⊲ Defense News ⊳ The U.S. Air Force is developing an AI-powered system called WarMatrix to enhance wargaming capabilities, aiming for simulations that run up to 10,000 times faster than real-time...
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Rheinmetall & Varjo XR Partnership
⊲ Rheinmetall ⊳ Rheinmetall and Varjo have partnered to integrate the new XR‑4 Series mixed-reality headsets into Rheinmetall’s mobile land training systems. These headsets will allow personnel to...
FPV Drone Team Trainer Launched
⊲ Airforce‑Technology ⊳ MVRsimulation unveiled its FPV Team Trainer at I/ITSEC 2025, a modular simulator designed for coordinated FPV drone training. Building on their previous FPV UAV Simulator,...
Lockheed Fuses AI and Gaming Tech
⊲ NextGen Defense ⊳ Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with Blackshark.ai, has unveiled Prepar3D Fuse, a next-generation “full-earth” simulator combining AI-generated terrain with Unreal Engine 5’s...
Rheinmetall and VRAI’s XR-AI-Data Partnership
⊲ VRAI ⊳ Rheinmetall and VRAI have formed a partnership focused on simulation data and AI to enhance armour crew performance by using VRAI’s data‑driven toolset (HEAT) with Rheinmetall’s XR vehicle...
Living 3D Model of the Earth Created
⊲ PR Newswire ⊳ Aechelon Technology has successfully integrated Vantor's 3D operational terrain into its Project Orbion, enhancing ICEYE's space-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) capabilities....
Simulation Weekly News
The US Army committed $127 million to upgrade its unified OneSAF simulation program through the ECS-Riptide Joint Venture. New platforms emerged, such as VRAI’s VADE (Virtual All Domain...
New Consortium Tackles NATO Drone Readiness
⊲ PR Newswire ⊳ Farpoint, a new multinational defence consortium announced 1 December, has been established to enhance drone warfare training for tactical operators and command teams. Comprising...
New Automated Terrain Generation Partnership
⊲ Remograph ⊳ Announced 1 December, military simulation software company eSim has chosen Remoscape by Linköping-based Remograph for automated terrain generation in its future simulation products....
Army Reboots AR Headset Plan
⊲ National Defense Magazine ⊳ After feedback from soldiers led to dissatisfaction with Microsoft’s original IVAS headset, the U.S. Army has restarted its augmented reality programme under the...
US Army OneSAF $127M Upgrades
⊲ Halldale ⊳ Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS) and Riptide Software, through their ECS-Riptide Joint Venture, have won a $127 million six-year contract to lead the development of the...
Whole Mission Cycle Simulation
⊲ Halldale ⊳ VRAI has launched VADE, a real-time immersive platform designed to improve mission briefing and rehearsal by offering immersive 3D visualisations and integrated planning tools....
Army Tests Free‑Roam VR Training
⊲ Soldier Magazine ⊳ The British Army Royal Logistic Corps troops have trialled adaptive virtual reality training (AVRT), a free-roam system where users move naturally through virtual buildings...
Seizing the 3D Future
⊲ Halldale ⊳ The article by 3D content creation service company B-Design3D discusses the evolution of 3D terrain simulation in defence, highlighting its integration of military and automotive...
AR Supports the “Connected Soldier”
⊲ LinkedIn ⊳ Augmented reality is framed here as a key enabler of the “connected soldier,” offering head-worn displays that layer mission-critical data directly into the user’s view. The article by...
Game On for Soldiers
⊲ The Telegraph ⊳ UK soldiers will train on first‑person shooter games including Call of Duty in a new initiative by the Ministry of Defence. The Telegraph and Daily Mail reports that General Sir...