⊲ 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...
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Browser Becomes Global Photo-Realistic Flight Deck
⊲ PCWorld ⊳ The article discusses GeoFS, a free flight simulator that offers a global environment created from up to date satellite images and geographic data. It is accessible on various...
Four Simulators, 500 Daily Trainees
⊲ TVP World ⊳ Ryanair has opened a €130 million aviation training hub next to Kraków Airport. The facility includes four full-motion simulators and is designed to train up to 500 aviation...
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....
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,...
Linked Virtual Battle Portals
⊲ Medium ⊳ The article discusses the concept of the metaverse as a multiverse, particularly in a military context, as outlined in the co-authors' book, "The Military Metaverse." It contrasts a...
MassXR Earns US Navy Recognition
⊲ Halldale ⊳ Mass Virtual has won the US Navy’s Portsmouth Naval Shipyard XR Prize Challenge for its immersive fire-response training solution, MassXR. Designed for high-risk scenarios, the...
Rafale Defeats F-35 in Live Simulation
⊲ FLYING ⊳ During NATO's Trident Atlantic 25 exercise in June over Finland, a French Dassault Rafale fighter jet achieved a simulated kill against a U.S. F-35A. The French Air and Space Force...
Simulation Weekly News
⊲ Last Week’s Sim News Summary ⊳ In the military, China is developing AR capabilities for tank and armoured vehicle crews, offering real-time 360° vision, overlaid data, and enabling gunners to aim...
Explore Your 2D Memories in 3D
⊲ Futurism ⊳ A new AI model converts static photos into explorable 3D environments using computer vision and deep learning. It analyses visual cues like shadow and texture to reconstruct depth and...
XR Boosts Access to Army Training
⊲ Halldale ⊳ US Company Mass Virtual and the US Army have collaborated to create an XR-equipped classroom for aerial intelligence training at Fort Bliss. The initiative addresses gaps in...
Rail Training Goes Virtual
⊲ Transport for Wales ⊳ Transport for Wales (TfW) reports it is the first UK train operator to introduce VR-based training for front-line staff, using a simulation of the new Class 197 trains....