Military Training & Simulation Asia 2011

Asia's changing attitudes to military training

Singapore, July 4 – The cost effective nature and ease of use for simulation technologies have enabled armed forces in Asia to better train their service members. According to Amo Mostofi, General Manager, Asia at Clarion Events “With the increasing cultural acceptance of using digital technologies like simulation to train their personnel, Asian military forces are recognising it as an important tool to keep their warfighters prepared and proficient in carrying out operations.”

A case in point is the Thai military. The Thai defence budget has been set at $5.4 billion USD. The Royal Thai Army spends 28% of its budget on seminars, education abroad and training and exercises. The Royal Thai Navy spends 22% for the same and the Air Force has theirs at 6%. There is also a significant requirement in Thailand for providing realistic training in different operational environments. The Thai military is looking at wargaming to simulate large scale manuevers and they are looking at cost effective COTS simulation solutions.

The Royal Thai Armed Forces have a large number of officers and experts driving their plans and policies forward for their simulation capabilities. Three such experts are Captain Nanata Tantadsakul, Group Captain Thanapant Raicharoen and Wing Commander Surongkan Thaosan.

WHO: Military Training & Simulation Asia 2011

WHEN: 28-29 September 2011

WHERE: Singapore EXPO, Singapore

100 Free Places for Serving Military

The first 100 serving military personnel of Field Grade and General Officer status get free places at Military Training & Simulation Asia. Allocation will be done on a first come first served basis. Registration by:

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