⊲ Business Insider ⊳ The article highlights how gamers possess key skills that make them effective drone pilots, such as fast decision-making and hand-eye coordination. Ukraine’s special drone...
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Next Gen Pilot’s Augmented Reality
⊲ BBC News ⊳ The Eurofighter consortium – made up of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK – has awarded BAE Systems a £133 million contract to further develop its Striker II helmet-mounted display...
Ray Traced Radar Simulation Unveiled
⊲ Halldale ⊳ ST Engineering Company MAK Technologies (MAK) and radar and radio frequency simulation provider ISL, have announced RFView for MAK ONE, a radar simulation tool that generates realistic...
Anduril Tease Entry into XR
⊲ Mixed-News ⊳ Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus and now CEO/Cofounder of Anduril Industries, has teased a major virtual reality (VR) announcement in the coming weeks, sparking speculation about his...
Augmented Reality for Armoured Vehicles Crews
⊲ Thales ⊳ Thales has introduced DigitalCrew®, an AI-integrated system for armoured vehicles, to improve soldiers' situational awareness and decision-making. By leveraging advanced optronics and...
XR-Based Slovenian Military Flight Trainer
⊲ Halldale ⊳ The Slovenian simulation and airframe company AFormX has handed over to the Slovenian Armed Forces on 17 January the TAK-LET-SIM project which includes advanced VR and XR simulators ....
New Strategic Partnership for German Army Training
⊲ APDR ⊳ Rheinmetall and Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), a BAE Systems subsidiary, have partnered to create simulation solutions to train the German Army's Medium Forces. This partnership...
GPS-Free Drone Exploits Landscape “Fingerprint”
⊲ IMechE ⊳ Australian autonomous navigation specialist Advanced Navigation and European defence multinational MBDA have developed a GPS-free drone navigation system. Inspired by human neural...
Will New US DoD List Affect Unreal?
⊲ VICE ⊳ Tencent, the Chinese gaming giant, has been added to a US Department of Defense list of companies allegedly aiding the Chinese military. The designation, announced on 6 January 2025,...
Taiwan Paratroopers’ VR-Based Training
▶ Source - Associated Press ▶ In this video, Taiwanese paratroopers use virtual reality based simulators during their training to practice precision landings in designated areas. ▶ Image -...
Gaussian Splatting Enhances Military Simulations
▶ Source -Defense News ▶ The U.S. Army and USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies are enhancing simulation realism with “3D Geospatial Terrain - Large-Scale Gaussian Splatting.” This...
RAF Tests AR-Supported Training
▶ Source - Royal Air Force ▶ The RAF has tested Red 6's Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality Systems (ATARS) in Hawk T2 aircraft at RAF Valley, in partnership with BAE Systems. This system...