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Pennant has been providing Manuals and Training services in the International Rail Industry for many years, these services are continually changing with customer requirements as they embrace technology. We have now completed a number of Computer Based Training deliveries for both infrastructure and Rolling Stock projects.Recently, following tender activity Pennant is delighted to have been approved as an accepted supplier to provide Computer Based Training to Chicago Transit Authority (CTA).

Pennant International Group CEO, Chris Snook pictured with the Pennant ADF ATT support team during a recent visit to RAAF Base Wagga. 

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Pennant Training Systems Limited (Pennant) has successfully been awarded a Support Contract for training devices located at the Defence Schools of Aeronautical Engineering (DSAE) Cosford, Arborfield, Gosport and a number of other military training establishments. This Contract is an amalgamation of four Contracts into a single FsAST Integrated Support Contract (FISC). The Contract will provide Preventative and Corrective maintenance for 38 equipment types across 21 military sites. Managed by the Flight Simulators and Synthetic Trainers (FsAST) Project Team (PT). The training devices will...

Pennant Training Systems Limited (Pennant) has been awarded a contract for the design, development and production of a Parachute Flight Simulator (PFS) for the Singapore Armed Forces. The PFS will provide realistic training to improve the proficiency of parachutists in military free-fall and static-line training. The system will use a Virtual Reality (VR) environment to provide 3D immersive training in deployment of parachutes, under canopy flying techniques, flight emergencies and landing phases. This is the second success for Pennant with this innovative and cost effective product. The...

Pennant International Group plc (‘Company'), the AIM quoted supplier of integrated logistics support solutions, products and services, principally to the defence, rail, aerospace and naval sectors, and to Government departments is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract worth approximately £16 million over 5 years. The contract is the largest ever won by the Group and is for the development and through life support of training equipment. It has the potential for extensions up to 20 years. Enquiries:   Pennant International Group plcwww.pennantplc.comChris...

Pennant International Group plc ("Pennant" or "the Group"), 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, is pleased to announce Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2012.

Pennant Australasia Pty Ltd is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Letter of Recognised Supply under the new Australian Defence Organisation LORS scheme. David Stephan Manager of Pennant Australasia Pty Ltd said, ‘We are delighted to receive the ADO Letter of Recognised supply, it recognises the contributions companies such as Pennant make to the Australian Defence Organisation. Pennant continues to support the ADO and broader Australian defence industry through our extensive experience in ILS and Training solutions." Pennant Australasia Pty Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of...

Williamtown, Australia - BAE Systems Australia has teamed with Pennant Training Systems Limited (Pennant) and RMIT University, to provide a leading-edge aviation technical training capability to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The ADF Aviation Technical Training (ADF ATT) project will provide aviation and other technical tradespeople within the Australian Defence Force with initial trade skilling and postgraduate technical training. The five year contract commences in December 2012 with the scope to extend to 20 years. It is expected that more than 950 students per year will be...

Pennant Training Systems Limited (Pennant) has recently been awarded a Contract by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) for the support of twelve Rail and three Police Simulators at seven separate locations. KMW has delivered full mission simulators to four train operators covering seven classes of trains.  These simulators include the entire train model and the simulation of signalling systems.  The simulation software also covers malfunctions that can be applied by the instructor. Pennant's contract is for first line support and scheduled maintenance tasks for an...

Pennant International Group plc ("Pennant"), is delighted to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Pennant Training Systems Limited, has been awarded a contract worth in excess of £10 million by AgustaWestland. The contract is for the development of Maintenance Training Equipment for the AW159 Lynx Wildcat helicopter. The suite of hardware devices will be used by the Army and Royal Navy to familiarise students with the physical layout, operation and organisational level maintenance and flight servicing of the aircraft systems. This equipment will comprise full size representations of...

Pennant Training Systems Limited (Pennant), in partnership with virtual reality specialists Maelstrom, have produced and installed an eight-user immersive (headset-based) virtual reality parachute training system at the Parachute Training School (PTS), RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, UK. Consisting of eight (8) student stations and an instructor's console the VRPT provides a virtual reality environment that immerses the student in a virtual world where a parachute descent is simulated. VRPT allows the students to practice their parachuting skills in a variety of parachutes and rehearse...