Military Simulation and Training

Issue 1 - 2021

Volume: 38

In this issue:

Taking Gaming Seriously
Market Growth and More ... in North and South America
XR Developments
Moving on Up - Advanced Education for Senior Military Leaders
Games Engines Increase Their Power
Simulation a Key Element for Safety in Space, the Riskiest Environment
UK Fight Club
Developing VR for Defense Training and More
vIITSEC - An Appropriate, Virtual Capstone to 2020

Taking Gaming Seriously

EDITORIAL COMMENT

February 23, 2021

Andy Fawkes

Is there still reluctance to take video gaming seriously, asks MS&T Editor Andy Fawkes.

Market Growth … and More in North and South America

January 19, 2021

Marty Kauchak

Group Editor Marty Kauchak surveys S&T developments in South America and North America through the perspectives of four disparate industry companies.

SOUTHCOM’s Perspectives on S&T

January 26, 2021

Marty Kauchak

US Southern Command is one of 11 unified combatant commands in the US Department of Defense.

Emerging X-Realities

February 23, 2021

Atul Chandra

XR technologies are advancing at pace, finding new applications across the S&T spectrum augmenting and sometimes replacing existing technology. Atul Chandra reports.

Moving on Up - Advanced Education for Senior Military Leaders

December 15, 2020

Robert Moorman

Robert W. Moorman explores the importance of advanced education to help US senior military officers become better leaders and strategic thinkers.

HTX Labs Emergency Procedure Trainer Unreal Engine

Games Engines Increase Their Power

February 16, 2021

Andy Fawkes

Game engines have been exploited in defence for many years but the companies behind them are also moving into providing professional services for the simulation and training community. MS&T Special Correspondent Andy Fawkes reports.

Simulation a Key Element for Safety in Space, the Riskiest Environment

February 2, 2021

Chuck Weirauch

With the formation of the United States Space Force and the majority of NASA astronauts still having a military background, MS&T’s Chuck Weirauch reports on the use of simulation in space operations and why it remains key to success.

A Brief History of Past NASA Space Program Simulators

February 9, 2021

Chuck Weirauch

Chuck Weirauch takes an in-depth look at past NASA space program simulators.

UK Fight Club

February 23, 2021

MS&T Guest Author

A new club of thinkers within the UK armed forces are revolutionising the military’s attitudes towards simulation training. Guest Writer Captain Oli Elliot (British Army) reports.

Developing VR for Defense Training and More

Five Q&A's

February 23, 2021

Marty Kauchak

In a new regular format, we pose five questions to leaders in the MS&T community. Here, Marty Kauchak, Halldale Media Group Editor speaks to David Moreno who is the Head of Marketing & Business Development at Virtualware, a company that provides advanced immersive enterprise solutions and support for training and engineering.

vIITSEC - An Appropriate, Virtual Capstone to 2020

January 5, 2021

Rick Adams, Andy Fawkes, Marty Kauchak, and Andy Smith

Compiled from reports filed by Andy Smith, Halldale Group Publisher, Andy Fawkes, MS&T Editor, Dim Jones, MS&T Europe Editor, Rick Adams, CAT Editor and Marty Kauchak, Halldale Media Group Editor.

WATCH - Pilot Skills Decay Webinar PREMIUM

Watch our expert panel of Capt. Tanja Harter, European Cockpit Association, Capt. Martin Mahoney, Emirates, Capt. Carl Haslem, Resilient Pilot and Capt. Helen Heenan, KURA Human Factors discuss the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on pilot skills. Webinar hosted by Capt Jacques Drappier.