US army to engage in largest military simulation exercise yet

[wQuay]

at a cost of 250 mil :Q

 

[Orsorum]

Wow... cool stuff.

 

[rgwalt]

Thats about $2 of my tax money, but I'm OK with it.

Ryan

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: rgwalt
Thats about $2 of my tax money, but I'm OK with it.

Ryan

Going by sheer numbers about $1.20, but assuming your family makes above $30k a year, probably double that amount.

 

[Random Variable]

The challenge, which will cost about 250 million dollars, will incorporate "lessons learned" from the Afghanistan campaign, and will concentrate on minimizing the risks of "friendly fire" against allied or civilian forces, Kernan said.

To work on ways to further minimize civilian causalities is, by itself, worth the $250 million price tag.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Vespasian

The challenge, which will cost about 250 million dollars, will incorporate "lessons learned" from the Afghanistan campaign, and will concentrate on minimizing the risks of "friendly fire" against allied or civilian forces, Kernan said.

To work on ways to further minimize civilian causalities is, by itself, worth the $250 million price tag.

I'd say so.

 

[Random Variable]

As part of the exercise, hackers from the "opposition force" will try to crack military computers, drones -- unmanned aircraft -- will watch marines on an amphibious assault or an extraction of soldiers using a new high-speed vessel, or even the destruction of a missile silo or other weapons of mass destruction site.

It sounds like a humongous video game.

 

[Danman]

Originally posted by: Vespasian

As part of the exercise, hackers from the "opposition force" will try to crack military computers, drones -- unmanned aircraft -- will watch marines on an amphibious assault or an extraction of soldiers using a new high-speed vessel, or even the destruction of a missile silo or other weapons of mass destruction site.

It sounds like a humongous video game.

I WANNA PLAY!