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Digital Skills: Preparing Defence for the Future

Homeland March 14, 2024

At the beginning of March, Strategic Command hosted a digital skills event at its Northwood Headquarters. Living in a digital age of warfare, the ability to rapidly exploit new technology, analyse large volumes of data, conduct electronic warfare, and defend our digital networks, can be the difference between winning and losing. ...

DSTL works with videogame industry to create wargaming tools

Homeland August 6, 2019

DSTL has partnered with the gaming industry to create advanced wargaming technology to create battlefield simulators. The DSTL is developing wargaming technology that aids decision making and realistically recreates battlefield scenarios. Through working with the gaming industry they aim to make simulators that recreate combat strategy and are easy to learn ...

Virtual flyers, RAF training simulators linked

Air May 30, 2017

RAF pilots from different locations will now be able to train together in virtual environments thanks to QinetiQ’s iASTC contract. The new system will allow the simulators at the Main Operating Bases to be connected, meaning RAF Typhoon pilots at RAF Coningsby, RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Waddington can train together in ...

MOD contract extension for Saab

Land April 17, 2017

The MOD has signed a three-year extension contract with defence and security company, Saab, to provide support and services to the Direct Fire Weapon Effects Simulator (DFWES) capability. The DFWES simulator provides superior realistic and challenging training, with both dismounted and mounted troops able simulate the effects of direct and indirect ...