Lockheed Martin demonstrates virtual wargaming platform for rapid military scenario testing
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Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
Lockheed Martin demonstrated a new virtual wargaming platform near NATO headquarters that uses video game-style graphics (powered by Unreal Engine) to allow military forces to test battlefield decisions quickly and in a risk-free environment. The system replaces traditional methods like Excel sheets, physical maps, and lengthy troop movement planning, enabling rapid scenario testing for modern warfare.
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There were no tedious Excel sheets, no physical maps on large conference room tables, and no troops or equipment that had to be moved, which typically requires weeks, if not months, of planning.
As in a video game (the imagery, courtesy of the gaming animation platform Unreal Engine, only reinforces that fact), military units moved across a chain of islands in the southwest
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