⊲ Royal Aeronautical Society ⊳ Tim Robinson reports on the ITEC 2026 event, held in London, identifying key trends including the use of mixed reality for immersive training, the resurgence of...
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Simulation & Digital Twins Serve Different Purposes
⊲ The Robot Report ⊳ The article examines how simulation and digital twins serve different roles in virtual manufacturing. Simulation is presented as a tool for testing scenarios, layouts and...
Accessible Flight Simulator On Tour
⊲ Royal Aeronautical Society ⊳ The Falcon 2 programme's mobile full-motion flight simulator has been created to give young people, including those with special educational needs and disabilities,...
Simulation + XR for Urgent Drone Training
⊲ Varjo ⊳ Juny, a Uruguayan combat veteran wounded three times by FPV drones while serving with Ukrainian Special Forces, now works with Applied Virtual Simulation on the Horizon Guardian...
Important New Flight Simulator Regulation
⊲ Halldale ⊳ EASA has formally adopted a FSTD Capability Signature framework, which shifts flight simulator regulation from a fixed “tool to task” model to a “task to tool” approach. Instead of...
CAE Urges Pilot Training Overhaul
⊲ CAE ⊳ CAE's 2026 Blueprint argues that allied defence forces must overhaul pilot training to meet a more volatile geopolitical era. Legacy fixed-curriculum programmes are ill-suited to Generation...
Digital Twins Reach the Battlefield
⊲ Medium ⊳ David Burden explores how digital twins are moving beyond industrial systems into military operations, creating detailed battlefield models that combine platforms, infrastructure and...
Simulators Support More Car Testing in Less Time
⊲ Ford From the Road ⊳ Ford's Product Development Simulator, launched in 2020 in Dearborn USA, allows engineers to run ten times more tests in a tenth of the time compared to real-world testing....
AI Turns Street View into Virtual Worlds
⊲ Pulse 2.0 ⊳ Google DeepMind has expanded Project Genie, its experimental world model platform, by integrating Google Street View imagery to let users generate interactive virtual environments...
Hands On Android XR Glasses
⊲ Android Central ⊳ Writer Derrek Lee tried two Android XR display glasses at Google I/O 2026: Xreal's Project Aura and Google's monocular prototype used as the reference design for Samsung's...
Simulator Supports Ukraine Air Defences
⊲ Euromaidan Press ⊳ Ukraine's Defense Ministry has approved a domestic laser simulator for training operators of the FIM-92 Stinger missile system, developed by Skiftech. This simulator allows...
XR Powers “The Human as a Weapons System”
⊲ MIT Technology Review ⊳ Anduril and Meta are prototyping augmented-reality smart glasses for the US Army under a $159 million contract, aiming to optimise "the human as a weapons system." Two...
Ukrainian Medical Simulator Reaches NATO Nations
⊲ The Defender ⊳ The LifesaverSIM tactical medical simulator is now available across NATO member states, expanding from its original Ukrainian focus into 44 countries. Developed by a startup in...
Wireless Earbuds Gain Visual Awareness
⊲ Gizmodo ⊳ Researchers at the University of Washington have built VueBuds, the first system to fit tiny cameras inside off-the-shelf wireless earbuds, allowing users to ask an AI about whatever...
ANSYS Secures $82m USAF Simulation Contract
⊲ Defence Blog ⊳ The U.S. Air Force has awarded Ansys Government Initiatives an $82.1 million contract for advanced modelling and simulation software at Edwards Air Force Base, effective until May...
Meta Opens Smart Glasses to Developers
⊲ The Verge ⊳ Meta is updating its Ray-Ban Display glasses with virtual handwriting for all users, powered by the neural wristband. The feature works across WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram and phone...