Simulation-based military training is gaining popularity amongst defence organisations as it offers the dual benefit of boosting operational effectiveness while reducing costs. Ian Cox, head of training and simulation at SEA, tells us what the future holds for simulation technology.

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Sean Farrington, senior vice president EMEIA at technology skills online learning specialist Pluralsight, spent 14 years of his early career serving as an officer in the logistics arm of the British Army. Here he tells Berenice Baker what military organisations can learn from the private sector’s approach to training and the skills veterans can bring the business workplace.

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Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFV) get troops from A to B while packing serious firepower. They bring the fight to the enemy on track and on wheels - but which is better?

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Brian Tottingham, technical sales manager for mission data services at MASS, explains how artificial intelligence (AI) could help countermeasure development enter a new era, looking at research and development efficiencies, the importance of data accuracy, as well as the challenges to adoption.

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Brigham Bechtel, chief strategy officer at MarkLogic and 31-year veteran of the US intelligence community, tells Berenice Baker about the importance of having better access to mission-critical information across the full spectrum of operations.

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Can surveillance become smart enough to detect threats without endlessly scanning everything in sight? Patriot One CEO Martin Cronin and senior vice president Phillip Lancaster tell Harry Lye about how threat detection technology is evolving.

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As digital transformation sweeps through the defence industry, Clearswift CTO Dr Guy Bunker explains the security risks posed by emerging technologies and how both defence departments and contractors can secure their operations against them.

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R&D tax credits can offer a funding boost to defence suppliers, but claiming them involves navigating a number of regulatory challenges. William Garvey, MD of innovation funding consultancy Leyton UK, tells us how companies can capitalise on tax credits to offset some of their R&D costs.

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After hearing the NCSC’s insights into trends in cybersecurity over the past year, we asked cybersecurity experts for their observations on how cybersecurity threats are evolving.

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Live military training exercises require a huge and expensive logistical effort, while simulation is safer and more cost-effective, but does not offer participants a comparable experience. Harry lye hears from a US military expert why the most effective approach lies in a combination of both.

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