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Scotsman
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Top 8 shows by global majority artists
The Edinburgh Fringe (running 2 to 26 August) is the largest festival in the world, bringing artists from across the globe into one big celebration of theatre, music, dance and comedy. These 8 shows should be on your radar to immerse yourself in the impressive work from South East Asian and Afro-Carribean artists at this year's festival. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... A Small Town Northern Tale Iron Belly at Underbelly, Cowgate, 31 July – 24 Aug 2025 (not 11 Aug), 12.40 – 1.40pm Inspired by his experiences growing up mixed heritage in Manchester and relocating to a small working-class Northern town in the early 2000s, Nathan Jonathan writes and performs a nostalgic love letter to working-class life and cultural identity. The story follows David, a 13-year-old boy whose mother uproots their family from Manchester to escape his violent, drug-dealing father. In the small Northern town, David struggles to fit in as a Jamaican-English kid navigating a predominantly white community. As he contends with dodgy noughties fashion, Myspace, and Nokia phones, he slowly begins to lose touch with his Jamaican heritage. A Small Town Northern Tale is a high energy, solo-comedy that explores identity, belonging and cultural erasure, all told with humour and poignancy. Blending music, movement, and myth, Rock Hard – A Theatrical A Cappella Adventure is a wordless vocal journey through Hong Kong's past, present, and future. Strangers & Revelations Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Theatre 3 at theSpace@ Surgeons' Hall, 1–23 Aug 2025 (not 10 & 17), 12.05–12.55pm Two London-based Zimbabweans meet for their first date in an unconventional location, with the unexpected intimacy and shared cultural heritage leading them to reveal more about themselves than they were intending in an emotionally charged drama. Strangers & Revelations follows Zodwa into Malcolm's house after a last-minute change of plan for their first meeting. As they connect through shared experiences of their roots and romantic mishaps, they reveal more about themselves and start to uncover deeper truths and shared griefs. Grounded in mythology and trauma, this production is an exploration of identity and the power dynamics between men and women through an African lens. MILES. English Ako is inspired by the lived experience of being born in the Philippines and raised in the UK Tech Cube 0 at Summerhall, 31 Jul – 25 Aug 2025 (not 12), 6 - 6.55pm Delving into the creative chaos behind the making of Kind of Blue, the best-selling jazz album of all time, MILES. fuses live jazz and multi-rolling performance to explore the life and legacy of jazz icon Miles Davis. Accompanied by a live underscore from the UK's leading jazz trumpeter Jay Phelps (Wynton Marsalis, Shabaka Hutchings, Amy Winehouse, Wizkid), actor Benjamin Akintuyosi—making his professional debut—portrays a host of characters including Davis, as the production moves fluidly through time, memory, and influence, capturing the sound, pressure, and innovation of an artist who redefined modern music. Created using Davis's autobiography and never-before-heard recordings, the piece unfolds as a hypnotic, smoke-laced fever dream: an exploration of addiction, reinvention, and the explosive cost of genius. English Ako Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad theSpaceUK @ Surgeons' Hall (Theatre 2), 1 – 23 Aug 2025 (not 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 & 18), 9pm (9.45) Inspired by the lived experience of being born in the Philippines and raised in the UK, writer-performer Jules Chan's solo semi-autobiographical play explores the complexities of growing up between physical comedy, honest storytelling and character multi-rolling, English Ako follows Boy, a young working-class migrant born in Manila and raised in England, on a search for his estranged brother and, ultimately, for a version of home where both his Britishness and Asian-ness can coexist. Set against the backdrop of coming-of-age encounters – from playground racism and awkward Hinge dates to tense universal credit meetings – Boy transforms people in his life into beloved Shakespearean characters like Tybalt and Malvolio in a nod to British culture. The play offers an unfiltered account of identity, self-acceptance, and cultural survival, candidly exploring the challenges and contradictions faced by those navigating dual heritage in contemporary Britain. Cantonese Opera x Children's Interactive Theatre: Dic Dic Chang Chang Playground The Space at Surgeon's Hall, 1-9 Aug, 1.10pm (2.10) In an adventure to defeat the Boring King that combines drama, live music and audience interaction, Dic Dic Chang Chang Playground is a lively introduction to Cantonese opera for children and families. On stage, two young guardians of Cantonese Opera Land, Captain Dic Dic and Chang Chang - named after the distinctive sounds of the Muyu and Gong instruments in the show - must protect their magical world from the Boring King, a puppet