SimCentric’s virtual reality training technology, SAF-TAC, is helping armed forces personnel improve key skills in a realistic and immersive environment. Team-based training is essential for military personnel to improve individual and collective proficiencies, but it is difficult to deliver in an effective and cost-efficient way. Because of this, virtual training has ...
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) scientist Dr Hilary Bird has received a Vice Chief of Defence Staff (VCDS) Commendation for her outstanding contribution to the defence and security of the United Kingdom, and Dstl’s most senior non-commissioned military advisor has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM). The VCDS Commendation Awards are given ...
Official DPRTE 2023 event partner, the Defence Science and Security Laboratory (Dstl) and the US Air Force Research Laboratory carried out the first deployment of their jointly developed artificial intelligence toolbox in two military exercises. The state-of-the-art toolbox will allow the warfighter to rapidly select the best AI tools, from across the coalition, ...
Research by research and development (R&D) tax relief consultancy by ForrestBrown, shows that aerospace and defence (A&D) businesses are set to innovate their way out of the looming recession to fuel future growth. It found that over half (59%) of A&D companies invested more than £500,000 in innovation in the last year ...