⊲ Royal Navy ⊳ The Royal Navy has awarded QinetiQ a £25 million, five-year contract to deliver training through the Maritime Command and Staff Trainer (MCAST). The system will simulate task force...
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AR Comes to USAF Fighter Cockpits
⊲ FlightGlobal ⊳ Florida-based Red 6 revealed on 15 August that it has received a contract from the USAF’s Air Combat Command to deploy its Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS)...
F/A-18 XR Simulator Arrives in Helsinki
⊲ Auganix ⊳ Industrial-grade XR hardware and software provider Varjo has installed a full-scale F/A-18C/E cockpit replica from Dogfight Boss at its Helsinki headquarters. The mixed-reality setup...
Troops’ Untethered Operational Training
⊲ Halldale Group ⊳ Soldiers from the UK's 6 Regiment (RLC) have undertaken operational training using an untethered, free-roam VR system called AVRT (Adaptive Virtual Reality Training). The system...
In-Cockpit Simulation for Typhoon
⊲ Aerospace Global News ⊳ A new AI system, Rattlesnaq, developed by Swedish firm Avioniq and trialled by BAE Systems, equips the Eurofighter Typhoon with predictive threat mapping. It models...
Warfighters See Through Skin
⊲ Army AL&T Magazine ⊳The US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) has created an augmented reality tool for IVAS goggles that lets medics and corpsmen overlay 3D...
US Army’s Whole World Simulation
⊲ Defence Today ⊳ Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), a subsidiary of BAE Systems, has secured a contract modification from the US Army to roll out Virtual Battlespace 4 (VBS4) as part of its...
XR Boost for US Air Force Training
⊲ Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) ⊳ The 908th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron worked with Mass Virtual from 2 to 11 June 2025 at Maxwell AFB, Alabama to create key MH‑139A...
6 Highlights of the F-35 Simulator
⊲ Lockheed Martín ⊳ This Lockheed Martin article highlights six key features of the F‑35 training simulator: high levels of realism through high‑fidelity visuals and motion; compatibility across...
Gamers Build Tank Loader and Gun
⊲ Task & Purpose ⊳ A trio of “World of Tanks” players have built a homemade tank simulator complete with a CO₂-powered cannon that launches empty soda bottles as mock shells. With roles split...
Gaming on the High Seas
⊲ Business Insider UK ⊳ The Royal Navy has installed its first purpose‑built gaming suite aboard HMS Prince of Wales, following a sailor‑submitted petition. This space, or "esports suite", is...
Augmented Skies for Real Pilots
⊲ FlightGlobal ⊳ US defence tech company Red 6 intends to begin production of its Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS) by mid‑2026. Touted as a software‑centric augmented reality...