villain determined to make everything dull. With help from the Cantonese Opera Fairy, they learn traditional performance techniques including gesture, song, and symbolic staging. The audience is invited to take part in simple routines, speak key Cantonese opera phrases, and join the mission as secret agents. Recognised for its inventive blend of storytelling and cultural education, this interactive production brings Cantonese opera to life in a playful, accessible way. No Sugar No Milk (Prototyping) Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Assembly George Square Studios, Studio 2, 8 – 17 Aug 2025 (not 12), 12.15pm (1.15) In a physical theatre and martial arts performance that intertwines dance, street art and circus influences, Hong Kong Soul headline company TS Crew transports audiences to the nostalgic, vibrant heart of a Hong Kong Cha Chaan Teng – a quintessential diner. In these iconic eateries, a cornerstone of Hong Kong's cultural tapestry, stories of struggle, dreams, and belonging are shared over quick, affordable meals. No Sugar No Milk (Prototyping) transforms one of these humble diners – with its clink of ceramic cups, and aroma of milky tea and buttery pineapple buns – into a dynamic stage for an exploration of home, identity, and the restless drift of life, reflecting the city's blend of East and West, tradition, and modernity. Returning to the Fringe following their Asian Arts Award-winning No Dragon No Lion, the company pushes the boundaries of their signature style with dynamic choreography and vibrant street art aesthetics. No Sugar No Milk merges physical prowess with heartfelt storytelling, drawing from Hong Kong's cinematic daring and street-level grit. Rock Hard - A Theatrical A Cappella Adventure Assembly George Square Studios, Studio 2, 8 – 17 Aug 2025 (not 12), 12.15pm (1.15) Blending music, movement, and myth, Rock Hard – A Theatrical A Cappella Adventure is a wordless vocal journey through Hong Kong's past, present, and future. Performed by six singers and a clarinettist, the show follows a group of scouts embarking on a hiking trip, their harmonies echoing through time. From Hong Kong's first professional a cappella choral theatre company, Yat Po Singers, this inventive production merges tradition with innovation, offering a fresh perspective on the city's history. Waves of Tradition: A New Horizon in Scottish-Chinese Music Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Theatre 2 at theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall, 19 - 23 Aug 2025 (not 12), 6pm (6.45) This cross-cultural music performance brings together the Chinese Zheng, and Celtic harp and Scottish Bodhrán in a contemporary concert setting that explores connection through sound. Three musicians – Zheng virtuoso Wan Xing, and Glasgow-based harp and percussion duo Eleanor Dunsdon and Gregor Black – blend traditional techniques with modern improvisation. Waves of Tradition: A New Horizon in Scottish-Chinese Music features reimagined folk melodies, rhythmic dialogues, and moments of spontaneous interplay, highlighting each instrument's unique timbre while building a shared musical language.
Scotsman
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Top five music shows at Edinburgh Fringe to bop to
If music be the food of love, play on! Here are five music shows from around the world at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe that will get your ears tingling. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Channel Assembly Roxy, Snug, 30 Jul – 24 Aug 2025 (not 12), 14.40 (15.40) A live electronic music performance encourages audiences to reflect on the overwhelming noise of social media through mindful, meditative listening. Inspired by the sonic meditations of American composer Pauline Oliveros, Channel has been created by Jack McGuire as an introduction to communal and attentive listening. Wet Hands (Jack Mcquire) provides a welcoming space, creating a live soundscape through an experimental approach to layering sound. Audience members are invited to take part in this collective listening experience and encouraged to contribute to and become a part of the ambient soundscape. Channel comprises a physical and audio environment designed to be a peaceful escape, while also fostering a sense of connection and community. Jack McGuire has previously collaborated with Dutch Kills Theater Company at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on Solitary (2019) and critically acclaimed Temping (2022 - 2024). Waves of Tradition showcases Scottish-Chinese Music in an impressive cross-cultural performance MILES. