⊲ DSEI Gateway ⊳ Australian company Operator XR, founded in 2021, unveiled its 'Interceptor' counter-drone training platform at ITEC 2026 in London. The virtual reality system trains military and...
Tag: drones
Free 3D Data Capture to Exploitation Pipeline
⊲ DroneDJ ⊳ DroneDJ reports that DJI has launched DJI Reality, a free Windows-based 3D model viewer within DJI Terra, aimed at making drone mapping data easier to open, share and present. The tool...
Training Civil and Military Drone Pilots
⊲ Halldale ⊳ Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the US Army at Fort Benning are taking contrasting approaches to UAS training, yet both are working broadly towards the same end. At...
Simulation and Training in an Uncrewed Future
aka Drones - UAV – sUAS - RPAS - UMS – USV – UUV – UGV – OPV … Remotely Operated - Autonomous. This analysis by Andy Fawkes was presented at the Joint Military Training & Simulation...
Drones Add Oversight to Live Training
⊲ Halldale ⊳ The Australian Army recently tested the Enhanced Personal Area Network (EPAN) during Exercise Keldie Cup to modernise urban combat drills. This wearable laser system replicates weapon...
US Army Drone Training & Simulation
⊲ U.S. Army ⊳ Using OneArc's VBS4 simulation software, Fort Benning's Maneuver Centre of Excellence has added a 10-hour virtual drone familiarisation course to its One-Station Unit Training...
Simulation Accelerates Swarming Experimentation
⊲ ADS Advance ⊳ Applied Intuition UK, part of the $15 billion Silicon Valley company founded in 2017, has been selected to lead a consortium focused on advancing autonomous swarming capabilities...
Drone Pilots’ 50:50 Live:Simulator Training
⊲ Business Insider ⊳ Ukrainian soldiers have shared insights with the British Army on drone warfare training, indicating that a minimum of 60 hours with 30 on simulators and 30 in actual flight is...
Joint Simulation Environment Advances Manned-Unmanned Teaming
⊲ The Aviationist ⊳ The U.S. Navy is using the Joint Simulation Environment to train F-35 pilots in controlling Collaborative Combat Aircraft during simulated missions. The system allows pilots to...
Thales adds Drones to Live Training System
⊲ Zona Militar ⊳ Thales has introduced an upgraded version of its Land Live Training (LLT) simulator, integrating drone capabilities to enhance military training and monitoring. This system,...
Drone Simulator for Warfighters and Gamers
⊲ Euronews ⊳A Ukrainian-developed drone combat simulator, Ukrainian Fight Drone Simulator (UFDS), has been published on Steam with a military version also made available. The simulator mirrors...
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,...
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...
Simulation Weekly News
Military initiatives are rapidly adopting immersive training; the UK Ministry of Defence announced that soldiers will train on first-person shooter games like Call of Duty to link gaming skills...
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...
FPV Drone‑Vs‑Soldier Simulation Training
⊲ Next Gen Defense ⊳ A Ukrainian company, Atmaraksi, has built a virtual simulator called Duel, allowing one person to pilot an FPV drone and another to engage it as a defending soldier. The system...