The Army needs to make better use of its virtual training tools to prepare soldiers for real-world situations, according to a Government Accountability Office report. The Army should further integrate ...

The Army has developed a series of head-mounted devices for firing and command exercises by incorporating 3D imaging technologies ― such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). The ...

LIVE ACTION - Soldiers train with synthetic Claymore mine, mortar, grenade and Stinger weapons systems to determine if they accurately portray a live-fire weapon during an operational demonstration of ...

Virtual reality (VR) training systems provider Operator XR has sold its OP-1 Tactical Rehearsal System to the Australian DoD, the company announced on 7 August. The system was delivered and is set to ...

FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) – More than a dozen troops carefully maneuver through overgrown shrubs, firing laser-tag rifles at the enemy as they advance on a compound in the New Mexico desert. Fifty miles ...

U.S. Army Sgt. Rudolf Topolaja (Left) and Staff Sgt. Ryan Waller (Right) assigned to Lima Troop, 4th Joint Communication Support Element (Airborne)/ 4 Joint Communication Support, are operating the ...

The Army is setting up "virtual platoons" after halting all basic training in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. All face-to-face basic training and recruiting activity will be postponed ...

The breakthrough technology will also allow soldiers to experience urban combat, intense crowd control and storming buildings filled with enemy fighters. Soldiers will wear VR headsets while in ...