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Tech Cube 0 at Summerhall, 31 Jul – 25 Aug 2025 (not 12), 18:00 - 18.55 Delving into the creative chaos behind the making of Kind of Blue, the best-selling jazz album of all time, MILES. fuses live jazz and multi-rolling performance to explore the life and legacy of jazz icon Miles Davis. Accompanied by a live underscore from the UK's leading jazz trumpeter Jay Phelps (Wynton Marsalis, Shabaka Hutchings, Amy Winehouse, Wizkid), actor Benjamin Akintuyosi—making his professional debut—portrays a host of characters including Davis, as the production moves fluidly through time, memory, and influence, capturing the sound, pressure, and innovation of an artist who redefined modern music. Created using Davis's autobiography and never-before-heard recordings, the piece unfolds as a hypnotic, smoke-laced fever dream: an exploration of addiction, reinvention, and the explosive cost of genius. Rock Hard - A Theatrical A Cappella Adventure Valentina Toth stars in FATAL FLOWER at Summerhall this year PART OF THE HONG KONG SOUL SHOWCASE Assembly George Square Studios, Studio 2, 8 – 17 Aug 2025 (not 12), 12.15 (13.15) Blending music, movement, and myth, Rock Hard – A Theatrical A Cappella Adventure is a wordless vocal journey through Hong Kong's past, present, and future. Performed by six singers and a clarinettist, the show follows a group of scouts embarking on a hiking trip, their harmonies echoing through time. From Hong Kong's first professional a cappella choral theatre company, Yat Po Singers, this inventive production merges tradition with innovation, offering a fresh perspective on the city's history. FATAL FLOWER Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Summerhall Arts, Main Hall, 31 July – 25 Aug 2025 (not 12 & 19), 21:05 (22:20) Rooted in female rage — explosive, absurd and over-the-top — this multi-disciplinary theatre show blends cabaret and comedy with opera, musical theatre and classical music to deconstruct the image of women in society. Drawing on creator and performer Valentina Tóth's own experiences with body image, the pressures of being a child piano prodigy, and a complex relationship with her mother, the show moves through a series of bold, grotesque female archetypes. From the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute to a vengeful bride-to-be and a tyrannical Russian piano teacher, each character channels a rage that is both personal and political. One spark behind that fury is the Dutch childcare benefits scandal, where thousands of parents — many of them women — were falsely accused of fraud. FATAL FLOWER offers a space where female anger unfolds on stage in all its complexity. Waves of Tradition: A New Horizon in Scottish-Chinese Music PART OF THE HONG KONG SOUL SHOWCASE Theatre 2 at theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall, 19 - 23 Aug 2025 (not 12), 18.00 (18.45) This cross-cultural music performance brings together the Chinese Zheng, and Celtic harp and Scottish Bodhrán in a contemporary concert setting that explores connection through sound. Three musicians – Zheng virtuoso Wan Xing, and Glasgow-based harp and percussion duo Eleanor Dunsdon and Gregor Black – blend traditional techniques with modern improvisation. Waves of Tradition: A New Horizon in Scottish-Chinese Music features reimagined folk melodies, rhythmic dialogues, and moments of spontaneous interplay, highlighting each instrument's unique timbre while building a shared musical language.
Scotsman
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
How Summerhall Arts are supporting artists like never before this festival
This year, Summerhall continues to support exceptional artists' stage work at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the provision of five festival awards: the Autopsy Award, Meadows Award, Guimarães Rosa Institute Award, Melbourne Touring Award, and the PANNZ Award . Each award winner achieves a variety of help to undertake a run at the festival, including enhanced ticket splits, cash bursaries and removal of venue fees, as well as enhanced PR, marketing, and technical support depending on the needs of each company. The Autopsy Award, made possible by Allan Wilson, helps an artist making boundary-pushing performance work in Scotland undertake an Edinburgh Fringe run. Summerhall is proud to award this year's Autopsy Award to Glasgow-based performance maker Ruxy Cantir. She presents Pickled Republic, a surreal one-woman theatre cabaret set in a pickle jar, which uses exceptional clowning, puppetry, mask theatre, and movement to portray a plethora of characters, asking deep existential questions and offering ridiculous answers. Bathed in a brine of confident absurdity, pitch-black humour, and pulpy carnage, Pickled Republic explores the tragi-comic journeys of vegetable characters including a pickled tomato and a potato-headed lounge singer. Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase, the show toured Scotland in 2023 before selling out at Manipulate Festival 2024, Pickled Republic ferments somewhere between Eugène Ionesco absurdism and the smoky mystery of David Lynch. Pickled Republic's creator and performer Ruxy Cantir said "I'm delighted to welcome Fringe goers to the critically-acclaimed, award-winning Pickled Republic. I promise 50 minutes of vegetable insanity and real feather boas. Though it's important to say the show's not for anyone who is afraid of tomatoes." This year's Meadows Award - created to support Artists of Colour bringing work to the Fringe - goes to Edinburgh Fringe debutants :DELIRIUM: and their groundbreaking new production, live jazz and :DELIRIUM:'s signature theatrical style, MILES. Transports