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Army teams up with Intel to make training virtually a reality
The U.S. Army and Intel Corporation entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to collaborate and optimize research in virtual training environments. Intel researchers have been developing technologies to scale user interaction, and they intend to focus on technologies to scale realism and immersion. As platform technology providers, they partner with application developers to [...]
Army studies range from virtual marksmanship to waste water reuse
Army commands can start thinking now about submitting study proposals to the Army Study Program Management Office for consideration this summer. Meghan Mariman, director of the Army Study Program Management Office, known as ASPMO, which is part of G-8 at the Pentagon, said that each year, her office pays for about 30 studies at the [...]
Virtual reality used to train Soldiers in new training simulator
The Army is responsible to provide realistic training for individual Soldiers while mitigating risk. With emerging technology of the virtual world, this is becoming a reality. The first-ever, fully immersive virtual simulation training system for Soldiers is being fielded at Fort Bragg. The Dismounted Soldier Training System will be available for leaders to enhance their [...]
The Global Military Simulations and Virtual Training Market
This report offers detailed analysis of the military simulations and virtual training market over the next ten years, and provides extensive market size forecasts by country and sub sector. It covers the key technological and market trends in the military simulations and virtual training market. It further lays out an analysis of the factors influencing [...]
European garrisons protecting Army communities with virtual training
In December, the United States Army Garrison Grafenwoehr teamed-up with the Joint Multinational Training Command’s Simulation Center to host the garrison’s annual force protection exercise. However, the exercise took place without closing down roads, facilities or causing any inconvenience to the Grafenwoehr community. The annual training requirement was met using a virtual reality. The JMTC’s [...]
New helicopter simulator provides virtual training
It looked like a scene out of a science fiction movie on post Wednesday morning as a group of 101st Combat Aviation Brigade noncommissioned officers trained on a new simulator for the first time. The Non-rated Crew Member Manned Module, or NCM3, came to post last week to be used for the first time beyond [...]
Army Warfighters Go Digital to Hone Skills
With more than 1 million servicemembers on active duty in the United States, the military services, and especially the Army, are running short of a critical commodity — training grounds. The problem, intensified by the winding down of two wars, is ratcheting up the interest of Army senior leaders in virtual solutions to real-world constraints. [...]
Virtual Worlds Form Defense Training Frontier
Five years from now, if Frank C. DiGiovanni has his way, warfighters from every service will learn aspects of their trade on a world in cyberspace. The Defense Department will save money, time, and ultimately, lives, he said, and it’s his job to make that virtual world a reality. DiGiovanni is director of training readiness [...]
New training in Europe brings reality to virtual worlds
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany: The Army’s newest virtual training device is open for business to U.S. Army Europe Soldiers at the Grafenwoehr Training Area. The Reconfigurable Vehicle Tactical Trainer, or RVTT, officially opened during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the training area’s Camp Aachen, Feb. 18. The RVTT is unlike traditional computer simulators or engagement skills trainers because [...]
