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This year, the Oculus Virtual Reality app by Facebook (now: Meta) was the most downloaded application on Apple’s App Store on December 25, suggesting...

Metaverse, the next internet revolution, represents a shift in how we interact with technology. The technologies that make up the metaverse can include virtual...

As physical pilot training gets more expensive, the combination of a physical, fully-functioning F-16 cockpit replica, with a wide field of view provided by...
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Military training simulation fosters the combat skills of small units or single soldiers by simulating actual vehicles, soldiers, and combat environments. With a VR...

The annual AUSA (Association of the US Army) exhibition held this week in Washington demonstrated a wealth of new military technologies and innovation. Here...

07The Augmented reality technology (AR) superimposes computer-generated information over the device wearer’s views of the real world. Now, the US Drug Enforcement Administration is...
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As the commercial gaming market continues to expand, a growing number of products will become useful to the world’s defense industry and military customers....
Photo illis: UAV in urban environment

US Air Force drone pilots and sensor operators train using Oculus Quest 2 headsets that allow them to simulate being in a drone cockpit,...

The use of Virtual Reality (VR) in the military enables soldiers to carry out various operations without any chances of injuries or human life...
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Rather than click a mouse while sitting at a desk, soldiers will be able to hold a virtual gun and crouch and crawl when...

New technology promises to deliver realistic touch feedback to users reaching out for objects in VR and robotics. HaptX Gloves DK2 can be used...
Photo illust. Pixabay - 5G communication

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is taking steps to accelerate its adoption of 5G communication capabilities, which promise to provide users with lightning-fast...
pilot training

The US Department of Defense is collaborating with Google in the advancement of an artificial intelligence-driven virtual training system for remote pilot exercises.   The Defense...

Researchers have developed a battlefield simulation technology refining virtual reality methods to provide a useful tool for future military leaders. Their new approach to...

The US Air Force is working on deploying teams of semi-autonomous robot dogs to bases across the country in an effort to enhance installation...
photo illus. by Pixabay 5G

U.S. federal agencies, with industry and academia partners, have been pushing forward the Pentagon’s innovation strategy in 5G next-generation wireless technology. Pilots, prototypes and...

One of the biggest bottlenecks for the modern aerospace industry is that conventional engineering and manufacturing techniques are far too slow for a rapidly...
photo illus by AETC US AIR FORCE

Training and simulation in both the civilian and military realms use virtual reality (VR) in order to simulate realistic scenarios.  Current VR headsets use tracked...
computing

Computers are experiencing more and more challenges as they have to keep pace with  advancements such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics and the Internet...
IDF hackathon

The IDF is known as the infrastructure of the StartUp Nation and Israel’s innovation ecosystem. The military service provides young talented soldiers with experience...
VR/AR Night Vision goggles

The United States Army has recently announced that they are looking for companies willing to engineer and create night vision goggles capable of doubling...
Photo illust US Navy

Reliable communication over the open sea is a great technological challenge. It is impossible to have a stationary infrastructure at sea. Nevertheless, increasing resolutions...

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