title: National Center for Simulation
text: # National Center for Simulation
  
  The National Center for Simulation (NCS) is an association of defense companies, government, academic, start-up companies, and industry members. NCS is located in the Central Florida Research Park, adjacent to Naval Support Activity Orlando, and the simulation headquarters of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, USA.
  
  The center is a catalyst for technology transfer from the military out to industry and industry bringing innovative technologies into Team Orlando. Additionally, supporting the development, understanding, and advancement of simulation and defense technologies. Its many goals include improving defense readiness, and facilitating other sectors of industry (cyber, education, energy, gaming, healthcare, transportation, and space) to extend their knowledge and applications of simulation.
  
  ## History
  
  NCS was created in 1993 to support collaboration among the defense industry, government, and academia.
  
  NCS is headquartered in the Central Florida Research Park in Orlando, Florida which is home to the world's largest cluster for computer simulation and modeling, and more than 345 companies that are members of NCS. The ecosystem includes an approximately $7 billion in procurement dollars for modeling, simulation, and training companies, supported by the military simulation and training commands for the U.S. Army, 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.
  
  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 (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 (STTC), the U.S. Coast Guard Liaison Office at NAWCTSD, and the University of Central Florida's Institute for Simulation and Training.
  
  