Signing on with the Wagner Group was supposed to be a ‘get out of jail’ card, but for tens of thousands of young Russian men it became a ticket to Hell. Like the once-vaunted Russian Army, which was expected to blitz through its neighbour within a matter of days, the Wagner reputation has similarly suffered in the crucible of conflict against a more highly motivated and better-trained foe.
The Ukraine-Russia war and other fast-moving global events are compelling the US and its allies and partners to continue investments in learning technologies across their training enterprises – and concurrently strengthen their live training programs.
The US Marine Corps’ overarching Force Design 2030 document asserts, in part, “we must transform our traditional models for organizing, training, and equipping the force to meet new desired ends, and do so in full partnership with the Navy.”
This year's NATO Modelling and Simulation Group Symposium, with the theme "Simulation: Going Beyond the Limitations of the Real World", will be held in Monterey, California, USA, October 19-20, 2023.
The Indian and Egyptian armies have concluded the inaugural edition of Exercise Cyclone-I, in which Special Forces (SF) units trained together in India over a two week period.
The Indian Army is looking to acquire 142 Combat Weapon Training Simulators (CWTS) and 76 Indoor Containerised Shooting Ranges (ICSR) with shelter and accessories.