The Military S&T Community Go Virtual

November 18, 2020

Chuck Weirauch, Andy Fawkes, and Walter F. Ullrich

In a normal year the MS&T team would attend conferences in person and report on the proceedings. This year, we have not travelled, but logged in. As well as congratulating the organisers for delivering the conferences in a whole new way, what did we learn from the conferences and the pros and cons of these virtual events?

MESAS 2020 - Modelling and Simulation for Autonomous System Conference

October 26, 2020

On October 21, 2020, the NATO Modelling and Simulation Centre of Excellence virtually hosted the annual MESAS conference event.

Space Training for NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps

October 22, 2020

A team of training experts from Inzpire Limited has recently delivered the company’s Military Use of Space Capabilities course to 42 NATO personnel from the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps.

European Simulation and Training Innovation

October 21, 2020

Marty Kauchak

With one eye on probable decreases in defense budgets for European forces, government-industry teams continue to quickly increase the breadth of technology offerings for military training audiences. Group Editor Marty Kauchak reviews S&T trends and developments in Europe.

Joint Effort for Dome Training System

October 15, 2020

PLEXSYS Interface Products and Immersive Display Solutions have embarked on a joint endeavor.

NATO Exercise Brings Together Seven NATO Nations

October 7, 2020

Seven NATO Allies participated in the NATO exercise Dynamic Mariner-20 off the coast of France.

NATO Responds – Opportunities and Challenges of Virtual Training

September 7, 2020

Marty Kauchak

NATO has quickly responded to the imperative to maintain training readiness for widely dispersed training audiences and real-world missions during the coronavirus pandemic. Group editor Marty Kauchak provides insights on NATO’s latest efforts to selectively migrate live training and education content to a virtual format to help deliver mission ready staffs, units and individuals to supported commanders.

WATS 2021 - Call for Papers Closing Soon

The Call for Papers for WATS 2021 will close on 22 January 2021, be sure to submit your presentation abstracts before the deadline.

Air Astana – An Effective ‘Just Culture’

The astonishing events recounted in the incident involving a post-major servicing ferry flight of an Air Astana Embraer 190 aircraft are worthy of huge admiration. The follow up by Air Astana after the close call is equally impressive. Chris Long reports.