The US Army released the free multiplayer shooter America's Army as a recruiting tool (they are planning a major graphical update that we reported on several days ago) but the military also uses game technology for actual training purposes. Now it appears that the Army is planning to put even more money into this kind of training.

According to the Stars & Stripes web site, the Army will spend $50 million over five years for a "games in training" program. The program, which begins in 2010, "...will watch trends in the industry and identify technology that can be used for military training." That's not all. The Army also has plans to buy a commercial game that they will modify to create a new training tool called "Game After Ambush". The decision on which game to use will be made in the next couple of weeks.

[Via Blue's News]