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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Norxe launched its P10 4K and P55 6K projectors at 2023 I/ITSEC. Several P10 capabilities include embedded warp and blend (W&B), P7 color calibration, active White Point Tracking, 4K processing and lumens up to 3,000. 28 November 2023
This November 27, Marty Kauchak, MS&T editor completed a brief, but wide-ranging, interview with Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, Commander, Air Education and Training. The content from the interview follows. 28 November 2023
The MS&T series on military FSTD developments is taking an off-ramp from its review of new devices and those on the drawing board, to take a glance at two underpinning technologies being integrated into these systems. 27 November 2023
This is the third in a series of short articles on military FSTD developments. We’ll resume from where we departed from our last glimpse of the fast-jet sector with a survey of a new F-35-focused training device entering this market space and then gain an update on the art-of-the possible by way of one novel flight simulator in development. 22 November 2023
In this installment, an OEM’s insights on trends and developments in this market are presented along with a glimpse of a device recently exhibited for the A&D community. Several follow-on articles will highlight a FSTD to be unveiled at 2023 I/ITSEC, “deep dives” on several technology underpinnings for new devices and a look at a next-gen training system. 13 November 2023
With US Senator Tammy Duckworth (Illinois) pronouncement, “Our Nation is Experiencing an Aviation Safety Crisis”, the senator, as Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation, opened a subcommittee hearing titled “Addressing Close Calls to Improve Aviation Safety” earlier today, November 9. 10 November 2023
In the run-up to 2023 I/ITSEC, Marty Kauchak, MS&T Editor gained insights from Rear Adm. (ret.) US Navy, Jim Robb, President, National Training and Simulation Association on a wide range of topics of interest to the S&T community. The NTSA president’s views and positions follow. 8 November 2023
This September 21, the Royal Norwegian Air Force dramatically expanded the mission envelope of F-35As, with two of its F-35As landing on a highway in vicinity Tervo, Finland. Lt. Col Morten Hanche, Air Warfare Center/Fighter Branch, Royal Norwegian Air Force, took time from his busy duties to update MS&T on the training efforts behind the service’s recent hallmark success. 1 November 2023
This is the first in a series of short articles on developments in flight simulation training devices for military, human-in-the-cockpit, rotary- and fixed wing aircraft. These articles will include “deep dives,” highlighting innovations in the devices themselves and in their underpinning technology foundations. Additionally, the series will identify the collaborative industry teams and acquisition program dynamics enabling the delivery of new FSTDs. The training devices in these articles will be randomly selected from military training enterprises around the globe. 25 October 2023
The Day 3 presentation by Adam Breed, an engineering innovation architect at Lockheed Martin, provided the “glue,” so to speak, of an OEM’s insights on high-level, overarching S&T activities. The Orlando-based executive’s presentation Creating a Common Simulation Core Platform to Build Complex Training Scenarios with Unreal Engine furnished delegates with a glimpse of how this major defense company is strengthening and expanding its S&T activities in the Live, Virtual and Constructive training domains. 6 October 2023
