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National Defense
December 2012
Sandra I. Erwin
Budget Cuts, Fuels Costs Could Spur Military Spending on Virtual Training The Air Force estimates it could save about $1.7 billion over five years by reducing flying hours by 5 percent and shifting more of its pilot and crew training to simulators. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Virtual Weapons Lab Sought by Air Force The Air Force is seeking funds to build a leading-edge virtual laboratory where the Air Force could design and test its weapon systems, at a much more reduced cost than live trials. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2009
Sandra I. Erwin
In Times of Pentagon Budget Gloom, Sunnier Outlook for Simulation Industry Shrinking budgets for new weapons systems and live-fire training may boost demand for virtual simulations and gaming technologies. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2015
Yasmin Tadjdeh
Training and Simulation Industry Optimistic About Future Opportunities Smaller defense budgets are forcing the military to conduct fewer costly live exercises and instead put troops in the cockpits and drivers' seats of more affordable simulators. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2007
Grace Jean
Air Force `Virtual Flag' Makes up for Lost Flying Hours As the Air Force's budget continues to be squeezed, officials are looking for ways to cut back flying hours. Simulations and honed in digital war games such as Virtual Flag are one way to provide pilots inexpensive training. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Congress Says Service Contracts no Longer Allowed A new law that effectively bans the Defense Department from outsourcing the operation of flight simulators is casting serious doubts on military plans to expand the use of these devices. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2013
Valerie Insinna
Army, Marine Corps Look for Better Data on Simulator Effectiveness Both services need to establish metrics to calculate just how effective their simulators are. Furthermore, they need a more comprehensive method to compare the costs of live and virtual training. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2015
Jon Harper
Live, Virtual, Constructive Training Poised for Growth Advances in simulation technologies and data links will revolutionize the way U.S. fighter pilots train, according to Defense Department officials and members of industry. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2013
Valerie Insinna
Simulation, Gaming Sector Plagued by Fiscal Challenges Restrictions on the travel of government officials gutted the Defense GameTech Users Conference in Orlando, Fla. Conference attendance, which aims to increase the use of serious games by the Defense Department, dropped to a third of the previous year's show. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2010
Eric Beidel
Greater Appetite for Unpiloted Aircraft Combat Zones Fuels Demand for Simulators The growing demand for unmanned spy aircraft in combat zones has increased the burden on training organizations that are being asked to produce more operators, and faster. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2009
Grace V. Jean
U.S., Coalition Troops to Rehearse For Combat in Simulated Afghan War A high-tech combat simulation now in the planning stages will seek to achieve what eight years of real combat in Afghanistan apparently has not. And that is to teach U.S. forces how to fight with allies. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2009
Shea, Willadsen & Lashlee
Military in Korea Expands Use of Simulations in War Games More so than in most other places, modeling and simulation are critical to training in Korea. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2007
Breanne Wagner
Digital Designs and Virtual Tests Continue To Be Subject of Debate To speed up deliveries and cut costs, the U.S. military's newest jet fighter will undergo much of its testing in digital simulations. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2014
Valerie Insinna
Defense Simulation Firms Turn to Commercial Sector for Inspiration With near-term military simulation procurement uncertain, defense contractors are eyeing the commercial sector for potential fixes to looming headaches. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2006
Grace Jean
Disjointed Defense Simulation Programs Prompt Reorganization The increasing demand for virtual training and war gaming has prompted the Defense Department to reorganize how it manages modeling and simulation. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2007
Grace Jean
Air Force to Design Specialized Simulations for Tactical Training The Air Force not only is shifting a percentage of live flying time into simulations but also small-unit tactical training. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2005
Grace Jean
Games Are Gaining Ground, But How Far Can They Go? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency looks toward simulation systems to teach soldiers about the tradeoffs involved in rebuilding Iraq. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2010
Eric Beidel
Remotely Piloted Aviation Looks to Gaming Technology The line separating military training and video games continues to become thinner as the military is training a generation that grew up on video games. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2014
Valerie Insinna
Army Solicits Industry For Simple, Scalable Training Technologies Army officials in January laid out a wish list of what they would like to see in future simulation technologies, including straightforward systems that can train entire brigades and require fewer personnel to facilitate exercises. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2014
Sandra Erwin
Military Simulation Market to Remain Flat Despite sharp military spending cuts in the United States and most NATO countries, the market for training equipment and services will stay relatively flat, according to analysts. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2005
Roxana Tiron
Aerial Prowess Tested at `Virtual Flag' The U.S. Air Force is entering the last preparation phase for a mammoth weeklong training exercise intended to bring together simulations and live exercises conducted by the Air Force, Army and Navy. Called Virtual Flag, it is scheduled to take place in March. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2004
Geoff S. Fein
Simulation Facility Targets Future Combat Systems A new 12,000 square foot modeling and simulation complex in Albuquerque, N.M., will be used to test and evaluate virtual prototypes of the Army's Future Combat Systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Sailors Move From Classrooms To Shipboard Simulators The U.S. Navy will be plowing millions of dollars into new simulators that will be used aboard ships, rather than ashore, to help sailors acquire specialized skills before they depart on a mission mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2007
Courtney E. Howard
Training for the War on Terror Military personnel throughout the ranks hone their skills with advanced training and simulation systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2014
Sandra Erwin
Military Training Dilemma: To Outsource or Not? Most governments cannot afford the upfront cost of building cutting-edge facilities, but they need training services and are willing to entertain alternative business models, said Gene Colabatistto, CAE's group president of defense and security. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Roxana Tiron
