⊲ Medium ⊳ Erik Kannike has created a web-based missile defence simulator using public data, realistic physics, and a globe-based UI. Players design layered systems against missile threats over...
Category: Military & Security
Bundeswehr Approves VBS4 Puma Simulator
⊲ Rheinmetall ⊳ The Bundeswehr has approved Rheinmetall’s new modular training system for the Puma infantry fighting vehicle. Known as AGSP, it includes full-size replica cabins for commanders and...
SME Agility Joins Defence Might
⊲ Halldale ⊳ PAULEY and BAE Systems have formalised a two-year collaboration to integrate AI and XR into military training programmes. The partnership builds on Project OdySSEy, a simulation...
Simulation Weekly News
⊲ Last Week’s Sim News Summary ⊳ We saw major investments in professional development, including Ryanair’s new €130 million aviation training hub near Kraków Airport, designed to train up to 500...
Biometrics Meet Air Traffic Control
⊲ Halldale ⊳ The U.S. Air Force has awarded UFA a $1.8 million STTR Phase II contract to develop a mixed‑reality air traffic control training system that adapts in real time using biometric data....
Armoured Vehicle Training Advances
⊲ Halldale ⊳ The Ukraine conflict has demonstrated that armoured vehicles face a significant threat from drones and militaries are boosting crewed-vehicle training through embedded systems,...
Simulation Weekly News
⊲ Last Week’s Sim News Summary ⊳ AI is accelerating the push to make engineering simulation tools more accessible to non-experts by abstracting their technical complexity, marking a turning point...
Simulation & AI Disrupt Manned Fighter Jets?
⊲ Sri Lanka Guardian ⊳ German firm, Helsing, has unveiled the CA-1 “Europa”, a four-ton, 11 metre fighter jet designed to operate without a pilot and execute AI-guided combat missions. Tested...
Linked Virtual Battle Portals
⊲ Medium ⊳ The article discusses the concept of the metaverse as a multiverse, particularly in a military context, as outlined in the co-authors' book, "The Military Metaverse." It contrasts a...
MassXR Earns US Navy Recognition
⊲ Halldale ⊳ Mass Virtual has won the US Navy’s Portsmouth Naval Shipyard XR Prize Challenge for its immersive fire-response training solution, MassXR. Designed for high-risk scenarios, the...
Next-Gen 5th-Gen Simulator Unveiled
⊲ Airforce Technology ⊳ JFJ Aviation & Defence and Vrgineers are collaborating on an unrestricted fifth-generation fighter simulator that uses mixed reality technology to deliver training. The...
US Army Operational AR Lives On
⊲ The Register ⊳ The US Army has relaunched its augmented reality headset initiative with $354 million in contracts to Anduril and Rivet Industries for its Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC)...