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* ORLANDO, Fla.--A new data engine that its creators say can be paired with any simulator made its debut at the National Training and Simulation Association's annual confab in November.

The extended reality analytics engine, or XRAE--displayed by developer Booz Allen Hamilton at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando, Florida--uses algorithms to compare information collected from a simulator to data standards set by any military service in real time.

"The services are all trying to really increase their readiness with less resources," said Elizabeth Robinson, principal and director at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Every time a service member puts on a headset or grabs a controller for a simulation event, those tools generate a huge volume of data, she explained.

However, much of the data isn't being utilized. For "most of it--nothing's being done," Robinson said. "It's sitting there, or they're pulling it out and applying a whole lot of man-hours to look at it."

Because the engine processes data in real time, the performance evaluation is ready immediately after a training session. This can cut down the time and resources needed to determine the best learning strategy for an individual.

Robinson pointed to the speed at which U.S. adversaries have adopted advanced technologies. For example, data officials at the conference noted China's advanced artificial intelligence capabilities.

"We used to have decades to prepare for threats," she said. "The world's a lot faster place than it used to...