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ArmA II Arrives on June 19
Touted as the preview of Virtual Battlespace 3, and purportedly used to field test the new engine, Bohemia Interactive, as the developer, and 505 Games, as publisher, are announcing that the release date for ArmA II has been set for June 19, which is one week earlier than the initial projected launch window. The... »
Navy Virtual Training
Even though Navy budget cuts mean nondeployed sailors can expect to spend about a third less time at sea this year, that doesn’t mean they’ll spend less time at their duty stations aboard ships. In fact, they could spend more. Commanders are trying to make up for that lost sea time — and a... »
Virtual Combat Convoy Trainer
The Lockheed Martin Virtual Combat Convoy Trainer (VCCT) provides convoy training for drivers, shooters, communicators, and decision-makers – each according to the unique requirements of their position, tactical circumstances, and unit or service standard operating procedure. VCCT is a full-scale training system designed to improve the convoy crew’s ability to identify and react to... »
Marine Corps buys Saab’s instrumented training system
Saab has received a contract to produce and field the Instrumented – Tactical Simulation Engagement System (I-TESS) for the U.S. Marine Corps. Within the frame of the contract, that has a possible value of approximately $29 million USD, a first order, valued at $22 million USD, has been placed. “We are pleased to be... »
Montana-based Informatics signs deal with Air Force
A state-of-the-art computer simulation center in Butte is one step closer to fruition after a local business signed a contract with the Air Force. Earlier this month, the Butte-based National Center for Health Care Informatics signed the agreement to produce the advanced computer-simulated training environments for Air Force combat rescue specialists. Informatics would design... »
SAIC Technologies featured at ITEC 2009
As a leading technical and integration services company, SAIC solves customers’ most important mission-critical challenges through innovative applications of technology and domain knowledge. They showcase SAIC’s expertise in live, virtual and constructive training and simulation solutions at SAIC stand E-153 at ITEC 2009. Here are highlights of key featured solutions. Test fire the next... »
War games for Defense and Security
Canadian Defence looks to computers to slash costs and improve safety in the training battleground. In the early days of reconstructing battle scenarios, Lt.-Col. Rusty Bassarab recalls some defence computer games taking a few liberties with physics. “On one of the old (platforms), if you held up your hand in front of your body... »
Interactive Video Training
the Army’s Intelligence and Cultural Awareness Center at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, commanders knew they had a problem. In the 21st century, the Army was sending younger soldiers into an arena they had little cultural experience in, and at the same time, new social networking sites were poised to broadcast their mistakes to the world.... »
Army center boosts recruits
North of Philadelphia, in the suburban area of Bensalem, a recruiting center in the Franklin Mills Mall has achieved a 45 percent increase in Army recruits. The $12 million, 14,500-square-foot Army Experience Center (AEC) has had a significant impact since it opened its doors in August 2008. The two-year pilot project may subsequently have... »
U.S. Army Expands Use of Video Games for Training
A newly issued U.S. Army field manual has put people on notice: Video games are serious training tools. In its first revision since 9/11, the U.S. Army field manual for Training and Full Spectrum Operations mentions gaming 32 times, describing it as as a key ingredient in replicating “an actual operational environment.” Released in... »
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- Applied Studies Group Focus and Intent 13/03/2010