Army Pilots Fly Simulated Operations Before Deployments For about five years, the Aviation Center at Fort Rucker, Ala., has facilitated aviation-training exercises, known as ATX, to hone task forces' war fighting and peacekeeping skills prior to their deployments. The ultimate goal of an ATX is to identify weaknesses, said officials. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2009
Grace V. Jean
Software Used to Measure Value of Simulations The Defense Department is seeking better ways to determine whether expensive virtual training exercises are worth the investment. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2006
Courtney E. Howard
War Games Increasingly, military training and simulation companies are tapping commercial gaming technologies to enhance precision and realism for military training, simulation and mission rehearsal systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Air Force Drills Emphasize `Expeditionary' Combat Skills With the number of aircraft expected to shrink in the years ahead---particularly fighter jets---the service will require a different talent mix, and eventually will end up with fewer fighter pilots and more officers in other specialties considered more relevant to the war on terrorism mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2005
Michael Peck
War Fuels Sales of Ground Combat Training Devices The war in Iraq has boosted the demand for ground-training systems, particularly those dedicated to small-unit operations and convoy security, officials said. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2011
Eric Beidel
Gaming Technology Puts Soldiers' Boots on Ground The Army increasingly is turning to the commercial video game industry to create higher fidelity, less expensive and more portable simulations. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2011
Eric Beidel
Battle-Scarred Troops Have Message for Army Training: Get Real A decade at war has presented officials with a dilemma: The training environment now must be made even more authentic to hold the attention of soldiers who already have experienced the real deal. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2008
Courtney E. Howard
Combat training with COTS Developers of military simulation and training systems and solutions are tapping commercial off-the-shelf technology to keep costs in check and take advantage of commercial hardware and software innovations. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2004
Roxana Tiron
Computer Simulations Bolster Joint-Service Combat Training Connecting combat simulations in real time, so commanders and war planners from all services can train together, has proved to be a tough technical issue for the Defense Department. Last year, the Pentagon cancelled the multibillion-dollar Joint Simulation Systems program, as a result of cost overruns and poor performance. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2007
Grace Jean
Serious Games Market is Gaining Momentum The "serious games" industry, after years of trial and error, is beginning to capitalize on the lucrative alliance between education and entertainment. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2009
John McHale
High-Fidelity COTS Technology Drives Flight Simulation Designers of flight training and simulation systems for military and commercial aviation depend on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology and common standards to create high-fidelity solutions. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2015
Taylor Feuss
Army Leaning on New Crop of Soldier System Simulators As limited budgets and time constraints make live training more difficult, the Army must continue to rely on simulators to prepare soldiers for combat. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2006
Grace Jean
Game Branches Out Into Real Combat Training The Army's PC-based video game, America's Army, is morphing beyond its original mission, becoming the platform for numerous other military and government training simulations. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2009
Sandra I. Erwin
Predicting the Outcome of War: Can Science Help? Digital simulations are staples of military war games. They can be used to recreate just about every aspect of combat. But simulating the complex scenarios of "irregular" warfare is one of the toughest challenges that the Defense Department now faces. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Mathematical Models: The Latest Weapons Against Urban Insurgencies The Defense Department is asking for models of social agendas and social behaviors to help them win the war. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2007
Breanne Wagner
Simulations Promise Better Training for Combat Medics As improvised explosive devices continue to claim lives and maim troops, a new market has emerged for medical simulations to train combat medics. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2009
Grace V. Jean
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Join the Virtual Fight A new Air Force simulation is allowing Predator drone pilots, sensor operators and imagery analysts to fight in the Air Force's Virtual Flag and other training exercises. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2013
Dan Parsons
Debate Continues Over Role of Simulators in UAS Pilot Training There still is no agreed upon method of training new UAS pilots -- and keeping seasoned operators proficient -- for future conflicts where U.S. drones will be flying in contested airspace. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2010
Austin Wright
Recruits Expect, But Don't Always Get, Cutting-Edge Training Simulations Many military recruits grew up playing video games, and they expect training simulations to stack up with the latest Xbox or PlayStation products. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2005
Mike Cast
Simulations Test Army Future Combat Systems The U.S. Army is testing the network of communications that enables effective communication among vehicles in combat. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2005
Ben Ames
Streamlined databases drive military simulation Improved displays and screens are helping engineers build sharper pictures, but the greatest improvement in military simulation and mission rehearsal has been in software. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2008
Sandra I. Erwin
Almost Green Why Not Just Call Them `Soldiers?' Both the Air Force and the Navy are launching a series of new training programs that cover the gamut from basic small arms marksmanship and truck driving to land navigation. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2006
Grace Jean
Army Training Evolving to Develop Better Combat Leaders The initiative to improve combat leadership skills earlier in soldiers' careers, by better understanding the cognitive processes involved in decision-making, has gained momentum inside military academies and other academic institutions. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2014
Sarah Sicard
Simulation Technology Offers Aircrews Enhanced Training Opportunities Simulators have long provided pilots with the basic training needed. Now, industry leaders are taking flight simulation to higher levels, creating entire new realities for pilots. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2007
John McHale
Army and SAIC Enhance Military Training and Simulation with Engenuity's AI.implant Tool This combination will bring enhanced realism and efficiency to military simulations. mark for My Articles similar articles