⊲ Defense Express ⊳ The French Navy is using a 360-degree projection dome simulator to train ship crews against mass drone and unmanned surface vessel attacks. Armed with Minigun, M2 Browning and...
Tag: training
XR Training Strengthens Ukrainian Tank Crews
⊲ Varjo ⊳ Finnish XR manufacturer Varjo and Norwegian simulation firm Fynd Reality are supplying 39 extended reality training systems to the Ukrainian Armed Forces through Norway's Nansen...
A Timely Event for Military Simulation & Training
⊲ Halldale ⊳ DSET 2026 opens at Cheltenham Racecourse on 23 June as European NATO defence spending reaches historic levels, raising urgent questions about how much reaches training and simulation....
XR Moves from Experimental to Operational
⊲ Simulation News ⊳ Spanish XR company Virtualware is presenting its VIROO platform at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris, positioning XR as operational military infrastructure rather than experimental...
Immersive Infrastructure Consolidates as a Key Element in Military Training: VIROO and Virtualware at Eurosatory
An Article by Virtualware · Extended reality (XR), encompassing immersive technologies, is no longer a technological promise but has become a real tool within military training. However, the...
Saab Secures US Live Training Order
⊲ Halldale ⊳ The U.S. Army has awarded Saab a $22.4 million order for Vehicle Tactical Engagement Simulation System base kits under the BEST MAC contract. The equipment will support live...
Simulators for Formula 1 and Beyond
⊲ Autosport ⊳ The UK's Bristol-based Dynisma Motion Generators, founded in 2017 by former McLaren and Ferrari engineer Ash Warne, supplies simulators to up to half the Formula 1 grid, including...
The VR Before VR
⊲ Halldale ⊳ Royal Navy officer Henry Christian Stephens, a Battle of Jutland veteran turned photographer, developed one of the world's first virtual reality training simulators during the Second...
Lockheed Seeks to Unify NATO M&S
⊲ Breaking Defense ⊳ This Lockheed Martin sponsored piece argues that NATO's simulation and experimentation capability remains fragmented, with member states relying on legacy tools and separate...
Saab Supports US Army Live Training
⊲ Saab ⊳ The U.S. Army has awarded Saab a $22.4 million order under the BEST MAC contract to supply Vehicle Tactical Engagement Simulation System (VTESS) Base Kits. Managed by the Army's Capability...
Air Force Trials Treadmill-Based Trainer
⊲ 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...
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....