Training & Sim

Defense News offers premier news and analysis of global training & simulation programs and technologies to keep military and industry decision-makers informed.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Joseph Asenuga, an F-15C student pilot with the 173rd Fighter Wing, runs through the pre-flight checklist prior to today’s training flight at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon, October 15, 2020. The 173rd FW is the sole F-15C training base for the United States Air Force, training both active duty Air Force and Air National Guard pilots. (Tech. Sgt. Jason van Mourik/Air National Guard)

Can the Air Force train nearly 1,500 pilots this year?

The Air Force's annual pilot production goals often prove elusive.

16 hours ago

Watch Israel test its anti-missile Barak weapon at sea

The defense system is key to protecting Israel’s four Sa’ar 6 corvettes that the country recently received and deployed.

23 hours ago

A cupcake with the chief master sergeant insignia sits on a decorative snack table during a ceremony at Martin’s Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Md., March 18, 2022. During the ceremony, 34 service members were promoted, putting them in the 1% of airmen to reach chief master sergeant. (Airman 1st Class Bridgitte Taylor/Air Force)

Training & Sim

Air Force promotes 1 in 5 eligible airmen to chief master sergeant

Airmen typically spend at least 22 years in uniform before making it to chief master sergeant, or E-9.

Maj. Chelsea Hatch, aide-de-camp at Space Training and Readiness Command, participates in a hands-on demonstration of a virtual reality immersion set inside the 'Innovation Lab' at the National Security Space Institute–West campus, Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 8, 2022. The NSSI-West celebrated its formal opening by holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a tour of the facility and a hands-on demonstration of education technologies. (Ethan Johnson/Space Force)

Space Force training takes shape as service turns 3

“We're considering now moving the needle back into training with live operations," Space Force training boss Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton said.

3 days ago

Recruits with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct a patrol during Basic Warrior Training aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., November 16, 2022. Recruits conduct patrols to utilize the hand and arm signals and formations they have learned during BWT. (Lance Cpl. Blake A. Gonter/Marine Corps)

Here’s the new Marine Corps strategy for training future troops

The blueprint comprises three overarching projects dubbed “Triumph,” “Trident” and “Tripoli."

3 days ago

How Israel is preparing the next generation of cyber soldiers

Defense News spoke with three senior officers at the training center to discuss their goals and how cyberspace is changing how Israel’s military functions.

3 days ago

US Air Force’s AdAir fighter training needs a road map

AdAir has had a sluggish start within the Air Force while the service struggles with major internal issues.

4 days ago

Can the Air Force train new pilots without planes?

Goodbye, T-1 Jayhawk. Hello, simulators.

2 weeks ago

Watch this US Air Force cargo plane launch a cruise missile in Norway

This is the first time the Rapid Dragon "bomb bay in a box" system was tested outside the United States.

3 weeks ago

Long-term assistance command to oversee training mission with Ukraine

Security Assistance Group-Ukraine represents the Pentagon’s first move to create more long-term force structure in Europe since Russia’s invasion.

3 weeks ago

In a first, Space Force picks private university as war college

Graduates will earn a master’s degree in international public policy from Johns Hopkins's School of Advanced International Studies.

4 weeks ago

The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) enters the Trident Refit Facility, Kings Bay, Ga., dry dock Feb. 1, 2021, for an extended refit period.

Better weapons, complex training bolster US submarine force

Hypersonic missiles are coming to the newest Virginia-class subs starting in 2029.

4 weeks ago

Navy readies new tools, training after Connecticut submarine collision

A new tool will spot shallow waters for the crew, and the Navy has added navigation training for officers and sailors.

4 weeks ago

Major Hawaii-based Army exercise tests brigade in island-hopping fight

"The Joint Readiness Training Center in Louisiana does not look like Southeast Asia,” Flynn said. “But these eight Hawaiian Islands certainly do.”

5 weeks ago

EU approves $486 million for Ukraine, plus training mission

It’s hoped the mission will be up and running by mid-November.

7 weeks ago

7th Army Training Command balances Ukraine training, Nordic security

The U.S. Army’s largest overseas training command is continuing to provide support for Sweden and Finland, who want to join NATO.

7 weeks ago

Army plans repeat of major drills using largest overseas training unit

Brig. Gen. Joseph Hilbert discussed four major exercises that 7th ATC ran this past year.

7 weeks ago

Army advisor brigade ramps up Pacific partners’ military effectiveness

With six partnerships under its belt, 1st SFAB is authorized to add another eight.

7 weeks ago

Multidomain task forces are growing and shaping overseas exercises

The 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force stood up in September.

7 weeks ago

U.S. Army PFC Terry Hollywood conducts maintenance on a Gray Eagle in preparation for Project Convergence at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.

What Australia wants out of this year’s Project Convergence experiment

“I have the fortune of being able to look to the future through Project Convergence,” says Australian Army Brig. Gen. Warren Gould.

7 weeks ago