The Army is trying to mitigate “occlusion” problems for soldiers using Microsoft’s high-priced augmented reality system to spawn (and then kill) virtual “enemies” behind real objects.
By Ashley RoqueAdvances in radar are key to countering the modern drone warfare and missile threat
Drones, high-speed cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles attacking together from 360° creates complexity only certain radars can handle.
Boeing will begin integrating Red 6’s technology on a TA-4 test plane next month, a company executive said, with “campaign-level” metaverse training dreams in the future.
By Valerie Insinna
The program already experienced glitches, but Pentagon IG sees a much bigger problem, even if Army officials vehemently disagree.
By Lee Ferran
“You think about, like, a picture’s worth 1,000 words, the video clip’s worth a million words – well, how much is it worth to be able to literally experience it based on anywhere you are?”
By Andrew Eversden
A recent test saw a real pilot with a virtual F-22 as a wingman going up against a virtual Chinese J-20. “It’s crazy,” the company’s chief executive says.
By Valerie Insinna
The Integrated Visual Augmentation System, part of a $21.88 billion contract, will now have its operational test in May 2022.
By Andrew Eversden
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With two B-21 test articles in production in Palmdale, Northrop Grumman will soon be flying a digital marvel of the 21st Century.
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The first class of trainee pilots to use the new technology — and the more individualized instruction it allows — are making rapid progress, Navy officials say.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The experimental targeting goggles field-tested last fall didn’t work in the rain. The ruggedized version to be tested this month will fix that flaw – and more, the Army says.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.DoD hopes that sharing spectrum will help lower costs and create a sustainable 5G industrial base as it battles to keep up with China.
By Theresa Hitchens
The Army’s 2021 budget request trims the troubled Next Generation Combat Vehicle program 11 percent while raising spending on its other modernization priorities – more than doubling investments in new high-tech infantry kit.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Read about the 20 innovators in AI, biotech, materials & more who will compete at AUSA’s Huntsville conference in March as the Army shakes up its acquisition system.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The Army’s building a detailed VR map of the planet and the service’s CIO sees JEDI as the logical place to host such a massive database.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Young grunts and Microsoft engineers are driving refinements to the new IVAS goggles that often surprise their superiors. Has the Army finally found a better way to develop weapons?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