audiences into the creative chaos behind the making of Kind of Blue - the best-selling jazz album of all time. The UK's foremost jazz trumpet player, Jay Phelps, will play alongside actor Benjamin Akintuyosi - making his professional debut - representing Miles, together leading the audience through the creation of a masterpiece. Written and directed by :DELIRIUM: artistic director Oliver Kaderbhai and co-produced with Lauren Reed Productions, MILES. uses Davis' own autobiography as inspiration, exploring addiction, reinvention, and the cost of being black in pre-civil rights America. Making its world premiere at Summerhall this August, MILES. is a visceral journey into the soul of an artist who redefined modern music. :DELIRIUM: artist director and MILES. writer and director Oliver Kaderbhai said: "As a mixed-race theatre maker of Anglo-Indian descent, I am curious about identity - what drives people to do the things they do. We're interested in humanity under pressure. Miles was a complex man and we're going to explore how he became considered the genius we know today - how did his race, his circumstances, his upbringing impact his choices and would he have had the same success if he was a contemporary musician today?' For the first year, Summerhall Arts presents the Guimarães Rosa Institute Award, awarded to an artist from Brazil. The inaugural winner, Gaël Le Cornec, brings Amazons - a stirring one-woman exploration of Amazonian culture, colonialism and the fight for climate justice. Transporting audiences into the heart of the tropical rainforest, the real stories of generations of Amazonians are uncovered in this compelling, dark and humorous solo performance which blends live film and projections with storytelling and a capella Amazonian song extracts. Amazons follows a Brazilian woman, Gayara, as she unearths the untold history of her Amazonian ancestors, from those who watched the first Europeans lay claim to their land to the women fighting to defend the forest today. Amazons writer and performer Gaël Le Cornec said: ''Amazons' started as an investigation into my mixed identity and my mom and nana's heritage, then it branched out into the history of the Amazon, not the version I learned at school, but the one remembered by the women in my family and lived by my indigenous and black ancestors. After three Edinburgh Fringe shows looking at the stories of women and girls overlooked in history (Frida Kahlo: Viva La Vida!, Camille Claudel and The Other) I'm back almost a decade later, with my first semi-biographical show. Looking into myself (which is scary!) and the Amazonian women who lived before me.' This year's Melbourne Touring Award goes to another Edinburgh Festival Fringe debutant: Hayley Edwards, who brings her multi-award winning solo show, Shitbag, to Summerhall this August. A darkly comedic one-person play about Crohn's Disease, mania, and queer sexual exploration, Shitbag was a smash-hit at the Melbourne Fringe last year, where it sold out an extended run and won multiple accolades. Delightfully self-aware, Shitbag is a deeply funny autobiographical show exploring chronic illness, invisible disability, mental ill-health, queer sex, and self-advocacy. Acclaimed genderqueer theatremaker Hayley Edwards is passionate about raising awareness for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, its associated cancers, and other invisible lifelong conditions - particularly in young 'seemingly healthy' people - and can't wait to bring her much-praised work full of shit-puns and intimate details of sex to Edinburgh this August. Shitbag creator and performer Hayley Edwards commented: 'Creating and performing Shitbag and watching its success back home has been an overwhelming and genuinely life-changing experience. I wrote this piece (my first ever play!) about one of the most turbulent periods of my life and I hope that it can continue to entertain, empower and educate audiences about chronic illness (specifically bowel diseases) and its mental health ramifications at this year's Fringe. It's queer, it's sexy, it's painful and ultimately very very real.' Summerhall Arts' PANNZ Award - awarded to support New Zealand-based artists bringing work to Edinburgh - goes to another show making its UK premiere: relentless dance celebration of rave culture, The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave. Created by award-winning queer, Māori choreographer and dancer Oli Mathiesen, and co-choreographed by Lucy Lynch and Sharvon Mortimer, The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave is a high-energy dance celebration that condolences the spirit of a three-day party into a relentless and seamless sixty minutes. Creator, choreographer and performer Oli Mathiesen said: 'The Butterfly Who Flew Into the Rave is the come up and the come down all in one and highlights the beauty of feeling alive but all the consequences that come with it. I wanted to make something as an ode to the past 5-year marathon of losing societal morals and political structure. Our communal loss of work, time, love, sex, eating, fighting, cleaning, holidaying, sleeping, pashing, drinking, throwing