Defence budgets are back in the spotlight, as demand for more robust defence and security solutions grows in parity with the number of global military conflicts taking place, says Steven Wood Head of Defence, Security and Aerospace at Digital Catapult. Recent events have prompted calls from the UK defence community ...
Novatech has supplied the Royal Navy Reserves (RNR) with their RHIB training simulator technology. The RHIB training simulator technology is designed to train reservists in search and rescue and reconnaissance and was developed alongside the University of Portsmouth. The project, led by students from the RIGPR unit at the University of ...
The US Air Force has added VR training software to T-1A Jayhawk twin-engine aircraft. MetaVR technology has been added to US Air Force craft to provide VR training Electro-Optical/Infra-Red (EO/IR) capability. The U.S. Air Force’s Combat Systems Officer training station at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, FL, has purchased 49 MetaVR ...
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has held its first-ever virtual reality (VR) collaboration – with staff based at different Dstl sites meeting in cyber-space to collaborate on building a virtual aircraft engine. This first trial was a success, leaving the way open for more virtual meetings, including supporting training ...