Air Force reaching out to tech, gaming companies to improve space simulators

By Courtney Albon / November 7, 2018 at 3:50 PM
Air Force Space Command plans to work with gaming companies to improve the threat capabilities in its simulators, which officials say is one of the command's biggest training infrastructure gaps. AFSPC Director of Operations and Communications Brig. Gen. DeAnna Burt said during a recent Air Force Association event the service faces a significant shortfall in space trainer simulation capabilities. "Right now, our simulators are built to do qualification on the system," Burt said Nov. 2. "So they don't consider a...

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