up, everything, physicalised as an artifact of what we as a people have endured. And just like listening to a love song that sings to that one breakup you had, it's an acid house remix that screams f**k you to the pandemic." Also part of Summerhall Arts' renewed commitment to artist support and development, Emma Howlett - recipient of Summerhall Arts' creative residency and artistic director of acclaimed theatre company TheatreGoose - returns with her third original play at Summerhall in three years. Aethēr is a brand new show about the unknown and humanity's insatiable desire to define it. Part-science lab on the cusp of discovery, part-Victorian séance, part-unauthorised Nobel Prize ceremony, Aethēr explores faith, physics, and magic in a rich theatrical spectacle. Written by Emma Howlett in consultation with world-leading academics at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, and Stanford, Aethēr is a new work about the intersection of science and belief, and women who have been unrecognised for their scientific contributions. Aethēr writer and director Emma Howlett says: 'This show is our most complex, expansive, and ambitious yet, and it has been one of my most thrilling experiences to research and write. Armed with my Particle Physics textbook, many Carlo Rovelli books, and a search history bursting at the seams, AETHER attempts to plumb humanity's most elusive scientific questions for their meaning in our lives, and to crack open the mysterious and wonderful world of Physics for even the most maths-averse.' Summerhall Arts also presents its first ever co-production - SKYE: A Thriller, the playwriting debut from acclaimed producer and Sunday Times Bestselling author Ellie Keel, directed by Matthew Iliffe. Set on the Scottish island, the showexplores ghostly apparitions and family dynamics after loss, through a group of four siblings who see their father standing on a beach, five years after his death. Summerhall Arts' year-round commitment to artist support, development and wellbeing will be paramount at this year's festival. Previous Summerhall Festival Fringe initiatives will continue including; Summerhall Surgeries - a paid opportunity for artists to showcase their unfinished work to industry experts and peers; the Support the Artists Ticket Scheme which allows audiences to add a £2 levy onto their ticket purchase going directly to artists; an opt-in option for a 100% box office ticket split in favour of the artists; subsidised Lanyard Drinks for Edinburgh Festival Fringe performers and staff; and free shows for Scotland-based creatives and arts workers. Summerhall Arts has organised a 25% ticket discount - checkout code: NEWWRITING - for working class audiences to attend the proudly working class work in this year's programme: Anthem for Dissatisfaction, Chat Sh*t, Get Hit, Colours Run, Get Off, and Scott Turnbull presents… Surreally Good. Summerhall Arts Fringe Producer and Programmer, Tom Forster, commented: 'Since the inaugural Autopsy Award set up in 2012, it's remarkable to see how the diversity and number of our award strands has grown in the years since. While it does concern me that we as a venue must do so much by ourselves to address a vast array of imbalances across the Fringe landscape, to make it more accessible, I'm immensely proud of what these award strands have achieved over the years, and I hope they continue to grow. From forging new touring pathways with leading international festivals on the other side of the world; to working class theatre; to ensuring that unheard Scottish voices are platformed within the world's largest arts festival who wouldn't be able to otherwise: Summerhall Arts will always continue the work it set out within this building over a decade ago.' Summerhall Arts Chief Executive, Sam Gough, said: 'SHA' drive to support emerging artists and new writing will be at the forefront of this year's festival, with many initiatives designed to support our fragile sector. Since the incredibly successful Summerhall Surgeries launched in 2023, 70 artists have taken advantage of this paid opportunity to showcase their ideas and of the 22 companies who have taken part, 17 have seen onward national and international touring, commissions or Fringe and festival runs. 2025 will also see new initiatives aiming to support the physical and mental health of our artists and staff. SHA will be providing free morning yoga and mindfulness sessions for staff and artists, as well as access to life coaching and mentorship. The Summerhall Arts team remain dedicated to providing a safe space chock full of experimental and brilliant work. We can't wait to see you here in August.' The Summerhall Arts festival programme begins on Thursday 31st July with shows running daily until Monday 25th August. Tickets are available from 1 . Contributed Inaugural winner of the Guimarães Rosa Institute Award, Gaël Le Cornec, brings 'Amazons' to Summerhall Photo: Submitted Photo Sales 2 . Contributed Summerhall Arts PANNZ Award winning show: The Butterfly Who Flew Into A Rave Photo: Submitted Photo Sales 3 . Contributed Melbourne Touring Award winner Hayley Edwards makes her Edinburgh debut with multi-award winning solo show 'Shitbag' Photo: Submitted Photo Sales 4 . 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Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Business
