Season 1
Modelling and Simulation Means Prizes: NATO MSaaS Jam 2023
In another first, the Warfighter Podcast are very pleased to be able to work with NATO Modelling and Simulation Working Group to cover their latest initiative - the MSaaS Jam, hosted at the Tech Grove, Orlando, Florida. For t...
Warfighter LIVE: “The P-Word - How Can Platforms Help?” | DSET 2023
Our first foray into the real world, Warfighter Live hosted its first panel discussion at DSET in Bristol and kindly sponsored by VRAI - more about them below. We were joined by a highly experienced guests that brought a dive...
DSET 2023 Teaser & Overview
In advance of the very first Warfighter Live event at DSET Bristol, we speak to Tess Butler (CEO of Ruddy Nice Ltd), who has been delivering DSET with her team since 2016 - so now in its 8th year. For …
Ep. 018: What’s all the fuss about Platforms? - Len Granowetter
In our final education episode for this season, we are very pleased to welcome Len Granowetter, CTO for MAK Technologies. For those that don’t know Len, he has been at the forefront of some of the most demanding simulation ch...
Ep. 017: How to Disrupt Without Destroying with Luke Shabro
This episode we are very pleased to be joined by Luke Shabro, a former Intelligence Analyst and US Navy veteran, he is now the Deputy Director at Army Futures Command TRADOC and jointly runs the US Army Mad Scientist initiati...
Ep. 016: Horizontal Scaling of Synthetic Environments - Jason Kennedy
Following on from our previous episode with Joe Robinson, we are joined by Jason Kennedy who is the VP of Engineering at Improbable. Jason has an impressive background in, having previously directed large teams of engineers t...
Ep. 015: The Thing About HLA - Björn Möller
Continuing our Education series we are very pleased to Welcome Björn Möller who, whilst serving as the President of Pitch Technologies, is also one of the leading authorities in distributed simulation standards. Bjorn has bee...
Ep. 014: From Coalface to Creation, Why Bottom-Up Innovation Matters …
We know we talk a lot about innovation on this podcast, but this week we look into an interesting initiative to stimulate and grow ideas across all arms of the UK Armed Forces. The military relies on harnessing the latest …
Ep. 013: Beyond Technology, Rethinking Defence Training - Christina B…
This episode is a different take to our normal subjects. We are joined by Christina Balis, Global Campaign Director for QinetiQ, who looks at the non-technological aspects to tackling the challenges of Training Transformation...
Ep. 012: Synthetic Internet, The New Frontier - Robert Pratten
We are joined by the CEO of Conductrr, Robert Pratten, who takes the time to provide us with a masterclass in the development of virtual copies of the internet - or synthetic internet. While not necessarily a new idea, Robert...
Ep. 011: Unpicking the "Military Metaverse" - Joe Robinson
In a long anticipated episode, we are joined by Joe Robinson who is the CEO of Improbable Defence. In a wide ranging discussion, Joe kicks off by tackling the Metaverse question, defining what it means to Defence, and providi...
Ep. 010: The Psychology Behind Building Better Operators
For this episode we are pleased to be joined by Lon Bartel, who offers his insights from the perspective of Law Enforcement training. Lon is the VP of Training & Curriculum at VirTra, based in Arizona. He is a former …
Ep. 009: Real Time Graphics Explainer
For this episode we are very lucky to be joined by John Hoggard from Cranfield University based at the Defence Academy of the UK, in Shrivenham. John is a full time lecturer in Defence Simulation and Modelling, and teaches on...
Ep. 008: Avoiding The Innovation Valley of Death
This week Colin has been finding all the rust holes on his Landrover chassis, whilst Tom was playing with ChatGPT, and some other AI tools. The results are revealed later in the episode. This week the format changes slightly ...
Ep. 007: Data Analytics on the Front Line
Tom has Starlink problems and Colin is wondering if it was wise to install AI to control his garage door. Lots of exciting episodes planned, not least from our sponsor, Improbable. This week the Warfighter Podcast is joined b...
Military Insider's Guide to Extended Reality (VR/AR/MR)
This episode, continuing our Education series, Tom and Colin are joined by Ian Ferguson who is a QGI working at the Royal School of Artillery, teaching and advising on simulation and training matters for the British Army. Ian...
Ep. 005: NATO Synthetic Training in the Multi-Domain Era
Tom is recovering from the usual bout of seasonal flu, but still finds time to reflect on what a fascinating time it is for the M&S world. As this is the penultimate episode for the year it was a chance …
Ep. 004: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence
Tom & Colin provide an update on their preview of the Improbable Defence Skyral platform, at their HQ in London. Colin has returned from I/ITSEC in Orlando and was able to see the Improbable Defence demo and provides a summar...
Understanding the Defence 3D Modeling Pipeline
Tom & Colin introduce the first episode of Season 1's education episodes. This episode is designed to be referred to when you (the listener!) have a need to 'gen up' on 3D modeling. Specifically related to the defence industr...
Ep. 002: Robot Wars - The Robotic Fighting Echelon
Tom & Colin discuss the forthcoming demo of the new Improbable platform that is scheduled for an early demonstration this week. Also some comments about the international breadth of listeners and guests scheduled for later ep...
Ep. 001: Building Better Warfighters
For our first episode, the Warfighter Podcast was honoured to host a real live, all-American Warfighter - Col Arnel David, US Army. Arnel speaks about what it means to be a Warfighter, and the importance of exercising the dec...