Training & Sim

Marines run joint test fire with new missile from Viper helicopter

The weapon lets helicopters hit fast-moving maritime targets more easily.

US Air Force chief: Interoperability is key to winning future wars

We must find fresh ways to connect forces, allies and partners that provide an effective response to the challenge of a highly contested environment not seen in the last 20 years.

Advanced threats, operational changes drive training transformation for US Marines

Marines say live training is the gold standard for infantry — but they're increasingly seeing where that needs to be supplemented with synthetic training opportunities.

Lockheed unveils pared-down F-35 trainer with same software capability but a 90% reduced footprint

Lockheed Martin spent its own money developing this LITE trainer over the last 18 months after hearing signals from F-35 customers that they needed more training capacity for less cost.

With T-7 on the way, why is ACC eyeing a new trainer?

While the Air Force has a new trainer designed to teach new pilots how to fly in 5th generation fighter aircraft, the T-7A Red Hawk, Air Combat Command has started exploring the possibility of another Advanced Tactical Trainer.

US Navy wants to create more lethal pilots for less money with simulators

The Navy wants to create better pilots for less cost, relying on simulators for more basic-level training and preserving the expensive live-flight hours for high-end tactics.

Unvaccinated Guardsmen won’t be able to drill or draw federal pay: SECDEF memo

Guardsmen who refuse vaccination will not be able to participate in any drills or federal training, which could jeopardize their ability to stay in the military.

US Navy, Marines look for training systems with accurate adversaries, ability to track individual performance

The Navy and Marine Corps want a Peloton-like training system that lets individual service members see their physical and occupational history, strive to demonstrate improvements -- and be able to log in from anywhere in the globe as they move from assignment to assignment.

Russian Navy test-fires hypersonic missile in the White Sea

The launch was the latest in a series of tests of Zircon, which is set to enter service next year.

US Army lab cuts down risk-reduction timeline ahead of Project Convergence

The communications exercise risk-reduction leading up to a major Army exercise last year took six weeks. Now the lab is able to fulfil that same need in 10 days.

Commentary

Expand Israel-Arab-US military drills to counter Iran and its proxies

The primary catalyst for this growing Israeli-Arab security cooperation is Iran’s continued efforts to sow instability and export terrorism throughout the Middle East.

US, Israel and Gulf Arab allies launch joint Red Sea drill

The drill comes a little more than a year after the UAE and subsequently Bahrain normalized ties with Israel despite strong criticism by Palestinians over the formal recognition of Israel.

At second Project Convergence, US Army experiments with joint operations in the Arizona desert

For the second annual event in its "campaign of learning," the Army brought in technologies and operators from the other services to test their ability to implement Joint All-Domain Command and Control.

Singapore tries to normalize military training schedule after pandemic disruption

Efforts include an integrated sense-and-strike exercise in Idaho that saw the debut of an improved artificial intelligence-enabled C2 system.

Satellite images show China built mock-ups of US warships, possibly for target practice

China has massively upgraded its military in recent years.

North Korea stages artillery firing drill in latest weapons test

An artillery firing competition among mechanized units was held on Saturday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported.

US Marine Corps rebuffs report that Royal Marines ‘dominated’ in training exercise

The exercise took place from Oct. 25 to 30 at Twentynine Palms.

US Air Force tests cross-country data sharing across three Flag exercises

The Orange Flag test event at Edwards Air Force Base in California involved two MQ-20 Avenger drones carrying the Skyborg autonomy core system for a several-hour flight test.

Commentary

Blue Flag exercise has Israel’s enemies seeing red

We're right to celebrate the success of Blue Flag 2021. But given the growing threats, we should already begin working on urgent next steps.

Trophy interceptor undergoes live-fire tests on Germany’s Leopard tanks

The Israeli government said the system achieved a threat interception rate exceeding 90 percent.

US and Indian soldiers met for a mock UN mission, counter-drone and high altitude training

Indian and U.S. troops are realizing they’re, “much stronger and more effective together," said a U.S. Army colonel involved in the exercise.

India conducts successful user test of nuclear-capable ICBM

The nighttime user trial of the Agni-V ICBM was conducted by India’s Strategic Forces Command, which is responsible for managing nuclear and strategic weapons from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.

US, Georgia sign military training pact amid Russian threat on the Black Sea

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is visiting Georgia, Ukraine and Romania to show support in the face of Russian military activity before he attends NATO’s defense ministerial meeting.

A high-demand, deployable training software is the Army’s goal

From home station to CTCs and in theater, trainng tools will be part of the fight.

Army using simulations to work out networking kinks ahead of Project Convergence 21

The Army’s big lesson from Project Convergence 20 was that it’s harder to network things together than the service realized.