Marty Kauchak
Group Editor Marty Kauchak is a retired US Navy Captain, having served for more than 23 years in the surface warfare community. His insights and knowledge about training and simulation were gained through five operational assignments and major staff management positions. In addition to Marty’s military experience, he brings expertise as a former editor and writer for defence publications in the US and overseas. He also developed unique perspectives and knowledge about training during his time as congressional and media outreach coordinator for the US DoD’s Training Transformation Program. Marty is based in New Orleans.
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During this first week of January 2024 many CAT followers and readers from across the globe are returning to their workplaces from well-earned, end-of-year holidays. As the broad civil aviation training enterprise never rests – here’s an opportunity to obtain an update on community developments that gained our attention since mid-December. 3 January 2024
BAE Systems’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) is the US Marine Corps’ next generation vehicle designed to move Marines from ship to shore. The ACV is a full replacement for the aging Amphibious Assault Vehicle, the ACV will be the primary means of tactical mobility for the Marine infantry battalion at sea and ashore. 4 December 2023
MS&T Group Editor Marty Kauchak took a deep dive into the Vrgineers' new XTAL 3 CAVU MR headset with Marek Polcak, the company’s CEO and co-founder. 4 December 2023
It’s Day 3 at 2023 I/ITSEC. Some S&T community trends at this year’s event are crystal clear. Two on the author’s short list include the expanding presence of AR/MR/VR/XR in military enterprises and the fast-paced “cross pollination” of materiel offered to high-risk training enterprises in and beyond defense. 30 November 2023
This I/ITSEC’s Signature Event offered the opportunity for delegates and exhibitors to gain insights on training readiness priorities and observations from senior DoD leaders. To manage expectations early on, the session did not provide official requirements – yet, significantly, session attendees were able to gain broad insights on common threads and unique developments the US military training enterprises will see into the near future. 30 November 2023
Moving beyond technology to the business side of the S&T industry, this November 21, Vioso announced the full acquisition of domeprojection.com. Benjamin Fritsch, Vioso’s managing director and Christian Steinmann, managing director of domeprojection, met later with the author to provide additional details on the acquisition. 30 November 2023
No doubt about it, this is era of partisanship and in some instances, rancor, on Capitol Hill. The author finds it interesting that the Congressional Caucus remains one shining instance of bipartisanship, where House of Representative and Senate members across the political aisle continue to work toward advancing MS&T. 29 November 2023
Rare are the times in the S&T industry when a company advances to a next generation of its major product offerings in one swoop. Such was the case this Monday November 27 when Varjo unveiled its XR-4 series headsets – XR-4, XR-4 Focal Edition and XR-4 Secure Edition. MS&T had the opportunity to gain brief insights on the three new offerings and other activities in Varjo’s portfolio with Seppo Aaltonen, Chief Commercial Officer at the company. 29 November 2023
One new offering that caught the author’s attention on the 2023 IITSEC exhibition hall floor was a new offering from the Polish company Motion Systems. 29 November 2023
Training enterprises are continually finding opportunities and use cases to expand the use of data. Enter the efforts to lay the foundation and harness data to enable the burgeoning use of AI in learning – as this author needed no reminder of as he walked the 2023 I/ITSEC conference floor. 28 November 2023
