Tag Archives: VR

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force have partnered to develop and implement a virtual reality system for training the service branch’s F-35A aircraft maintenance personnel.

MAK Technologies, a subsidiary of ST Engineering North America, has released a new version of its product suite that works to help users create synthetic training environments. The updated MAK ONE platform includes virtual reality-based modeling, simulation and visualization tools.

Charles River Analytics has secured Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity funds to advance a virtual reality technology designed to help military first responders examine brain injury cases on the battlefield. The company said Monday it will equip the ADVISOR-Tethered Forward Deployable platform with a ruggedized screening kit comprised of a head-mounted display and a graphics and data processing unit.

Raytheon has announced a new portable technology that applies virtual reality to military training for a number of battlefield scenarios.

The Federal Vision 2030 report from Accenture's federal arm indicates that artificial intelligence, data lakes and virtual reality technology could transform the way agencies manage information technology processes, FedTech Magazine reported Monday.

Raytheon has deployed artificial intelligence technology to support training programs for the U.S. Army and envisions AI and machine learning tools integrated with virtual and augmented reality to help improve the skills of warfighters.

HTX Labs has received a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract from the U.S. Air Force to further develop a virtual reality simulation technology for use in the service branch's education and training programs. 

Charles River Analytics has launched a new open-source software development kit designed to help users create augmented and virtual reality programs.

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency seeks sources on augmented and virtual reality technologies for use in nuclear warfare training.

Deloitte has launched an effort to develop virtual and augmented reality training platforms using the insight of retiring government employees, GCN reported Wednesday.

Some U.S. Army officials have said the service aims to expand partnerships with industry in efforts to develop small arms trainers designed to utilize simulation technology and realistic weaponry, National Defense Magazine reported Friday. Maj. Gen. Maria Gervais, deputy commanding general of the Combined Arms Center-Training and head of the Synthetic …

SimiGon has received a contract to provide a technology platform for the U.S. Air Force to train the service branch’s technicians to de-ice airplanes. The company said Tuesday its SIMbox-based virtual reality aircraft de-icing simulator will help USAF conduct training that includes playback and after-action review, scoring, feedback reports and a …

The Welsh government has received a Jacobs Engineering Group-built virtual reality visualization environment which will be used to aid construction work on two sections of the South Wales-based A465 Heads of Valley highway project. Jacobs said Wednesday the VR platform adds to the company’s support for the A465 project which …

Brigham Young University and Lockheed Martin will collaborate on the application of gaming technology to help users interact with, record and share engineering designs in virtual reality environments. Lockheed said Tuesday the project is part of a research grant awarded to BYU’s mechanical engineering department for the development of a VR training and design review system that …

Charles River Analytics has received a potential two-year, $1 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop a new system for the assessment and diagnosis of vestibular indicators of soldier operational readiness. Charles River said Monday the follow-on ADVISOR contract will fund work to create an in-field vestibular assessment platform that …