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Live Laser-based Training and Simulation Platforms Research Report 2025-2030: Growing Emphasis on Realism and Combat Readiness Spurs Use of Precision Laser Engagement Systems in Field Training
The global Live Laser-based Training and Simulation Platforms market, valued at $680.1M in 2024, is projected to reach $902.0M by 2030, growing at a 4.8% CAGR. This growth reflects rising demand for advanced simulation in defense and public safety. The market report offers insights into trends and drivers, including technological innovations in sensors and data analytics, driving precision and realism in training. As AR, AI, and GPS integrations enhance training environments, the report analyzes regional opportunities and challenges, with key growth seen in the U.S. and China. Access comprehensive market data, competitive analysis, and insights into global tariff impacts. Live Laser-based Training and Simulation Platforms Market Dublin, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Live Laser-based Training and Simulation Platforms - Global Strategic Business Report" has been added to global market for Live Laser-based Training and Simulation Platforms was valued at US$680.1 Million in 2024 and is projected to reach US$902.0 Million by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 4.8% from 2024 to 2030. This comprehensive report provides an in-depth analysis of market trends, drivers, and forecasts, helping you make informed business decisions. Live laser-based training and simulation platforms have become integral to modern defense and public safety readiness programs. These systems use eye-safe laser emitters, detectors, and GPS-enabled tracking to create highly realistic, real-time training environments without the logistical burden or safety risks of live ammunition. Known as MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) or similar frameworks, these platforms replicate battlefield or tactical conditions by simulating weapon effects, target acquisition, hits, and kills in both open and urban terrains. As armed forces and law enforcement agencies seek to improve situational preparedness, judgment under pressure, and engagement accuracy, these systems provide immersive and scalable training Is Driving Global Growth in the Live Laser-Based Training and Simulation Market?The growth in the live laser-based training and simulation platforms market is driven by heightened defense preparedness needs, innovation in sensor-integrated simulation systems, and rising government investments in modern combat training. A key driver is the global shift toward cost-effective, scalable, and safer alternatives to live ammunition training. Laser-based systems enable repeatable, high-frequency exercises with detailed post-exercise debriefing - essential for building operational readiness without the associated logistics or safety burden of live increasing complexity of asymmetric and urban warfare is also encouraging the use of adaptable, modular, and location-aware simulation systems. Technological convergence with AR, GPS, and AI is expanding capabilities and performance metrics, turning training into a data-rich environment for strategic insight. Government spending on soldier modernization programs, training base upgrades, and public safety initiatives - particularly in the U.S., Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific - is ensuring sustained growth. As interagency training, multinational coordination, and smart defense become the new norm, laser-based simulation platforms are positioned to become a central component of 21st-century tactical training Is Technology Enhancing Precision, Immersion, and Integration in Live Training?Modern laser-based training systems are being revolutionized by advances in sensors, wearables, wireless communication, and data analytics. New-generation systems incorporate body-worn sensors, helmet-mounted receivers, GPS trackers, and inertial measurement units (IMUs) to capture detailed combat movement and engagement outcomes. Laser systems are now more accurate and weather-resistant, with enhanced signal fidelity to support engagements across longer distances and multi-weapon with augmented reality (AR) visors, real-time location tracking, and AI-based scoring algorithms is providing trainees and commanders with instant performance feedback. Cloud-based platforms allow for centralized data aggregation, enabling commanders to evaluate mission flow, decision-making patterns, and tactical alignment. Some systems also feature smart vests and weapon retrofits to simulate recoil, injury effects, and stress-based scenarios, enhancing realism without compromising safety. These advancements are transforming laser-based simulation from a basic hit-detection system into a full-spectrum tactical training Adoption Trends Are Shaping Demand Across Defense and Public Security Sectors?Defense