• Land Warfare

  Arquus seeks to apply more advanced technologies to vehicle range

  18th March 2021

  Arquus plans to improve the capabilities of its ground vehicles by prioritising enhanced survivability, robotics, digital technology and hybrid energy.

• Training

  US Air Force sees the power of VR

  28th January 2021

  The USAF has opened a new VR maintenance training facility at Little Rock AFB. The 10-station Virtual Reality Maintenance Center, developed by Mass Virtual, is used to train C-130J maintenance technicians.

• Training

  vIITSEC 2020: Varjo launches next-gen HMD

  1st December 2020

  Demand for virtual and extended reality solutions for military training continues to grow

• Training

  British Army studies VR for collective training

  30th November 2020

  The second iteration of a VR-based project for land training focuses on demonstrating collective training up to company level

• Training

  ANG highlights innovation to improve training

  30th November 2020

  Technology and disruptive training models will enable the USAF and ANG to compensate for a shortfall in pilots

• Land Warfare

  Spanish Army seeks solutions to operate in the ‘grey zone’

  6th November 2020

  During the III Army/Companies + Innovation Founding a Secure Future Forum, the service discussed the capacities it intends to have and allowed national companies to present the systems and technologies that they can provide.

• Air Warfare

  Tempest technologies make headway, industry team claims

  15th October 2020

  Highlights include an advanced radar, next-generation combustion system and wearable cockpit technologies

• Training

  NATO uses exercise to develop TTPs

  8th October 2020

  Multinational virtual networked exercises are not new — but the recently concluded Spartan Warrior 20-9 was unique for its focus on NATO assets

• Training

  Belgian researchers explore extended reality for naval firefighting

  11th September 2020

  Engineering students at KU Leuven University have developed a VR and mixed reality simulator to enhance firefighting training for Belgian Navy personnel. ‘New sailors will …

• Training

  Brazilian Air Force seeks to integrate its simulators

  7th September 2020

  The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) is currently running two projects to integrate its simulators and to increase its inventory: Integrated Simulators for Military Air Operations …

• Training

  4GD delivers to US SOF

  2nd September 2020

  UK-based immersive dismounted close combat training specialists 4GD recently delivered another major project to the SOF community in the US. This US system is a …

• Training

  Training for the Future Capability Profile (Studio)

  1st September 2020

  The world of work is changing, with COVID-19 and emerging technologies accelerating existing trends in defence and wider afield. Raytheon UK believes the training sector …

• Training

  VR to enhance training for protection of US nuclear weapons

  28th July 2020

  Street Smarts VR has received a contract, worth almost $1 million under the AFWERX Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) programme, to support training for Air …

• Training

  Brazilian Navy begins using parachute simulator

  18th June 2020

  The Brazilian Navy on 15 June reported that it has opened a parachute simulator at the Naval Systems Analysis Centre. The Parachute Phase Simulation (SNPVA) …

• Training

  USN sim updates generate rich pickings

  26th June 2020

  Although new platforms generate millions of dollars in revenue for the T&S; industry, the real money comes from updates to the synthetic training equipment (STE) …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• APCs/IFVs - tracked

  XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle [USA]

  Programme Background Requirement The OMFV programme is the latest of several attempts to develop a Bradley replacement.  Designed to be capable of operating with or without ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Helicopter engines

  TV3-117

  The TV3-117 turboshaft engine was designed in the early 1970s to power the Mi-14 and Mi-24, and more than 95% of Russian medium helicopters are ...

• Subsystems: software

  WebLVC Server

  MÄK's WebLVC Server connects web-based simulation federates to DIS/HLA federations using the WebLVC protocol. The server, based on the company's VR-Exchange interoperability portal, implements the ...

• Subsystems: software

  VR-Forces

  VR-Forces is a flexible computer-generated forces platform used to fill a customer’s synthetic environments with urban, battlefield, maritime and airspace activity. Uses include a threat ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  SOVERON VR

  Designed by Rohde&Schwarz;, the SOVERON VR is a ruggedised vehicle SDR that supports the V/UHF band. Notably, it comes with a built-in amplifier and a cosite ...

• Subsystems: visual

  VR-Vantage IG

  VR-Vantage IG delivers game-like visual quality in image generators for training and simulation projects. It renders first-person views for virtual trainers, provides sensor channels for ...

• Subsystems: software

  VR-Engage

  Developed for use in training simulations or laboratory experimentation, VR-Engage is a multirole virtual simulator. It allows users to play the role of a character ...

• Subsystems: visual

  VTTS

  The Virtual Reality Team Training System (VTTS) allows team members to interact together in one common virtual world. Every trainee uses a workstation consisting of ...

• Subsystems: software

  VR-Vantage Stealth

  VR-Vantage Stealth is an information station where users can view the virtual world in 2D, 3D and exaggerated reality modes. Whether used for situational awareness, ...

• Subsystems: software

  B-HAVE

  The Brains for Human Activities in Virtual Environments (B-HAVE) module adds enhanced AI to the VR-Forces simulation environment. VR-Forces users can create complex pattern of ...

• Land: infantry weapon simulators

  SA-S

  The Dynasim small arms simulator (SA-S) is an interoperable personal weapon trainer featuring simultaneous weapon handling training and environment observation, target selection and elimination. The ...

• Land: infantry weapon simulators

  MANPATS-S

  The DynaSim MANPATS Simulator provides training for a range of antitank/anti-structure weapon systems and can be further modified to any other system, according to the ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  VR-12 Mosquito

  The VR-12 (BP-12) Mosquito is a UAS designed for EO terrain reconnaissance. It can detect a target object's coordinates and transfer real-time footage of ground ...

• Subsystems: software

  VR-TheWorld

  VR-TheWorld is a web-based streaming terrain server. It is delivered with a global base map, but users can also populate it with custom source data ...

• Data links, UAS: communication systems

  PRM2136

  Peraso PRM2136 is a millimetre wave (mmWave) communications module designed for low-latency, high-bandwidth applications in a small form factor. Originally launched in 2022, it was introduced to ...

• Subsystems: software

  VR-Exchange

  VR-Exchange is a universal translator for distributed simulations. It performs FOM-to-FOM translation, RTI-to-RTI bridging, DIS or HLA-to-TENA translation, and can support simulation-to-C4I interoperability. VR-Exchange’s open ...