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ISSUE 3/4.2013
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MS&T Magazine Military Simulation & Training Magazine
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Editorial Editor in Chief Chris Lehman e. chris@halldale.com Managing Editor Jeff Loube e. jeff@halldale.com Group Editor Marty Kauchak e. marty@halldale.com Europe Editor Walter F. Ullrich e. walter@halldale.com Procurement Chuck Weirauch e. chuck@halldale.com US News Editor Lori Ponoroff e. lori@halldale.com RoW News Editor Fiona Greenyer e. fiona@halldale.com Advertising Director of Sales Jeremy Humphreys & Marketing t. +44 (0)1252 532009 e. jeremy@halldale.com S ales Representative Pat Walker USA (West) t. 415 387 7593 e. pat@halldale.com Sales Representative Justin Grooms USA (East) & Canada t. 407 322 5605 e. justin@halldale.com Sales Representative Chris Richman Europe, Middle East t. +44 (0)1252 532007 & Africa e. chrisrichman@halldale.com Sales & Marketing Karen Kettle Co-ordinator t. +44 (0)1252 532002 e. karen@halldale.com Marketing Manager Ian Macholl t. +44 (0)1252 532008 e. ian@halldale.com
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Operations Design & David Malley
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05 A Balancing Act Editor-in-Chief Chris Lehman suggests that when it comes to defence, it is not guns or butter, but rather a balance of guns and butter that matters. 08 Budget Challenges. There will be continued spending reductions across US DoD portfolios in FY 2014: Protecting S&T investments is essential. Group Editor Marty Kauchak examines service survival strategies. 14 20/20 Immersion. New projector technologies are enabling the highest resolution visuals. MS&T’s Chuck Wierauch surveys developments. 18 Transforming and Reinvigorating. Beset by strategic pivots and stalemated budgets, the US services are redefining their approach to training. Group Editor Marty Kauchak reports. 22 Simulation and the Brazilian Armed Forces. Colonel Paulo Eduardo and Lieutenant Colonel Sérgio Simas Lopes Peres describe the training simulator landscape. 26 Typhoon – Part 2. The RAF finds Typhoon easy to fly, complex to operate. MS&T’s Dim Jones describes operational training for this aircraft in this second part of a two part series. (Part One is in MS&T Issue 2/2013). 30 The Procurement Horizon. What is the current climate for training and simulation and what of the future? Chuck Weirauch and Walter F Ullrich examine the US and the European situations. 36 ITEC 2013. In Rome, positive reviews. Walter F Ullrich and Dim Jones report. 38 Seen & Heard. Updates from the training and simulation community. Compiled and edited by Fiona Greenyer. 48 Flight Simulator Census. MS&T presents the 2013 census of military flight simulators. Ian Strachan compiled the list.
On the cover: The U.S. Navy's NAWCTSD has licensed CryENGINE® to build a virtual representation of each class of the Littoral Combat Ship. Image credit: RealTime Immersive.
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