Navy's Push for Blended Training Picks Up Steam
3/1/2024
ORLANDO, Florida — While using a blend of live, virtual and constructive techniques to prepare warfighters for battle is not new, Navy officials have said the sea service has lagged implementing the concept. However, that appears to be changing.
In 2017, the Navy completed 917 manhours of live-virtual-constructive training. In 2023, that jumped to 60,000 hours, Capt. Sean Anderson, commanding officer of the Navy’s Tactical Training Group Atlantic, said during a panel at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference.
Such training might have real sailors operating actual ships, while F-35C Lightning II pilots sit in high-fidelity simulators. Both the sailors and the pilots might see enemy aircraft or drones approaching on their radar screen, but they are computer generated — the constructive part.
While the use of live, virtual and constructive training is growing in the Navy, there are still many areas in which it must be implemented effectively, Anderson said.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2024/3/1/navys-push-for-blended-training-picks-up-steam
