Improved Situational Awareness at Battlefield
The successful execution of ground combat operations depends on gaining and maintaining situational awareness of terrain, friendly troops, control measures, weapon systems, and enemy...
Virtual Reality for Army Training Simulators
Military training is facing a revolution when it comes to incorporating developing technologies that can improve performance on the battlefield. Virtual Reality training programs...
VR? No. AR!
AR technology growing rapidly, and it could soon become bigger than VR. In fact, it’s predicted that by 2020, AR market revenue will reach...
World’s First Smart Ski Helmet
Israeli military technology is being tested in Austria’s ski resorts. An Augmented Reality (AR) ski helmet which includes GPS, a speedometer and the ability...
New Horizons for AR Tech
Aircraft surfaces, or “skins”, are periodically inspected for cracks and corrosion caused by pressurization and depressurization cycles in order to prevent failures. A new...
Tech Giant to Supply Augmented Reality Systems to U.S. Army
Microsoft Corp. is going to supply prototypes of augmented reality systems to the US Army for both training purposes and combat missions. The corporation...
New Tech will Transform Maritime Warfare
A new technology could pave the way for semi-autonomous naval vessels with much smaller crews. Transferring naval command rooms that are currently always on-board...
Israeli Technology Combines Drones with AR for Rescue Operations
A development by a US-based Israeli company was successfully applied by first responder teams during the recent Hurricane Michael events in Florida. The platform...
First-of-its-Kind AI Processor Developed
The first artificial intelligence processor that is a deep neural-network accelerator, delivering both high operational capability and high energy conversion efficiency for a full...
India is Developing Smart Combat Helmet for Elite Forces
India has been indigenously developing a smart combat helmet that will supply its soldiers with enhanced situational awareness. The Indian Institute of Technology IIT-Ropar...
Simulation Technology – Next Generation
The AR/VR defense market will be worth $1.79 billion by 2025, up from $511 million last year, according to a Research and Markets report....
AR Tech Changes Armored Vehicle Driving Experience
A prototype of an advanced helmet-mounted vision system is being tested in the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, one of the U.S. Army's most notable ground...
Augmented Reality to Save Lives in the Battlefield
While performing complicated medical procedures in war zones, natural disasters and rural areas, healthcare professionals experience a plethora of challenges. In order to tackle...
Fighter Jet Technology Applied in Tank
Tanks are large, lethal vehicles surrounding their crews with layers of thick steel, composite, and even uranium armor. All of that protection makes it...
12 HLS Verticals Impacted by Emerging Technologies
With the advent of technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum computing, the Internet of Things, augmented reality, materials science, 3-D printing, and data...
Quantum Leap in Airport Traffic Management
Air traffic controllers monitor take-offs, landings and ground traffic, while they also watch the runways and taxiways, ensuring that aircraft do not cross active...
Wearable Technologies for Future Battlefield
Over the past few years, the U.S. military has developed — and in some cases, even actually used — high tech wearable devices that...
China is Upgrading its Combat Simulation Tech
Training simulations have existed for many years, as pilots can attest to. However, the advent of modern virtual reality (VR) allows for the creation...
New Navigation Concept Offers Computer Vision Application
A new navigation technology has been developing alongside the familiar GPS paradigm.
A positioning system is a tool that’s used for determining the location...
Unexpected Tech will Help See Through Walls
Researchers from Graz University of Technology in Austria want to change the way we interface with drones, using augmented reality to turn them from...
Full Autonomy While Keeping Man-in-the-Loop: Insights from Future Forces Conference
The message from the intriguing Future Forces Conference held today was that armies are already adopting full autonomy technologies while keeping man-in-the-loop. The conference,...
Mixed Reality Tech Enhances SEALs Naval Capabilities
Augmented reality is a combination of computer-generated images partially overlaid on a real-world view. In particular, augmented reality works well in maintenance applications. In...
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A research team at Texas A&M University has developed the world’s first metallic gel — a new class of material that combines the strength...
