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June 28, 2023 | International, Aerospace

Georgia base tapped to host F-35 fighters as A-10 fleet retires

The Air Force said Monday it plans to bring two F-35A squadrons to the Valdosta base starting in fiscal 2029.

https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-air-force/2023/06/27/georgia-base-tapped-to-host-f-35-fighters-as-a-10-fleet-retires/

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  • How DIA can recreate the stress of learning in a foreign country

    December 31, 2018 | International, C4ISR

    How DIA can recreate the stress of learning in a foreign country

    By: Mark Pomerleau How can the Defense Intelligence Agency ensure its staff members can effectively communicate in the everyday environments of far-flung places without sending them into potentially risky situations? Agency leaders are hoping the answer to improve foreign language training is just a computer away. In a sources sought notice issued in late December, the agency said virtual, augmented and mixed reality provides a safer means for trainees to be fully immersed in areas where they might one day be sent on assignment but that are too dangerous to visit for training purposes. “The risk of traveling overseas is always a main concern when considering the safety of intelligence officers, especially those who have language skills or specialize in regions of high risk,” the notice reads. “The use of VR for language training would allow these DIA employees to enter a VR scenario in which they, for example, would practice their language skills (e.g., Russian, Chinese, Arabic, etc.) without having to actually travel to these high-risk environments. By using VR as a language training tool, DIA can offer its officers an immersive language experiences while also maintaining their safety.” These scenarios will be relevant to the curricula in multiple languages and could help improve language learning and cultural sensitivity. The potential contractor will initially develop scenarios in Russian with Chinese and Egyptian Arabic as options. Additionally, the contractor must develop an environment that includes interaction in a large apartment, a small grocery store, a café, a small park with vendor kiosks, community markets, realistic historical locations and a 4x4 block section of a city environment. In-country immersions will also have to be incorporated. The user will face situations that include social pressures such as making friends, avoiding embarrassment or offending others, as well as real-world noise, such as background conversations or street sounds, exposure to a variety of accents and slang. The agency's hope is that users will get a better understanding of the stress of the situation and the experience of being bombarded by foreign language at speed. https://www.c4isrnet.com/it-networks/2018/12/27/how-dia-can-recreate-the-stress-of-learning-in-a-foreign-country/

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

    October 29, 2021 | International, C4ISR

    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.

  • Près de 5 G$ pour moderniser le NORAD : la part de la base de Bagotville connue plus tard

    June 23, 2022 | International, Aerospace

    Près de 5 G$ pour moderniser le NORAD : la part de la base de Bagotville connue plus tard

    Ottawa va investir 4,9 milliards sur six ans pour moderniser et augmenter les capacités de défense du NORAD.

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