Marine Institute First to Adapt Lockheed Martin’s VISTA Training for Civilian Marine Applications
Andrew Safer
January 5, 2011
The Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University (Marine Institute) in St. John’s, Newfoundland is the first post-secondary institute to adapt Lockheed Martin’s VISTA simulation and training tool for non-defence marine applications. The agreement between Lockheed Martin Canada and the Marine Institute was announced in December. VISTA—visual integrated simulation and training application—is a simulation and training tool originally developed for the Canadian navy to train technicians in the operations, maintenance and repair of complex systems and equipment onboard Canadian vessels. This application has been adopted by navies in Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan and the United States.