Modeling, simulation and training has become one of Central Florida’s key industries, building upon the region’s strength in immersive technologies and defense.

An NTSA-hosted webinar moderated by Dr. Ben Bell, COO, Eduworks Corporation, provided an unvarnished overview of the opportunities, challenges and state-of-the-art options in the AI domain – of interest to defense learning community. MS&T Editor Marty Kauchak reports.

A US DoD S&T research thrust gaining speed is the US Army DEVCOM Soldier Center’s Enhancing the Total Learning Architecture for Experiential Learning project. We viewed a Central Florida Tech Grove-coordinated webinar on the topic.

Charles J. Cohen, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer for Cybernet Systems Corporation, shared his thoughts on the SBIRs Participants Panel, which concentrated on the concerns of defense industry small businesses.

The 8^th 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. 

PEO STRI Soldier Training and the Central Florida Tech Grove co-hosted a roundtable event featuring Col. Cory Berg, Program Manager, PEO STRI-ST. The command PM discussed a wide range of issues in their portfolio. Halldale Group Editor Marty Kauchak highlights of current- and near-future, plans and activities.

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.

Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) has partnered with blackshark.ai, the developer of a 3D Digital Twin of Earth and a range of AI-based geospatial technologies

The parlous state of the UK’s military pilot training system has been much in the news of late. Although the RAF and the MoD have been at pains to downplay any suggestion of a crisis, there is little doubt that the situation is serious, and that the problems are both chronic and acute.  

The New Zealand Army has chosen Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) simulation software, VBS4, for tactical command and control training.