Ep. 001: Building Better Warfighters

Warfighter Podcast

For our first episode, the Warfighter Podcast was honoured to host a real live, all-American Warfighter - Col Arnel David, US Army.

Arnel speaks about what it means to be a Warfighter, and the importance of exercising the decision making process for leaders and how this can be enabled through wargaming techniques.

Through the Fight Club initiative that Arnel is heavily involved in, he aims to increase understanding of Wargaming amongst commanders and how these techniques can be integrated within existing training structures and pipelines.

Our hosts also welcome Andy Fawkes for the first time, who provides a digest of the recent modelling & simulation news, with some discussion around the more interesting trends.

Hosts:

• Tom Constable: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-constable/
• Colin Hillier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinhillier/

Guest:

Col Arnel David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnel-david/

Episode Sponsor:

Improbable Defense: https://defence.improbable.io/

Improbable Defence is a mission focused technology company working to transform the national security of our nations and their allies in the face of increasing global competition and evolving threats.

Today, national security is defined by technological superiority. We believe that software more than any other capability will redefine how war is fought and who will be on the winning side. Those entrusted with the preservation of our freedom, prosperity and safety deserve the best software-defined capabilities available.

Since the end of the Cold War, the UK, US and their allies have been unchallenged in military technological dominance. Today, we are facing a different reality: our adversaries are seizing the technological edge.

Improbable Defence chooses to stand up and not stand by. We are building cutting-edge software products to help our nations retake the technological advantage. We believe in defending our democratic values against those who seek to undermine them. Supporting those tasked with this mission is at the heart of all we do. We seek to radically transform the mission outcomes of those whose responsibility it is to keep us safe.

Links:

• Website: https://www.warfighterpodcast.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/warfighter-digital/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkgiH-cwmyc2I2Iyc8MLYtg
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/WarfighterPod

MS&T News Links:

Andy Fawkes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyfawkes/

VirTra volumetric video capture studio:

• https://www.halldale.com/articles/20389-mst-virtra-introduces-realistic-3d-humans-for-training

Ex-RAF pilots and then the latest news last week from the BBC:

• https://www.halldale.com/articles/20362-mst-china-headhunting-former-british-military-pilots-report
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63392511

Cybersickness in XR:

• https://www.halldale.com/articles/18322-mst-limiting-cybersickness-in-extended-reality

RAF Cranwell story by Dim Jones:

• https://www.halldale.com/articles/20189-superna-petimus-we-seek-higher-things
• https://www.halldale.com/articles/20389-mst-virtra-introduces-realistic-3d-humans-for-training