How the Army is driving enterprise training across five warfighting domains and three dimensions
An enterprise change in some corps-level training moves higher control (HICON) from Fort Leavenworth to the service component command.
With formalized MDO doctrine, Army turns focus to space, cyber: Official
The Army needs to better “replicate a multi-domain environment in a simulation" in order to train units, Col. Scott Woodward said.
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Turning R&D into reality to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
Army’s synthetic training programs gearing up for important test events
This past fiscal year, the OWT delivered about 2 million square kilometers of 3D datasets to a range of partners, supporting training, operational, and intelligence needs, per the Army.
Army Envisions Global 3D Terrain Map As Future PNT Aid For Operations
Brig. Gen. William Glaser, head of the Army's Synthetic Training Environment effort, said his team is "very proud" of One World Terrain because it "really just started off as an idea within the simulations community, but it's expanded out significantly into the operational community."
Amidst Flood Of Data, Simplicity is Key: TRADOC Chief
In new simulations, Gen. Paul Funk says, “we’re trying to replicate downtown Baghdad to the window, to the door knob.” How do you simplify masses of data so soldiers can use it for practical training?
Multi-Domain Task Forces Top Army’s $7B Unfunded List
The Army wants $985 million for modernization, from Apache gunships and 8x8 Strykers to safety improvements at ammunition plants. We have the list.
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Meeting Zero Trust goals while maintaining information dominance
Balancing security and access to data are critical to providing users with trustworthy, reliable data for real-time decisions.
Army Boosts Big Six 26%, But Trims Bradley Replacement
The Army’s 2021 budget request trims the troubled Next Generation Combat Vehicle program 11 percent while raising spending on its other modernization priorities – more than doubling investments in new high-tech infantry kit.
Army Targeting Goggles, VR Training May Use JEDI Cloud
The Army’s building a detailed VR map of the planet and the service’s CIO sees JEDI as the logical place to host such a massive database.
5G: Pentagon Asks Tech Sector For Help
Four military installations, yet to be named, will host experiments in VR training, tracking supplies in “smart warehouses,” and – most importantly – sharing scarce spectrum.
3D Mapping for Army Hinges On Bandwidth
Gary Blohm, director of the Army Geospatial Center, said 3D is important to troop training and to operational planning because it "helps us navigate, especially when we get to urban environments."
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Voyager is accelerating access to space
After manifesting 1,400 payloads aboard the ISS, Voyager is applying its mission management expertise to the next generation of space stations, ensuring uninterrupted mission readiness and success from the ground to space.
Army Wrestles With Hill Cuts To Ambitious VR Training Tech
The Army may need to delay the rollout of the new technology, scale it down, or both.
Special Ops Using Army’s Prototype 3D Maps On Missions: Gervais
But building a global 3D terrain database will require wrangling huge amounts of data, Maj. Gen. Maria Gervais told us.
Let The (War) Games Begin: Army Buying High-Tech Training Sims
After decades using the same clunky simulators, the Army is about to buy new sims drawing on the latest innovations in online gaming.
Virtual Training Will Save Real Army Lives: Close Combat Task Force
PENTAGON: Of all the technologies and tactics that the defense secretary’s Close Combat Lethality Task Force has looked at, I asked one battle-hardened noncom here this morning, what’s the one thing you personally think has the most potential to save lives? His answer wasn’t a bigger gun or a new drone. Instead, Sgt. Major Jason […]