Andy is a chartered engineer and was a member of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors for UK MoD. He became head of simulation policy for the UK MoD 20 years ago, and Chair of the NATO Modelling and Simulation Group. In 2012 he became a training and simulation consultant for both government and defense primes. Recently he was the academic liaison for Bohemia Interactive Simulations and was their project architect for the British Army’s Virtual Reality in Land Training Pilot Project.

DSET 2021 – Hybrid, Inclusive, Diverse

July 6, 2021

Andy Fawkes

DSET 2021 was a success, reports MS&T Special Correspondent Andy Fawkes.

DSET 2021 – Going Hybrid

April 27, 2021

Andy Fawkes

Now in its sixth year, the DSET Conference and Workshop will be held 24-26 May, both online and live in Bristol, UK. MS&T Special Correspondent Andy Fawkes spoke to organiser Tess Butler about what to expect at DSET 2021.

Leveraging Game Tech for MilSim Software

April 20, 2021

Andy Fawkes

There has recently been a significant push from the gaming world into military simulation with the rise of game engines such as Unity and Unreal into the training domain. MS&T Special Correspondent Andy Fawkes reports.

Taking Gaming Seriously

EDITORIAL COMMENT

February 23, 2021

Andy Fawkes

Is there still reluctance to take video gaming seriously, asks MS&T Editor Andy Fawkes.

HTX Labs Emergency Procedure Trainer Unreal Engine

Games Engines Increase Their Power

February 16, 2021

Andy Fawkes

Game engines have been exploited in defence for many years but the companies behind them are also moving into providing professional services for the simulation and training community. MS&T Special Correspondent Andy Fawkes reports.

vIITSEC - An Appropriate, Virtual Capstone to 2020

January 5, 2021

Rick Adams, Andy Fawkes, Marty Kauchak, and Andy Smith

Compiled from reports filed by Andy Smith, Halldale Group Publisher, Andy Fawkes, MS&T Editor, Dim Jones, MS&T Europe Editor, Rick Adams, CAT Editor and Marty Kauchak, Halldale Media Group Editor.

“The Future We Imagined in the Past is Happening Today”

December 1, 2020

Marty Kauchak, Andy Fawkes, Rick Adams, and Dim Jones

Day 1 (30 November) 2020 vIITSEC highlights. Compiled from reports filed from the conference exhibition floor and briefing rooms by Halldale staff members: Andy Fawkes, MS&T Editor; Rick Adams, CAT Editor, Dim Jones, MS&T Europe Correspondent; and Marty Kauchak, Halldale Media Group Editor.

Simulation and Training Anywhere

December 1, 2020

Dim Jones, Andy Fawkes, and Marty Kauchak

This 25 November, Andy Fawkes, MS&T Editor, Dim Jones, MS&T Magazine Europe Editor and Marty Kauchak, Halldale Media Group Editor, completed a wide-ranging interview with Sébastien Lozé, Industry Manager, Simulations at Epic Games. The participants spoke about the growing Epic Games’ S&T ecosystem, the latest technological developments, and S&T acquisition.

S&T Integration and vIITSEC 2020 – We Speak to Robert Kleinhample

Leadership Insights

November 30, 2020

Andy Fawkes and Marty Kauchak

This 25 November, Andy Fawkes, MS&T Editor and Marty Kauchak, Halldale Media Group Editor, completed a wide-ranging interview with Robert “Bob” Kleinhample, Vice President and Interim Training and Mission Solutions Practice Area Lead, Science Application International Corporation.

The Next Frontier of Interoperability

EDITORIAL COMMENT

November 26, 2020

Andy Fawkes

Editor Andy Fawkes considers the opportunities and challenges of training data exploitation.

Have Pilot Cockpit Eye-Scan Patterns Changed?

Flying an aircraft is a visual task, with up to 90% of the necessary information gathered through the pilot's eyes, explains Captain Matt Gray in this Guest Commentary.

CAE Funds Research & Development for Future Aviation Tech

CAE Funds R&D for Future Aviation Tech

CAE will be investing C$1 billion over the next five years in innovation to fund Project Resilience, which will develop the technologies of tomorrow.

WATCH - Big Data Webinar PREMIUM

We dug deep into the world of Big Data for the fourth installment of our CAT Leader Forum Webinar Series. The July 1st conversation touched on many aspects, including using data in a positive rather than negative manner and developing more immersive technologies that allow the data to tell the story. Allyson Kukel chaired the panel discussion.