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With advanced simulators, young pilots of the
Indian armed forces could hone their flying skills
and get trained in dealing with all possible operational
requirements, including stressful conditions,
the Indian Air Force (IAF) vice chief, Air Marshal
K.K. Nohwar, said Sep 12.
"The present requirement of advanced simulators
for providing effective training to Indian armed
forces in cost effective manner is significantly
high," Nohwar said while addressing a seminar
on "Leveraging Simulation Technologies to
Enhance Combat Potential" organized by Confederation
of Indian Industry (CII).
"War gaming simulators are useful tools
for carrying out analysis of deployed forces in
a given set of conditions. These provide a reasonable
assessment for a particular concept of operation,"
he said.
Air Marshal Nohwar said that the IAF wanted to
develop a war gaming system where battle platforms
and weapon systems for all services could be integrated
and the simulators networked.
This would help in conducting individual as well
as ground training on a common platform with a
common doctrine, he added.
He also called for a strong and long-lasting
partnership between industry and the armed services
to meet the growing needs of simulators.
He mentioned that simulation technology was "the
answer to enhance the combat capability of the
Indian armed forces".
Joint warfare training on a common platform and
with a common doctrine could be effectively conducted
through the optimal use of simulators.
Besides, Air Marshal Nohwar said, "the use
of simulators would significantly bring down the
flying costs and fuel costs and most importantly,
reduce the loss of life and equipment".
Satish K. Kaura, co-chair of the CII defence
committee, in his address pointed out that "good
quality training of the Indian armed personnel
has become the utmost necessity" in the backdrop
of a highly complex environment.
"One can imagine the precious time and resources
lost in mobilising troops from one place to another
just for training purposes," he said, also
stressing on the need of adopting simulation methods
to better orient soldiers with the typical geographical
conditions before they actually get deployed in
inhospitable conditions.
(IANS)
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