and is a fantastic trainer aimed to provide students with the initial cognitive and manipulative skills required for accurate hardware assembly. The team have created an innovative product which has generated significant interest already, particularly amongst our partner schools and training academies. A prototype of the...

  Pennant is excited to announce two new additions to the Generic Trainers range this Summer, the first being the GenSkill MK2. The Generic Hand Skills Trainer (GenSkill) is a free standing physical pre-presentation of a typical Flying Control Run. The Mark 2 builds and enhances on the training capability of the standard GenSkill training device by introducing a functioning low voltage aircraft circuit as a fabrication and modification embodiment to extend training to avionic skills. You can find further details about the MK2 here, and keep an eye out on our News Feed and Twitter for the...

On the 14 & 15 May Tom Higgins represented Pennant at Warrior West in San Diego, to join our partners Capewell at The Defence Resource and Training Warrior West Expo, in the San Diego Convention Centre. The exhibition had over 250 exhibitors from numerous industries including; aerospace, kitting, MRO, weapons and optics and expeditionary, as well as industry experts, military and the government attendees.Tom Said “Warrior West was a huge event, with a great atmosphere and loads of fascinating technology and equipment on display. I got to drive some Unmanned Ground Robots and the Deep...

Pennant Australia are proud to join RDA Hunter’s STEM Workforce Initiative to help prepare and excite Hunter students for defence industry trade careers. RDA Hunter has purchased three of our Generic Hand-skills Trainers (GenSkills), which will be used in Aeroskills and Engineering Studies to allow students to apply their technical knowledge in a practical way. Stavros Tsolakides, Pennant's Support and Business Development Manager, said, “We are very pleased to be working with RDA Hunter to promote aeroskills trades in the Hunter region. Our GenSkills devices provide engaging,...

The OmegaPS User Group Meeting (UGM) was held last week in Ottawa and it was attended by over 60 government and industry Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) professionals. This also included Chris Mair and Dave Cleverly from the Fareham office, and David Stephan from the Melbourne office. The theme for this UGM was “innovation,” and to accentuate this point two guest speakers shared their perspectives on the subject.  The first guest speaker was Capt(N) Jacques Oliver from DND, who amongst his primary duties as the Director of Naval Platform Systems, and the Naval Materiel Authority,...