Future multi-domain combat will be so complex and long-ranged that the military will rely heavily on simulations to train for it, because battles have become too big for real-world training ranges.
Recent exercises like RIMPAC and Valiant Shield have tested some of this new data sharing. "There’s a couple of ships on the bottom of the Pacific right now from those exercises that were demonstrating some of those concepts," said Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler.
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