ministries around the world are investing in laser-based simulation systems to modernize training infrastructure amid rising geopolitical tensions and hybrid warfare scenarios. Special forces, infantry, and armored units are using these systems for live-fire substitute drills, room-clearing simulations, and hostage rescue training. Urban operations training centers, mock villages, and modular combat zones are being equipped with laser simulation networks to replicate combat-in-built-up-areas (CIBUA) conditions. Multinational NATO and UN exercises are also leveraging standardized laser training protocols to ensure cross-border coordination and counter-terrorism units, and corrections departments are increasingly adopting these platforms for active shooter response, de-escalation drills, and riot control simulations. With an emphasis on force protection and civilian safety, these systems help train law enforcement personnel in threat discrimination and rules-of-engagement protocols under simulated real-world pressure. Commercial adoption is also rising in private security training and defense contractor programs, particularly in regions investing heavily in internal defense ScopeReport Features: Comprehensive Market Data: Independent analysis of annual sales and market forecasts in US$ Million from 2024 to 2030. In-Depth Regional Analysis: Detailed insights into key markets, including the U.S., China, Japan, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East, and Africa. Company Profiles: Coverage of players such as Airbus S.A.S., BAE Systems, CAE Inc., Cobham Limited, Cubic Corporation and more. Complimentary Updates: Receive free report updates for one year to keep you informed of the latest market developments. Key Insights: Market Growth: Understand the significant growth trajectory of the Hardware Component segment, which is expected to reach US$591.6 Million by 2030 with a CAGR of a 5.7%. The Software Component segment is also set to grow at 3.2% CAGR over the analysis period. Regional Analysis: Gain insights into the U.S. market, valued at $185.3 Million in 2024, and China, forecasted to grow at an impressive 8.9% CAGR to reach $190.6 Million by 2030. Discover growth trends in other key regions, including Japan, Canada, Germany, and the Asia-Pacific. Segments Component (Hardware, Software) Application (Flight Simulation, Battlefield Simulation, Defense, Medic Training, Vehicle Simulation, Airborne Simulation, Navalsimulation, Ground Simulation, Other Applications) End-Use (Defense Security, Civil Aviation, Education, E-Learning, Game Based Learning, Other End-Uses) Tariff Impact Analysis: Key Insights for 2025What's Included in This Edition: Tariff-adjusted market forecasts by region and segment Analysis of cost and supply chain implications by sourcing and trade exposure Strategic insights into geographic shifts Buyers receive a free July 2025 update with: Finalized tariff impacts and new trade agreement effects Updated projections reflecting global sourcing and cost shifts Expanded country-specific coverage across the industry Key Attributes: Report Attribute Details No. of Pages 399 Forecast Period 2024 - 2030 Estimated Market Value (USD) in 2024 $680.1 Million Forecasted Market Value (USD) by 2030 $902 Million Compound Annual Growth Rate 4.8% Regions Covered Global MARKET OVERVIEW Influencer Market Insights World Market Trajectories Tariff Impact on Global Supply Chain Patterns Live Laser-based Training and Simulation Platforms Global Key Competitors Percentage Market Share in 2025 (E) Competitive Market Presence Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial for Players Worldwide in 2025 (E) MARKET TRENDS & DRIVERS Modernization of Military Training Programs Drives Adoption of Live Laser-Based Simulation Platforms Growing Emphasis on Realism and Combat Readiness Spurs Use of Precision Laser Engagement Systems in Field Training Expansion of Urban Warfare and Asymmetric Threat Scenarios Increases Demand for Laser-Based Tactical Training Tools Push for Cost-Effective, Non-Lethal Force Replication Strengthens Business Case for Live Laser Engagement Solutions Integration of GPS, IR, and Laser Technology Enhances Real-Time Soldier Tracking and Engagement Accuracy Increased Use of Integrated After-Action Review (AAR) Systems Enhances Tactical Feedback and Learning Outcomes Growth in Joint Training Exercises Among Allied Forces Fuels Demand for Interoperable and Scalable Simulation Platforms Military Investment in Network-Centric Training Environments Supports Live Laser Integration With Virtual Platforms Rising Focus on Combat Simulation for Peacekeeping and Counterterrorism Training Expands Laser System Deployments Procurement of Portable and Deployable Simulation Kits Boosts Adoption in Remote and Hostile Environments FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS Airbus S.A.S. BAE Systems CAE Inc. Cobham Limited Cubic Corporation Elbit Systems Ltd. FlightSafety International General Dynamics Corporation Inter-Coastal Electronics Inc. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. L3Harris Technologies, Inc. Leonardo S.p.A. Lockheed Martin Corporation Northrop Grumman Corporation Raytheon Technologies Corporation Rheinmetall AG RUAG Group Saab AB Thales Group ZelTech For more information about this report visit About is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends. 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Yahoo
