The hundred-kilometre FPV · A quadcopter first-person view (FPV) drone reaching a target 102 kilometres behind Russian lines would have seemed implausible eighteen months ago. It is now documented...
Author: Andy Fawkes
Training Civil and Military Drone Pilots
⊲ Halldale ⊳ Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the US Army at Fort Benning are taking contrasting approaches to UAS training, yet both are working broadly towards the same end. At...
Military Autonomy and Simulation Converge
⊲ Shield AI ⊳ Shield AI has announced plans to acquire simulation firm Aechelon alongside raising $2 billion at a $12.7 billion valuation. The deal aims to strengthen its autonomous systems by...
Simulation and Training in an Uncrewed Future
aka Drones - UAV – sUAS - RPAS - UMS – USV – UUV – UGV – OPV … Remotely Operated - Autonomous. This analysis by Andy Fawkes was presented at the Joint Military Training & Simulation...
Drones Add Oversight to Live Training
⊲ Halldale ⊳ The Australian Army recently tested the Enhanced Personal Area Network (EPAN) during Exercise Keldie Cup to modernise urban combat drills. This wearable laser system replicates weapon...
US Army Drone Training & Simulation
⊲ U.S. Army ⊳ Using OneArc's VBS4 simulation software, Fort Benning's Maneuver Centre of Excellence has added a 10-hour virtual drone familiarisation course to its One-Station Unit Training...
Simulation Accelerates Swarming Experimentation
⊲ ADS Advance ⊳ Applied Intuition UK, part of the $15 billion Silicon Valley company founded in 2017, has been selected to lead a consortium focused on advancing autonomous swarming capabilities...
Drone Pilots’ 50:50 Live:Simulator Training
⊲ Business Insider ⊳ Ukrainian soldiers have shared insights with the British Army on drone warfare training, indicating that a minimum of 60 hours with 30 on simulators and 30 in actual flight is...
Joint Simulation Environment Advances Manned-Unmanned Teaming
⊲ The Aviationist ⊳ The U.S. Navy is using the Joint Simulation Environment to train F-35 pilots in controlling Collaborative Combat Aircraft during simulated missions. The system allows pilots to...
Thales adds Drones to Live Training System
⊲ Zona Militar ⊳ Thales has introduced an upgraded version of its Land Live Training (LLT) simulator, integrating drone capabilities to enhance military training and monitoring. This system,...
Drone Simulator for Warfighters and Gamers
⊲ Euronews ⊳A Ukrainian-developed drone combat simulator, Ukrainian Fight Drone Simulator (UFDS), has been published on Steam with a military version also made available. The simulator mirrors...
FPV Drone Team Trainer Launched
⊲ Airforce‑Technology ⊳ MVRsimulation unveiled its FPV Team Trainer at I/ITSEC 2025, a modular simulator designed for coordinated FPV drone training. Building on their previous FPV UAV Simulator,...