Tech Brief: Immersive technologies give military new tools for training
The U.S. Department of Defense spends an estimated $14 billion or more per year on “synthetic” digital training — training that uses digital environments to teach and prepare personnel for real-life jobs and experiences. 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 and related systems. Yet pulling personnel out of the field for training is costly, time-consuming and often not possible during prolonged engagements. And it’s nearly impossible to keep up with changes for so many systems and procedures. A new CyberScoop Tech Brief, sponsored by Samsung, outlines the benefits of virtual and augmented reality training, which make it possible to deliver training to troops anywhere, anytime, rather than requiring personnel to travel to training centers. With the Pentagon reportedly looking to budget as much as $11 billion for virtual-, augmented- and mixed-reality training […]
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