MS&T is an international defence simulation and training publication

Periodical publication

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 produced bi-monthly in the UK

United Kingdom

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 by Halldale Media. MS&T was first published in 1984, and has provided continuous, international coverage ever since with its world-wide team of journalists.

Halldale Media also publish MS&T's sister publication Civil Aviation Training Magazine (CAT)

CAT (magazine)

CAT is an international simulation and training publication produced bi-monthly in the UK by Halldale Media. CAT was first published in 1990, and has provided continuous, international coverage ever since with its world-wide team of journalists.Halldale Media also publish CAT's sister publication...

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Content

Each issue of the magazine contains a broad geographical spread of features. A typical issue would include a national focus, instructional design insights, in-service reports, technology updates, defence training policies as well as extended news and analysis, event reviews and an industry calendar. Issue 4 each year differs from the regular format by incorporating additional content including an Industry Trends article (a round-up of military training activity over the past 12 months) and the Military Flight Simulator Census (a comprehensive census of flight simulator

Flight simulator

A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and various aspects of the flight environment. This includes the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they react to applications of their controls and other aircraft systems, and how they react to the external...

s in use world-wide).