DefenceTalkThe United States said Monday that two long-distance warplanes flew across the Middle East as part of a simulated international bombing exercise amid tense haggling on restoring a nuclear deal with Iran. Top US general Lieutenant General Alexus Grynkewich said the “Bomber Task Force” simulation on Sunday showed that the United States and its allies […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-simulates-bombing-mission-over-middle-east-amid-iran-tensions-79326/

DefenceTalkHundreds of Tokyo residents scrambled for cover Monday (Jan 22) in the Japanese capital’s first evacuation drill for a military attack since World War II, amid ongoing tensions over North Korea’s nuclear programme. A loudspeaker blared out a terrifying warning at the drill, held in a Tokyo amusement park: “We have information that a missile […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tokyo-simulates-first-military-attack-since-wwii-amid-north-korea-threat-71110/

DefenceTalkAbout 500 Soldiers are beginning this week to beta-test a number of computer-generated vehicle platforms and weapons systems in a variety of simulated environments, said Maj. Gen. Robert M. Dyess. About 500 more Soldiers will soon be added to the testing, which is basically a computer-generated war game, he said, noting that slots are still […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-soldiers-begin-battlefield-testing-using-computer-gaming-70605/

DefenceTalkSAN DIEGO: Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB), today announced it will showcase various firearms training solutions that test and improve shooting and judgment skills at SHOT Show held in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 17 – 20. SHOT Show, organized by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, is the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cubic-to-demonstrate-immersive-simulators-for-firearms-training-at-shot-show-68823/

DefenceTalkSCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII: Picture a hot summer day in Afghanistan, and a company of 25th Infantry Division Soldiers preparing to move to a new area of operation. Instead of using their legs and backs, these Soldiers are fortunate enough to have a small robot to help them on the battlefield. It could provide intelligence, surveillance […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-soldiers-test-robots-on-simulated-battlefield-66291/

DefenceTalkThe Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and sailors aboard the USS Carney, USS Gonzalez, and USS Barry successfully completed a flight test involving the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapon system. At approximately 2:30 a.m. EST today, three short-range ballistic missile targets were launched near simultaneously from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia. Two Aegis BMD destroyers […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bmd-system-tracks-simulates-engagements-of-three-short-range-ballistic-missiles-63285/

DefenceTalkBoeing has improved the realism of ground-based F-22 Raptor training by delivering the first simulators for that aircraft with an immersive, 360-degree visual environment. Two simulators were installed, each paired with the Constant Resolution Visual System (CRVS), Boeing’s patented display that provides high-resolution imagery for pilots to train with nearly 20/20 acuity. “Boeing has delivered […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-delivers-f-22-training-center-with-advanced-visual-system-61820/

DefenceTalkThe Army is evolving its current Integrated Training Environment into a single synthetic training environment that combines constructive, gaming and virtual systems to provide challenging exercises efficiently at the point of need. Army officials discussed the Future Holistic Training Environment — Live/Synthetic at the Training and Education 2025 and Beyond Industry Forum, held Wednesday and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-training-technology-evolving-59974/

DefenceTalkAs engineers design new weapons or modify existing ones, reducing time and money on development can be critical in providing Soldiers with improved weapons without undue delay. A new sight may be planned for the M4 rifle, but how well does a prototype design work, and where would be the best place to mount it […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sophisticated-simulations-help-provide-improved-weapons-faster-cheaper-59887/

DefenceTalkThe most recent version of the Army’s 3D virtual training game, Virtual Battle Space 3, allows players to personalize their avatar within the simulation and the scenes and scenarios look a lot more real as well. Using new human dimensioning modeling within Virtual Battle Space 3, known as VBS3, Soldiers using the training will put […]https://www.defencetalk.com/latest-virtual-battle-space-release-adds-realism-to-scenarios-avatars-59242/