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www.vanguardcanada.com AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022 27 Sponsored Content also share the same training environment, allowing force-level synthetic training ex- ercises at sea. Shore-based operator train- ers wrap the CMS330 operational soft- ware in a synthetic environment, closing the gap between training and operations. The SEASMRT trainer product provides reconfigurable, multi-purpose training for individuals, sub-teams, and full team mis- sion rehearsal wherever the need. Performance Assessment to Accelerate Decision Making Information must be provided at the speed of relevance in order to overcome adversaries. Increasingly, soldiers are fac- ing skill decay and cognitive overload due to the speed and detail necessary for each decision. Joint task force commanders op- erating within the all-domain environment need real-time decision support to gain the advantage. Lockheed Martin Canada's Mainte- nance training has modernized to include two variants: VISTA™ (Visual Interactive Simulation Training Application) simula- tions are digital twins - high fidelity, free- play graphical and behavioural models of devices, equipment, subsystems and systems. SMART (Synthetic Multi-Role Accessible Relocatable TEL) applications are directed, non-linear learning oppor- tunities that are designed to provide stu- dents with high graphical fidelity while providing learners with remediation and guidance as needed. Both VISTA™ and SMART are compatible with learner track- ing standards like xAPI, which can be used to provide detailed performance analytics. This flexible, dual approach creates a cost- effective, immersive and fully interactive training solution. Resilient Sustainment for the 21st Century Being prepared today through innovative training systems is only the first step. To guarantee success, the future force must be sustained. The Canadian Armed Forces needs to be able to rely on industry part- ners and their robust pipeline of talent and technology to provide speed, readiness and resilience. In-service support and sus- tainment is critical to the overall mission support package, but resilient sustainment provides assurance of an enduring capabil- ity. Continuous military operations will be achieved through better, more agile support to the dispersed land, sea and air environments and can be assured by im- plementing enhanced logistics Command and Control and AI-based platform prog- nostics. Data has the power to reduce risk in operation and deployments by enabling predictive maintenance to reduce platform downtime. The aim should be to achieve a high velocity supply chain with parts provided when and where they are needed with no single point of failure across the logistics chain. This requires a paradigm shift in platform and equipment avail- ability and the development of superior, assured, environmentally sustainable and cost-effective logistic services. To guaran- tee future success, the future well-trained military force must be sustained. PERSPECTIVE

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