19-04-2025
- General
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Nuclear convoy training demonstrates next generation of military technology
CAMP GUERNSEY — Along a dirt road in the high plains of Platte County, a convoy of tan military vehicles accompanies a massive trailer, simulating a nuclear convoy crossing through cow country. Shots are fired through a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) to simulate battle, and service members charged with protecting military assets are forced to put their skills to the test. Last week, members of the Wyoming Air Guard and U.S. Air Force completed nuclear convoy training at Camp Guernsey. The training is meant to prepare the 20th Air Force's three Convoy Response Force teams for convoy transportation activities. The training also has implications for the upcoming Sentinel Project, which will update older Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), managed by F.E. Warren Air Force Base, with newer Sentinel ICBMs. One of the greatest benefits of the training at Camp Guernsey is the vast amount of space available, which allows them to connect multiple trainings in full mission exercises, according to Maj. Jeff Karr, USAF commander of the 90th Ground Combat Training Squadron. 'They're training piece by piece back at their bases, but they can't put it all together as effectively until they get out here and train with us,' Karr said. 'So it allows them to truly build out what it would look like if they were attacked by an enemy.' Though there has never been an attack on a U.S. Air Force nuclear convoy in recorded history, the training serves to demonstrate force and prepare airmen for the worst-case scenario. 'U.S. Air Force Security Forces basically is the greatest security element in the nation,' 90th Ground Combat Training Squadron Plans and Program Director Master Sgt. Johnny Nunnes said. 'Otherwise, we wouldn't be in charge of actually doing this mission. … Because of that, nobody's ever been brazen enough to try (and attack).' For the sake of learning, the simulated scenarios in the training are constantly changing, forcing trainees to consider multiple possibilities, whether it be an internal or external threat. One training group faced an internal threat, which halted the convoy while trainees were fired on by 'the bad guys,' portrayed by Fort Campbell's 101st Airborne Division. Within the hour-long exercise, several trainees were determined 'fatally shot,' protecting the asset held in the trailer, or Payload Transporter III (PT III). The number of trainees to come out of the exercise without having to simulate being killed is not a metric of success, according to Nunnes. Rather, the training is more focused on challenging service members and forcing them to learn new tactics. 'One of the measures of success that I always tell all the students, if you're better today than you were yesterday, it's a success to me,' Nunnes said. 'We want them to come here and be able to make mistakes so that they can learn from them in a controlled environment,' Karr said. 'Because we're completely controlling everything here, so that if and when something were to happen in a real-world situation, they're going to be truly successful.' Trainees also have to get familiar with the next generation of military weaponry. The Air Force's newest utility helicopter, the MH-139A Grey Wolf, worth $39.37 million each, and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) vehicles worth over $1 million apiece are among the next generation of weaponry that students were learning to use. Students also are now learning to work with the PT III, which will be key in the Sentinel Project that will impact landowners across eastern Wyoming and in a handful of neighboring states. The trailer provides a controlled environment, which will help in replacing the Minuteman weapon system and providing safe transport of the missiles. Nunnes noted that the military is well aware of its impact on local communities and tries its best to clearly communicate all the information they're able to share with the public. Specifically, they post announcements so that the community is aware of major movements. The public is typically aware, especially when a massive convoy is making its way down the interstate, Karr said. All they can ask is for the public to give them the space to do their work and hope they know the purpose of these operations is for safety. 'We're out there for their security and for the safety of both our nation and our partner nations overseas,' Karr said. 'That's the whole point of the nuclear umbrella, so that we don't have to use them. It's a deterrence, and there could be a day that we would have to use it, but the whole point is to use it to prevent our adversaries from doing bad things. We're out there to protect those assets and keep our nation safe.'
