Andy Fawkes
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.
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The 8th iteration of the Defence Simulation Education & Training (DSET) conference and exhibition took place at the Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol UK between 5-8 June. Representing the event’s Media Partner, Halldale / MS&T’s Andy Fawkes and Dim Jones attended. 26 June 2023
MS&T’s Andy Fawkes and Dim Jones had the opportunity to chat with Daniel Robinson, Co-Founder and CEO of augmented-reality company Red 6, a former RAF Tornado F3 pilot and the first non-US pilot to fly the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor operationally. 29 May 2023
With ongoing war in Europe and global tensions rising, there was a serious edge to IT²EC 2023 in Rotterdam. MS&T Special Correspondent Andy Fawkes attended. 22 May 2023
The metaverse is in the news everywhere, but how relevant is it to military simulation and training? 21 November 2022
The hybrid virtual/in-person format is working well for the annual Defence Simulation, Education and Training Conference and Workshop, reports MS&T Special Correspondent Andy Fawkes. 18 July 2022
Cloud and streaming technologies are already being used in support of S&T and, although a journey with hurdles, there seems to be a clear direction of travel towards a Cloud approach. 11 July 2022
The concept of sharing computers at distance has been around since the very early days of the Internet but it was not until the 1990s the term “Cloud” gained popularity. 11 July 2022
The return to London’s ExCel Centre and lifting of Covid restrictions helped resurrect the long-delayed 31st iteration of IT2EC. MS&T’s Andy Fawkes and Dim Jones took in the conference and exhibition and came away with a range of reactions. 14 June 2022
The much-delayed 31st iteration of the ITEC exhibition and conference will take place at the ExCel in London 26-28 April. MS&T’s Dim Jones and Andy Fawkes discussed the aspirations of the organisers, Clarion Defence and Security, with their Chairman, Air Vice-Marshal (Ret’d) Gary Waterfall. 25 April 2022
To help you prepare for IT²EC 2022, MS&T Editor Rick Adams and MS&T Special Correspondent Andy Fawkes have picked out some must-read pieces that will set you up perfectly for all your discussions with industry peers in London. 10 March 2022
