Troops answer call of duty in virtual-reality battles as floods hit training sites – The Times

The military is turning to virtual wargaming as climate events such as floods reduce access to training sites overseas.

The Ministry of Defence is testing a digital replica of the world to assess personnels resilience to pandemics, natural disasters and attacks by hostile states. Soldiers, sailors and airmen can wear virtual reality headsets in war simulations. The training does not use fuel or damage the environment.

The single synthetic environment uses Call of Duty-style simulations to create a replica of the real world, including infrastructure such as water supplies and the changing weather.

The technology creates a virtual situation room that can simulate scenarios across land, sea, air, space and cyberspace

Census data is included so the system knows where people are living, their income distribution and what they might be saying on social media posts from Facebook and Instagram.

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Troops answer call of duty in virtual-reality battles as floods hit training sites - The Times