Tag: simulation

Bundeswehr Approves VBS4 Puma Simulator

⊲ Rheinmetall ⊳ The Bundeswehr has approved Rheinmetall’s new modular training system for the Puma infantry fighting vehicle. Known as AGSP, it includes full-size replica cabins for commanders and...

SME Agility Joins Defence Might

⊲ Halldale ⊳ PAULEY and BAE Systems have formalised a two-year collaboration to integrate AI and XR into military training programmes. The partnership builds on Project OdySSEy, a simulation...

Simulation Weekly News

⊲ Last Week’s Sim News Summary ⊳ We saw major investments in professional development, including Ryanair’s new €130 million aviation training hub near Kraków Airport, designed to train up to 500...

Biometrics Meet Air Traffic Control

⊲ Halldale ⊳ The U.S. Air Force has awarded UFA a $1.8 million STTR Phase II contract to develop a mixed‑reality air traffic control training system that adapts in real time using biometric data....

Simulated Sound Sharpens Robot Skills

⊲ ⊳ The article presents "Multigen," a framework that integrates generative models into physics-based simulators to enhance multimodal robot learning, particularly in tasks requiring audio...

Armoured Vehicle Training Advances

⊲ Halldale ⊳ The Ukraine conflict has demonstrated that armoured vehicles face a significant threat from drones and militaries are boosting crewed-vehicle training through embedded systems,...

Simulation Weekly News

⊲ Last Week’s Sim News Summary ⊳ AI is accelerating the push to make engineering simulation tools more accessible to non-experts by abstracting their technical complexity, marking a turning point...

Simulation & AI Disrupt Manned Fighter Jets?

⊲ Sri Lanka Guardian ⊳ German firm, Helsing, has unveiled the CA-1 “Europa”, a four-ton, 11 metre fighter jet designed to operate without a pilot and execute AI-guided combat missions. Tested...

Pope Rejects Virtual Pope

⊲ eWeek ⊳ Pope Leo XIV has rejected the idea of an AI-generated “virtual pope” that could answer questions online, describing the concept as disturbing and unacceptable. He acknowledged the...

AI May Democratise Simulation

⊲ Engineering.com ⊳ AI is accelerating the push to make engineering simulation tools more accessible to non-experts by abstracting their technical complexity. Malcolm Panthaki, co-founder of...

Simulation May Outpace Automation in Business AI

⊲ TechRadar Pro ⊳ AI in business is often used to automate tasks, but this article argues its true potential lies in simulation. By modelling complex environments with simulated populations,...

Simulation Weekly News

⊲ Last Week’s Sim News Summary ⊳ In digital communication, Synthesia, a UK company, continues to innovate with its Express-2 update, providing lifelike AI avatars that exhibit nuanced gestures,...