Army conducts largest ever virtual battlefield simulation experiment

31 Jan 2013 04:06 PM

The British Army is conducting its largest ever virtual simulation experiment in order to better understand its future equipment and training needs.

Exercise Urban Warrior 5 uses advanced science and computer technology as part of a cutting-edge experiment designed to help the Army better understand the battlefield of the future.

Using virtual computer simulation technology at the Land Warfare Centre in Warminster, more than 200 soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh have been playing out battlefield scenarios in a virtual environment based on the real-world Urban Warfare Training Centre () in France.

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