How the Czech Armed Forces Use InfoRange for Information Environment Training
Information Environment Training in the Czech Armed Forces
The Czech Armed Forces are integrating information environment training into military education and exercises to prepare personnel for the realities of modern operations.
One example is the 91st Information Operations Group, which uses InfoRange® to support realistic training in information operations, psychological operations, civil-military cooperation, and Strategic Communications.
The growing relevance of the information environment is clear. Alongside traditional domains such as land, air, and cyber, the ability to influence perception, behavior, and decision-making has become an increasingly important part of military activity.
As a result, realistic training in this area is no longer optional. It is becoming an essential element of operational preparation.
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The video highlights typical elements of this type of training. This includes media engagement, operational communication, and the use of digital information spaces in an exercise setting.
Social Media Simulation in Military Training
Information operations take place in both the physical and digital domains. For that reason, modern military training must extend beyond conventional exercise environments and deliberately include the cyber and information space.
In an interview, the unit commander describes the use of InfoRange to simulate major social networks as part of the training environment. This allows the information environment to be integrated into training as a realistic and operationally relevant component rather than being treated as a purely theoretical subject.
How InfoRange® Supports Information Environment Training
InfoRange®, developed by PREVENCY, enables organizations to model complex information environments in a structured way and integrate them directly into exercises.
By simulating social media platforms, news portals, and digital communication spaces, the platform makes it possible to represent information dynamics in a realistic manner.
Decisions and actions taken by exercise participants can directly affect the simulated environment, creating an interactive training setting in which cause and effect in the information environment become visible.
This results in a dynamic exercise framework where participants can train how communication, perception, and narrative development influence operational conditions.
Information Operations Training in Multinational Exercises
Information environment simulation is also a regular component of multinational exercises involving the Czech Armed Forces. In formats such as POWERFUL WORD, soldiers train with international partners to respond to disinformation, media reactions, and digital information dynamics under realistic conditions.
These scenarios may include simulated media outlets, social media environments, and role-players in order to create credible information conditions and train how communication affects operations.
The capabilities and systems used in these exercises — including InfoRange® — help structure and simulate these complex environments as a repeatable part of information operations training.
Information Operations as a Multidisciplinary Capability
The Czech Armed Forces example shows that information operations require a wide range of competencies. In addition to military expertise, the following capabilities play an important role:
- information environment analysis and OSINT
- psychological expertise
- communications and media engagement
- legal assessment of actions
- content creation and social media management
Information operations therefore sit at the intersection of military and civilian skill sets and require close coordination across multiple disciplines.
Why Information Environment Training Matters in Modern Operations
The use of simulation platforms such as InfoRange® shows how the information environment can be integrated into military training as a distinct and operationally relevant training dimension.
By combining physical training, digital simulation, and interdisciplinary cooperation, organizations can create realistic exercise environments that reflect the demands of modern operations.
The Czech Armed Forces example illustrates that the information environment is no longer a supporting element in training. It is an operational domain that requires dedicated preparation, realistic simulation, and multidisciplinary coordination.
Generating effects in the information environment is now an integral part of military training and operational readiness.
Learn even more about the information environment training in the Czech Armed Forces here.
