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  • Upskill-Built Augmented Reality Tech Now Compatible with Google Glass - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Upskill-Built Augmented Reality Tech Now Compatible with Google Glass

     An Upskill-developed industrial augmented reality system designed to support fieldwork, heavy manufacturing and warehouse production for aerospace, defense, logistics and field service clients can now be used with the Google Glass Enterprise, i-HLS reported Monday. The company’s Skylight technology, which is also compatible with enterprise AR devices, combines worker experiences with gesture- and voice-driven applications as well […] More

  • Accenture Opens New Innovation Hub in Boston, Massachusetts; Kathleen O'Reilly Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Opens New Innovation Hub in Boston, Massachusetts; Kathleen O’Reilly Comments

    Accenture has opened a new innovation hub in Boston, Massachusetts built to help partners grow and transform their organizations within the digital economy. The company said Tuesday the hub located in Boston’s Back Bay is the second of 10 new innovation hubs to be developed as part of Accenture’s $1.4 billion investment to train and […] More

  • BAE Designs Augmented Reality Wearable Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Designs Augmented Reality Wearable Tech

    BAE Systems has demonstrated its concept of an augmented reality wearable display that would integrate advanced display, tracking and sensing technologies intended for military and commercial applications. AR glasses are designed to fit like normal glasses and feature free-space tracking tools that will work to help users view sensor video, guidance, targeting and mission data, BAE said Wednesday. […] More

  • Cubic to Present Combat Training Systems at International Defense Exhibition; Dave Buss Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic to Present Combat Training Systems at International Defense Exhibition; Dave Buss Comments

    Cubic will showcase a range of combat training systems and service offerings at the 25th International Defense Industry Exhibition MSPO that will take place in Kielce, Poland from Sept. 5 to 8. The company said Wednesday it will exhibit live training; performance-based training; live, virtual, constructive and gaming training; and augmented reality and geometric pairing platforms during […] More

  • Boeing Investment to Support C360 Virtual Reality Tech Devt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Investment to Support C360 Virtual Reality Tech Devt

    Boeing has invested in C360 Technologies to help the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based technology company develop and integrate live and on-demand augmented and virtual reality applications on multiple platforms. C360 raised $3.5 million during a recent oversubscribed series fundraising round from investors BlueTree Capital, Boeing’s HorizonX venture arm, MI-12 and Pasadena Angels, Boeing said Wednesday. “It’s extremely gratifying that Boeing HorizonX has […] More

  • BAE Unveils Cockpit Devt & Military Aircraft Training Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unveils Cockpit Devt & Military Aircraft Training Facility

    BAE Systems has opened a new cockpit development and training facility designed to integrate gaming technologies with military aircraft simulators and Formula One engineering. The company said Thursday it worked with Williams Advanced Engineering to build the $2.9 million Training and Simulation Integration Facility at Warton village in Lancashire, England. TSIF is designed to provide simulation support for various aircraft types […] More

  • Charles River Analytics to Help Army Develop Virtual and Augmented Reality Training Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles River Analytics to Help Army Develop Virtual and Augmented Reality Training Platform

    Charles River Analytics has received a two-year, $500,000 contract to help U.S. Army  researchers create a virtual and augmented reality training interface for the service branch. The company said Monday it will develop the Virtual Interface for Real-Time User Control during Simulated Operations with partners Technology, Modeling and Simulation Consultants, Sensics and the Virtual Reality Medical Center. VIRTUOSO will be designed […] More

  • Navy Partners With Microsoft, Johns Hopkins APL to Identify Naval Uses for Augmented Reality Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Partners With Microsoft, Johns Hopkins APL to Identify Naval Uses for Augmented Reality Tools

    Representatives from Microsoft and Johns Hopkins University met with members of the disruptive technology laboratory at Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Carderock division in Maryland to tackle augmented reality technology platforms and its potential naval applications, the Navy reported Tuesday. DTL Director Garry Shields said the lab seeks to partner with the Defense Advanced Research Projects […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Joins Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Joins Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance Board of Directors

    Lockheed Martin has joined the Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance at the sponsor level and received a seat on the global membership funded organization’s board of directors. AREA said Tuesday Lockheed will work with AREA enterprise members such as Bosch, Boeing, Huawei and Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding subsidiary to develop an ecosystem and establish best practices for […] More

  • Lockheed Restructures Training & Logistics Business - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Restructures Training & Logistics Business

    Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new strategy for the company’s training and logistics business as part of efforts to optimize development costs and efficiency. Lockheed said Monday its existing training and logistics products will be categorized into five areas named SciosView, SciosTrain, SciosTest, SciosLive and SciosReady. Dave Scott, vice president of business development at Lockheed’s training and logistics solutions segment, […] More

  • SAIC Launches Integrated Training Platform at I/ITSEC Conference in Orlando - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC Launches Integrated Training Platform at I/ITSEC Conference in Orlando

    Science Applications International Corp. has unveiled a training platform for SAIC professionals to analyze customers’ training needs and challenges as well as design, implement and assess training systems. SAIC said Monday the company will demonstrate its Integrated Training Edge platform during the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando, Florida, that kicked off Nov. 28 and will conclude […] More

  • Frost & Sullivan: Demand for Mixed Reality Training to Drive Military Training & Simulation Investments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frost & Sullivan: Demand for Mixed Reality Training to Drive Military Training & Simulation Investments

    A new Frost & Sullivan analysis predicts the Defense Department’s budget for training and simulation systems to experience a compound annual growth rate of 1.7 percent through 2020. The demand for mixed reality training or live, virtual and constructive training is expected to drive investments and technology updates in the military training and simulation market, Frost & Sullivan said Tuesday. “While […] More