July 28, 2016
Cuts to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) budget over the last few years have created more demand for innovative simulation and training systems for military personnel, systems ranging from flight crews to radar technicians to maintenance teams across all services. In this Q&A with LeAnn Ridgeway, Vice President and General Manager of Simulation and Training Solutions for Rockwell Collins, she covers this trend and shares her outlook for the market long term, how the industry and the government is leveraging open architectures for simulation and training, and details new innovations such as virtual reality systems that enable the military to not only train how they fight by where they fight. Edited excerpts follow.