S
o-called "live" training using traditional techniques and
operational equipment in the training areas can never be
replaced. However, when employed properly, simulation
training, which makes use of simulated troops, equip-
ment, and resources, has the potential to enhance the knowledge,
readiness and confidence of armed forces personnel and command-
ers in a cost-effective and more accessible manner.
This is exactly what researchers and engineers are working on
at the newly launched ADGA Training and Simulation Engineer-
ing Centre which is just a few minutes-drive from Canada Armed
Forces Base Kingston in Ontario.
The facility focuses on providing training support for soldiers on
how to operate the Army's LAV III and LAV 6.0 light armoured
vehicles.
Many of the 15 programmers in the facility are in their mid-20s
adga'S SIm-IN-a-Box
Outside-the-box training with
Over the last few decades,
computer-based simulation has
evolved to become a vital
component of individual and
collective military training.
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traInIng AnD SIMULATIon
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by nestor arellano
Maj. Gen. Lanthier
operates the LAV simulator
