The National Center for Simulation (NCS) is an association of

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companies, government, academic and industry members. NCS is located in the

Central Florida Research Park The Central Florida Research Park (CFRP) is a research park abutting the main campus of the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, United States. CFRP is the largest research park in Florida, the fourth largest in the United S ...

, adjacent to Naval Support Activity Orlando and the

University of Central Florida The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University ...

Orlando Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures re ...

Florida Florida is a U.S. state, state located in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia (U.S. state), Geo ...

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. The center is a catalyst for the development, understanding, and advancement of simulation and defense technologies. Its many goals include improving defense readiness, facilitating space exploration, supporting education, and extending knowledge and applications of simulation.

History

NCS was created in 1993 to support collaboration among the

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, and

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. NCS is headquartered in the

Orlando, Florida Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures r ...

which is home to the world's largest cluster for

computer simulation Computer simulation is the process of mathematical modelling, performed on a computer, which is designed to predict the behaviour of, or the outcome of, a real-world or physical system. The reliability of some mathematical models can be det ...

and modeling, including more than 240 modeling, simulation and training companies, the

, and military simulation and training commands for the

U.S. Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, ...

, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Marine Corps. U.S. Coast Guard interests are handled by a liaison officer and staff embedded in the Navy's training systems organization. Retired U.S. Air Forc
Lt. Gen. Tom Baptiste
became NCS's president and executive director in January 2010. Mr. George E. Cheros became President and CEO in July 2019. Dr, Neal Finkelstein became Chief Operating Officer in October 2019, https://militarysimulation.training/technology/ncs-hires-former-army-research-lab-chief/

Team Orlando

NCS is part of the "Team Orlando" partnership between military organizations, the modeling and simulation industry, and academic institutions working together to leverage resources and contribute to the overall security of the United States. Besides NCS, charter members of Team Orlando include the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO-STRI), the U.S. Navy's

Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) is an Echelon IV command of the United States Navy, reporting to the Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. NAWCTSD is ...

( NAWCTSD), the U.S. Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation (AFAMS), the U.S. Marine Corps Program Manager for Training Systems (PMTRASYS), the Joint Development Integration Facility, the

United States Army Simulation and Training Technology Center The United States Army Simulation and Training Technology Center (STTC) provides the United States Department of Defense and United States Department of Homeland Security with applied research to develop simulation technologies, build on current ...

(STTC), the U.S. Coast Guard Liaison Office at NAWCTSD, and the University of Central Florida's Institute for Simulation and Training.

References

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External links

National Center for Simulation’s Official Website
University of Central Florida Military simulation American engineering organizations Defense companies of the United States 1993 establishments in Florida