Category: Military & Security

Flight Cockpit Anywhere, Anytime

⊲ Skies Magazine ⊳ Originally reported in October 2024, Skies Magazine have recently spoken to CAE about their augmented reality training application for the Apple Vision Pro, initially tailored to...

RAeS Seeks Flight Simulation Presentations

⊲ Royal Aeronautical Society ⊳ The RAeS Flight Simulation Conference 2025, scheduled for 21–22 October at No.4 Hamilton Place, London, will convene experts from industry, academia, and regulatory...

US Navy Seeks Simulation & Training Innovation

⊲ Military & Aerospace Electronics ⊳ The U.S. Navy's NAWCTSD is inviting industry proposals to enhance military training through technologies like adaptive simulations, distributed learning,...

Rapid Weapon Training Capability Achieved

⊲ Defence Industry Europe ⊳​ Saab has delivered Carl-Gustaf M4 virtual indoor trainers to the UK Armed Forces just eight months after contract signing. These portable systems, replicating the...

The Military Metaverse Fights Back

⊲ Halldale ⊳ Fawkes and Burden’s new book The Military Metaverse, published today by Routledge, maps out the evolution and future direction of virtual worlds, simulation, XR and avatars within...

Kopin to Set XR Display Standards

⊲ Nasdaq ⊳ Kopin Corporation has secured a US Army contract for the Soldier Display Trade Study aimed at identifying the ideal MicroLED specifications for Extended Reality (XR) heads-up displays...

Anduril Takes Over and Accelerates US Army IVAS

⊲ Breaking Defense ⊳ Anduril has taken over a the contract for the US Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) from Microsoft, valued at $22 billion. This transition allows Anduril to...

Digital First Digital Twin Simulation

⊲ Digital Engineering  ⊳ The U.S. Army has contracted Duality AI to develop a counter-drone system called AiTDR, which will help detect and recognise drones threatening troops. Using Duality's...

DJI Enhances Drone to 3D World Pipeline

⊲ DroneDJ ⊳ DJI has released an update for its AI-powered 3D modelling and point cloud editing software, Modify, aimed at professionals in fields like surveying and construction. The new version...

“The Military Metaverse” Published May 2025

By Andy Fawkes, David Burden - Available through Routledge and Amazon The Military Metaverseexamines the past, present and future of the metaverse technologies including simulation, virtual...

Drone Operations and Training Converge

⊲ Breaking Defense ⊳ US drone manufacturer PDW has introduced PDW CORE, a mission software platform for its C100 quadcopter drone currently deployed with the U.S. Army. A key feature is PDW SIM,...

AR and Touchscreen Cockpit Transformation

⊲ Halldale ⊳ Leonardo has revealed a redesigned cockpit for its M-346 Block 20 trainer/light fighter aircraft, shown during Military Flight Training 2025. Central to the update is a large 20x8 inch...