This is in the Ignite format. 20 slides in 5 minutes, given at Microsoft's Modern Jago venue in Shoreditch London. An overview of defence training and the technology that supports it with a view to the future.

1. Ubelly Ignite – Microsoft’s Modern Jago - London
20 February 2013
Military Training
Technology Trends
Andy Fawkes

2. Military Training and Education (UK)
• Scale - 257,160 Military/Civilian (2011)
• Depth – eg. Fighter Pilot, Reactor Operator
• Breadth – Apache Pilot through to Cook
• Flexibility – Current Operations

3. What is Simulation?
Typically a military training simulation is interactive,
with a “human in the loop”
eg. a flight simulator or driving simulator
Source: Wikipedia; Pictures: Lockheed Martin, Royal Navy, CAE, PA

4. Why Use Simulation?
Improve
Safety
Training
Reduce Reduce
Costs Environmental
Impact
Reduce Time
to Train

5. Nothing new? Predominantly Mechanical Era
Images - Imperial War Museum

6. Predominantly Bespoke Electronic Era
Pictures: Lockheed

7. Predominantly Consumer-Driven Digital Era
Pictures: MoD, Royal Navy, Army, Bohemia

8. Modern Computer Games Based Simulation Software
Bohemia’s VBS2 (ArmA 2 Engine)
• Land Convoy Collective Training
• IED Training & Situational Awareness
• Aviation Tactics Training
• Gunnery and Crew Training
• Close Weapon Gunnery Training
• Anti-Piracy & Boarding Operations
Training
• Fixed Wing Aviation Mission Training
• Maritime Submarine Training Capability
• Cultural Awareness & Language
Training
• Engineer Training
• Army Recruiting
• E-Learning

9. Military Simulation Trends
1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Cloud?
Mobile?
Predominantly
Digital Consumer
Predominantly Bespoke
Electronic
Predominantly
Mechanical
1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

10. Military Access to Digital Simulation
1000’s
Numbers
100’s
10’s
1990 2000 2010

11. Processing Power (Moore’s Law)

12. Microsoft Flight Simulator
1980 1982 1984 1988
1989 1995 1996 1999
2001 2003 2006 2009

13. Military & Civilian Technology Convergence?

14. And it’s not just Simulation….. 20 Years Ago

15. Now - Training and Education

16. and there’s more… Interfaces & Augmented Reality

17. and there’s even more…
Sensors
“Internet of Things”
Image Paul Sloan/CNET
Image Beam Technologies
Image Fitbit

18. Train Less.. Train at All?

19. Diluting the Human Experience?
andy.fawkes@thinke.co.uk

20. Putting Technology in Perspective