⊲ VR.org ⊳ Virtuix, maker of omnidirectional VR treadmills, has secured a US Air Force AFWERX SBIR Phase I award for its Virtual Terrain Walk platform, a feasibility study rather than a fielded...
Tag: training
Agentic AI Adversaries for Marine Training
⊲ Halldale ⊳ The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded Orlando-based XRT a $5.1 million contract to develop an AI-driven crew gunnery mission rehearsal prototype trainer for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle....
ITEC Showcases Military Training Innovations
⊲ 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
GTA V Becomes War Tool
⊲ Business Insider ⊳ Ukraine's defence ministry has revealed that FPV drone pilots train using Grand Theft Auto V between real missions, with a video showing a pilot flying a bomb into highway...
Norway’s 4 Year Contract with OneArc
⊲ UK Defence Journal ⊳ Norway's Armed Forces have secured an enterprise licence upgrade to VBS4, the flagship virtual training and mission rehearsal system from BAE Systems' OneArc division. The...
Rethinking Military Flight Training Effectiveness
⊲ Joint Air Power Competence Centre ⊳ The article examines how military aviation training can be improved by applying modern learning science, focusing on deliberate practice, feedback, and...
New Facility Supports British Army Readiness
⊲ Saab ⊳ Saab UK has officially opened a new training & simulation facility in South West England, its fifth such site in the UK. Opened by Kit Malthouse MP for North West Hampshire, the...
Ukraine Gets Mobile F-16 Simulators
⊲ Kyiv Post ⊳ Ukraine's Air Force has received mobile F-16 flight simulators programmed to replicate the terrain and weather conditions pilots face in combat. Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said...
Survey Finds Over 37% Deploy XR in Training
⊲ Varjo ⊳ Varjo's State of XR in Simulation Training 2026 report, drawing on survey responses from over 100 defence and training professionals, finds that extended reality has shifted firmly from...
US Army Publishes XR Maintenance and Training Photos
⊲ DVIDS ⊳ A set of photos illustrating how the US Army are using XR in various forms to improve its maintenance and training. Soldiers from the 1st Field Artillery Regiment are among those...
Simulation, Training and Operations Converge
⊲ Halldale ⊳ ITEC 2026, held at ExCeL London in April, brought together military practitioners, NATO officials and industry against the backdrop of conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Air...
Rapid Simulation Terrain from Drone Surveys
⊲ OneArc ⊳ BAE Systems OneArc has signed a global reseller agreement with Skyline Software to bundle PhotoMesh into its SceneCast solution, creating an end-to-end workflow from drone survey to...