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 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
XR is maturing and finding its way into many applications. 22 February 2022
MS&T’s Special Correspondent Andy Fawkes reports on some of the latest developments in the processing and exploitation of real-world terrain data. 24 November 2021
The focus of the biennial defence and security trade exhibition, DSEI, has traditionally been on equipment and systems with real ships, tanks and aircraft, but there was also much to see this year for the military simulation and training community. 20 October 2021
Digital twins, simulation, synthetic data, and machine learning are being brought together in a sensor fusion project to enhance U.S. security and military training and operations. MS&T Special Correspondent Andy Fawkes reports. 30 August 2021
DSET 2021 was a success, reports MS&T Special Correspondent Andy Fawkes. 6 July 2021
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. 27 April 2021
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. 20 April 2021
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