US Military Adopts Microsoft’s Hologram Technology
Microsoft’s HoloLens hologram headset systems are already being used in the Australian, Ukrainian and Israeli military forces, and now the US military is also...
World’s First Glasses-Based AR Drone Simulator Launched
Piloting drones safely requires practice, but in urban environments it is less safe and there aren’t many opportunities. A lot of drones now come...
Technological Shift in Air Traffic Control Towers
The traditional control tower is about to undergo a technological change. Being built by Cranfield University and Saab, an innovative facility will let air...
Virtual and Augmented Reality Tech Still Not Ripe for Training
While virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies have been emerging as advanced military training and simulation platforms, US Navy researchers and program managers evaluate...
US Military Looks to Solve Old Problems With New Solutions
New technologies applied by the US Army could help coping with various training problems.
The US Marines have been facing a new sort of...
VR Gloves to Upgrade Military Training
Haptic wearables interest more and more agencies in the military sector. While experiencing something in virtual or augmented reality can be pretty life-like, adding...
Simulation Means Gaming
Gaming and AR/VR technologies are applied to simulate real-world challenges in various fields. The Virtual Heroes Division of Applied Research Associates (ARA) has been...
US Army Enhances VR and AR Training
Continual advances in U.S. military systems make it imperative for military personnel to stay up to date with the latest changes in hardware, software...
Augmented Reality Will Supply Firefighters with More Power
Firefighters might one day be able to go further into hazardous situations and exit safely thanks to augmented reality glasses in development at BAE...
New C2 System Enhances Heron 1 UAV Capabilities
A new command and control (C2) system which integrates video feeds from the Heron 1 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) into an augmented reality display...
Qatar Adopting Smart Airport Technologies
Qatar's Hamad International Airport plans to ramp up biometric solutions alongside other innovations such as VR and robotics on its way to become a...
Virtual and Augmented Reality to Revolutionize Combat Vehicles Driving
For the past decades, protection for ground-based armored combat vehicles and their occupants meant more armor. However, the trend of increasingly heavy, less mobile...
Gaming Technologies Contributing to Nuclear Security
Sandia National Laboratories are developing what they’re calling serious gaming .Experts apply the technology and methods of the game industry to real-world national security...
The Smart Helmet Potential in Growing Market
Wearable technology has become more and more popular in the military and aerospace industry as well as in the civilian market. These technologies include...
Better Object Identification Via New AR Technology
A new technology enables object identification through Augmented Reality (AR) using only a single image or video frame, for the benefit of military and...
AR and Hologram Technologies at Service of Police
The Dutch national police might be using augmented reality and hologram technologies in fighting crime, within the framework of an innovative project.
The project...
Wearable Sensors for Gaming and Training
In March, CaptoGlove announced a strategic, collaborative relationship with Flexpoint Sensor Systems to deliver innovative, integrated virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) systems to mass markets...
An iHLS Startup: Augmented Reality Used for Medical Emergency
Most of us have heard stories, if we haven't witnessed them firsthand, of close family relatives having some sort of seizure or being severely...
Augmented Reality Training System Under Development
The US Military is attempting to create a realistic deployment simulation system. The Synthetic Training Environment (STE), an immersive augmented reality system, is designed...
New System Will Change Navy Training
Virtual Reality and light detection technologies will change US Navy training. Navy engineers used 3D imaging capabilities of LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology...
Next-Generation Displays to Enhance Augmented Reality Market
Augmented Reality (AR) systems require extreme brightness levels and high image contrast not always available in traditional display systems.
Kopin Corp., an American developer...
Incorporating AR/VR into Military Training – Inside Look
As virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have grown in popularity within the gaming and entertainment industries over the past few years, the...
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3D-Printed Antennas Bend Without Breaking the Signal
A new type of 3D-printed antenna could transform how vehicles, drones, and wearable devices maintain wireless communication while in motion. Developed by researchers at...
