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• Seeing is believing October 9 - (Newsletter) The MAK art team is obsessed with developing the best graphics possible, particularly when it comes to our modeling. Over the past year, we’ve made some significant advancements that we’re excited to tell you about.

• MAK’s values pave the path to STE August 8 - (Newsletter) As we begin our participation in the STE program with the US Army this month, it’s fascinating to look back at what carried MAK through nearly thirty years of history to where we are today.

• U.S. Army Awards $95M Prototype Other Transaction Agreement to VT MAK to Provide the Unified Simulation Platform for the Army’s Synthetic Training Environment June 17 - (Press Release) VT MAK has been awarded a Prototype Other Transaction Agreement worth US$95m from the U.S. Army to meet demands for next generation collective training.

• VT MAK Releases DI-Guy SDK 13.4 June 10 - (Product Release) Add lots more entities into the scene with little impact on performance! Fast character creation, even people entering and existing vehicles are just some of the great new features and improvements of this exciting release!

• Experience Mixed Reality with MAK! June 1 - (Newsletter) Creating an immersive experience, whether for R&D, T&E, or Training, by definition requires that the user’s perception is completely surrounded in a way that seems real to all the relevant senses: Visual, Aural, Haptic, and Olfactory.

• VT MAK in Europe May 7 - (May Newsletter) MAK is a core provider of simulation technology to countries and organizations across Europe. We have a strong long-standing partner in Antycip Simulation who help customers experience the MAK Suite of simulation products locally with sales, technical support, and integration services.

• VT MAK Releases VR-Forces 4.7 May 6 - (Product Release) This major feature release adds many new features, while continuing to make significant improvements to our visuals, performance, and content.

• VT MAK Releases VR-Vantage 2.5 May 6 - (Product Release) We have continued to focus heavily on performance – to maintain smooth scenes at high frame rates even as demands for greater scene complexity and richness increase. We have also improved the overall visual experience of VR-Vantage make it easier to generate beautiful scenes, easier to configure, and easier to extend through our API.

• VT MAK releases VR-Link 5.4.1 April 29 - (Product Release) To reduce jitter for customers using asynchronous network reads in DIS, incoming PDUs are timestamped on network read. Positions are then Dead Reckoned backwards when decoded to account for time spent in the asynchronous network read queue. This change only affects Relative Timestamped PDUs. This change should reduce jitter on stable networks for fast moving entities operating in Relative Timestamp mode.

• Taking the next step April 1 - (April Newsletter) 28 years in, MAK’s strong foundation sets the tone for some great developments that are here today, and even more for tomorrow.

• See how Antycip Simulation is using MAK's software suite to build MBDA's bespoke Battle Labs March 12 - (Press Release) Antycip Simulation announced that it has entered into a long-term partnership with MBDA, a European leader in missile systems. This partnership will allow Antycip to provide specialised simulation software, services and support to MBDA in Italy.

• Sensor Operator Training March 1 - (March Newsletter) Sensor operators and aircraft pilots provide critical intelligence and support during complex, sometimes dangerous missions. To qualify, they must have in-depth control of the ground control station sensor system along with the tactical prowess required to work as a team during missions with unpredictable complications.

• Boeing Phantom Works chooses MAK's VR-Vantage image generator for reconfigurable cockpit simulator February 22 - (Customer Success Story) Boeing has purchased a MAK One Enterprise license that allows them to use VR-Vantage IG in a reconfigurable cockpit simulator in five Phantom Works sites worldwide.

• VT MAK releases VR-Exchange 2.6 February 14 - (Product Announcement) VR-Exchange 2.6 is a major feature release that continues to make it faster and easier to use. In addition, this release adds support for RTI Systems DDS implementation.

• VT MAK releases VR-Engage 1.3 February 13 - (Product Announcement) VT MAK is pleased to announce the release of VR-Engage 1.3. MAK’s VR-Engage multi-role virtual simulator lets you “Get in the Game” by controlling a first-person human character; or acting as the driver, gunner or commander of a ground vehicle; the pilot of an airplane or helicopter; or a sensor operator.

• New Space-based Capabilities in VR-Forces February 1 - (February Newsletter) Now customers can add satellites to support global and large theater simulations.

• What a year 2018 has been, what a year 2019 will be January 1 - (January Newsletter) Looking back on a great year for MAK, our customers, and our partners. Looking forward to making the new year even better.