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Taking a closer look at immersive close combat training

25th November 2020 - 09:30 GMT | by Noemi Distefano in London

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Challenges posed by today’s battlefield call for adaptability, agility and strongly focused training for military soldiers worldwide.

Armies are constantly looking at he quality and affordability of technologies that can increase military readiness at lower cost.

But how is the industry moving forward? How immersive can these solutions be?

Multimedia Journalist Noemi Distefano speaks to James Crowley, Business Development Manager at 4GD, a UK-based company specialising in immersive dismounted close combat training , which sees its products already in use by elite forces on both sides of the Atlantic.

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