Threats
Some Ukrainian Troops Are Still Using Soviet Methods, Despite US Training
One year into the conflict, younger officers still strain against older leaders’ ways, military experts note.
Defense Systems
When Training Simulation Is Better Than Reality
It all comes down to risks, access, and how tailored the virtual environment can be.
Defense Systems
Navy Wants Simulators That Measure Learning, Not Just Reps
The service’s LVC leader says more sophisticated data-capture methods are on the way.
Threats
Space Force Is Building a Virtual Training Ground for Space Conflict
In an interview, chief of space operations notes China’s efforts to jam and intercept orbiting satellites.
Threats
Space Force to Spend $340 Million on New Training Infrastructure
The service’s budget proposal also includes $99 million in the next year for updated space launch ranges, and $1 billion more across the next five years.
Policy
Marines To Train For Future Battlefield With Immersive Technologies
The Marine Corps is revamping its training and education programs to prepare Marines to be problem solvers and decision makers, senior service officials say.
Policy
US To Expand Ukraine Training Mission Early Next Year
New program aims to train 500 Ukrainians a month in Germany.
Defense Systems
Expect AR/VR on the Battlefield, Air Force CIO Says
Augmented- and virtual-reality gear will become more than just a training tool, Knausenberger says.
Defense Systems
Tempest Tabula Rasa: UK’s Next-Gen Fighter Cockpit Has No Instruments, Yet
BAE suggests under-development avionics architecture could influence other aircraft as well.
Policy
Lack of Space National Guard Could Hurt Training, Recruiting
Guardsmen in space-related jobs have trouble getting into Space Force schools, leaders say.
Ideas
More Military Education Should Be Like the ‘Strategic Thinkers Program’
PME schools should move beyond a minimal standard toward the demanding education students deserve.
Business
Space Force Buys a Digital Twin of Orbital Space
Updated “minute-by-minute,” the Slingshot Aerospace tool is expected to improve training and real-world planning.
Ideas
The DOD Needs a Joint Wargaming Center
The recent explosion of wargames obscures several flaws in the current system.
Policy
Range Limits, Enemy Snooping Are Leading Naval Services to More Virtual Training
And the Marines want virtual foes that fight more like their real enemies.
Science & Tech
Space Force Has a Plan for Training Its Troops. Now It Must Figure Out What They Need to Learn
The newest service can’t train the same way its sisters do. It needs a new simulated environment.
Threats
Globe-Spanning Wargame Puts New Naval Concepts to the Test
Large Scale Exercise 21 is connecting thousands of sailors and Marines to try out and develop warfighting concepts intended to be central to tomorrow's fight.
Policy
What Will Decrease Training Deaths? More Training, GAO Says
A recent increase in non-combat vehicle deaths could be reversed with more, better training, GAO’s newest report says.
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