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  1. In Afghanistan, foreign language skills have proven useful in helping troops glean information and build a rapport with local Afghans. Defense Department

    Talking the Talk: Language Training Helps Troops Relate to Locals

    Training troops to speak the local language isn't easy or cheap, but more and more militaries are coming to see linguistic training as a force multiplier.

    • May. 29, 2013
  2. ARMOR software is used to place checkpoints and dispatch patrols at Los Angeles International Airport. Getty Images

    Game Theory That Defeats Terrorists

    Listen up, kids: Here's a math problem to solve. You have 100 airline flights that terrorists might attack. You have 10 air marshals to guard them, which means 17 trillion combinations.

    • May. 28, 2013
  3. The 'Next War: Korea' board game uses a paper map to simulate a modern conflict. GMT Games

    Return to the 38th Parallel

    The thought of war erupting on the Korean Peninsula is scary enough.

    • May. 28, 2013
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    NATO Hunts Operational and Strategic Sims

    NATO leaders searching for operational and strategic simulations are using 2013 ITEC simulation and training show to flesh out their requirements and pinpoint gaps in training and technology.

    • May. 24, 2013
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     Lauren Biron / Staff

    Sims Promise 'Revolution' in Medical Training

    - Future medical training needs for military and civilian doctors are similar; the list includes virtual patients and cadavers, haptic technology, advanced simulators for high-fidelity operations, and patient-specific sims.

    • May. 24, 2013
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     Lauren Biron

    Trainers: Today's Exercises Are Too Simple

    Commanders and operators need to take in an ever-growing amount of data, analyze it, and make decisions — but current training exercises may not accurately train these skills.

    • May. 23, 2013
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    Panel: Test, Measure Training Tech

    When it comes to delivering training, future technology needs to be thoroughly tested, more focused on the learner and more carefully tracked in terms of results, experts said.

    • May. 23, 2013
  4. Designing For Future Interoperability

    Exactly what technology will be used for training in the coming years remains uncertain, but members of the military and industry alike are pushing for future tools to fit into a standardized system in an interoperable future.

    • May. 23, 2013
  5. When Buying Weapons, Don't Neglect Training Systems, Study Warns

    Setting up a new training system to match its weapon is just like any relationship. It requires good communication and hard work, and things get stressful when money is tight.

    • May. 23, 2013
  6. Barco and Projectiondesign Collaborate

    Barco and projectiondesign displayed one of their first collaborative projects at ITEC this week.

    • May. 22, 2013
  7. A desktop system helps prepare operators to fly the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft. Insitu

    UAV Sims Take Off

    As in countless other areas of military endeavor, the operators of unmanned aerial vehicles are turning to simulation to make training faster, cheaper and better.

    • May. 22, 2013
  8. Finmeccanica Nears Linking-Up 8 Sim Facilities

    Italy's Finmeccanica is close to completing the link-up of eight of its simulator facilities to allow the integration of simulation training involving vehicles, helicopters, UAVs and other platforms.

    • May. 22, 2013
  9. Study: Driving Sims are Surprisingly Effective

    Military driving simulators are as effective as live training for basic tracked-vehicle maneuver skills, according to a study publicly presented for the first time today at ITEC.

    • May. 22, 2013
  10. Combat-medic training cards are augmented with multimedia content when viewed with a tablet or smartphone. University of Central Florida

    Playing With Augmented Reality

    Playing cards don't typically save lives. But researchers at the University of Central Florida are using augmented reality combined with a special deck of cards to reinforce procedures and concepts for combat medics.

    • May. 22, 2013
  11. Brazilian Army Catching Up on Constructive Sims

    The Brazilian Army has taken its next step in training with constructive simulations, selecting French company MASA's artificial intelligence sim software for battalion-, brigade- and division-level training.

    • May. 22, 2013
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    Qualled in Record Time

    When the littoral combat ship Freedom set sail from San Diego in March, the ship carried an unusual crew. This newest class of warship normally sails only with experienced sailors and officers, most with at least one tour under their belts.

    • May. 22, 2013
  12. A turboprop plane simulates a close air support aircraft during joint terminal attack controller training provided by Tactical Linguist Concepts. Tactical Linguist Concepts

    Teaching Close Air Support

    The drawdown of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, plus tightening budgets, are driving members of the aviation community toward new ways to develop and maintain perishable skills.

    • May. 22, 2013
  13. ITEC Speakers: Don't Neglect Morality

    The ITEC conference is a confluence of technology and military, where one expects to see big screens, high-res graphics and fake weapons. It hardly seems like the place for a discussion on morality.

    • May. 22, 2013
  14. Tight Budgets Drive Training Innovation

    Financial austerity has become a key driver for distributed training, multinational cooperation and integrated virtual systems, military and industry leaders said at ITEC today, the opening day of the training conference and exhibition.

    • May. 22, 2013
  15. The Full Mission Bridge Simulator 2 at the Surface Warfare Officers School lets students look down alongside the ship when docking or interacting with nearby vessels. U.S. Navy

    New Trainer Lets Students Stare Down at Virtual Sea

    Inside a three-story simulator in Newport, R.I., students are learning how to navigate the seas and the world of immersive ship training.

    • May. 20, 2013
  16. CAMO, the Culture Awareness for Military Operations trainer, provides interactive lessons in cultural awareness. Aptima

    Cultural Training: More Than Learning a Culture

    As the U.S. military shifts its focus away from the Middle East and over to Asia, the Pacific and Africa, it faces a particular quandary: How do you give soldiers cultural awareness when they don't know which culture they will encounter?

    • May. 20, 2013
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    Boeing will exhibit its Virtual Maintenance Trainer. Boeing

    Year of the Smaller Business: Some Large Firms Sit out ITEC 2013

    Despite budget uncertainties, this year's ITEC seems likely to gather most of the usual military, government and academic players.

    • May. 20, 2013
  17. Navy Seeks To Map the Mind

    In some visions of the future, you'll drive your car with little more than your mind. Electrodes on your head, you can climb into your car, think about how much you'd like a Big Mac, and let the car take you automatically to the nearest McDonald's.

    • May. 17, 2013
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    Military Sales Fall for CAE

    The US sequester is producing what many simulation companies have dreaded: falling military orders and unfortunate numbers.

    • May. 17, 2013
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    Making Better Waves for Maritime Sims

    Does one ocean wave look very much like the next? Not to experienced mariners, who find the water effects in today's ship simulators far from realistic.

    • May. 15, 2013
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