Archive : Government & Defense

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Flight Sim / September 17, 2026

Interview with a Fighter Pilot: Training Eurofighter Crews in XR

Gero Finke helped bring the Eurofighter into German service and wrote its training standards. Now MD at ADAMS, on mixed reality and what fidelity really means.

Training and Simulation / July 3, 2026

XR Closes the Gap: Inside the REISER-Varjo Experience Day in Munich

REISER and Varjo gathered 75 defense & aviation professionals near Munich to explore how high-fidelity XR simulation is closing the military training gap.

Training and Simulation / June 29, 2026

Eurosatory 2026: Everything still has to be trained on

Varjo's Dorian Frayssinet on the biggest Eurosatory yet: a flawless show, an industry investing hard, and why all that new hardware comes back to training.

Training and Simulation / June 25, 2026

DSET 2026: what a $55 drone tells you about training

Varjo's Nick Williams reports from DSET '26 in Cheltenham: a $55 battlefield drone, the training problem it exposes, and why only XR can solve it at scale.

Training and Simulation / January 27, 2026

I/ITSEC 2025: What defense training in XR is starting to look like

I/ITSEC 2025 revealed a maturing XR ecosystem, with military training conversations centered on scalability, usability, and long-term adoption.

Training and Simulation / January 8, 2026

Live Ranges to Virtual Battlespaces: The Growing Role of XR in NATO Training

From live ranges to virtual battlespaces, explore how XR is transforming JTAC and joint fires training for greater realism, repeatability, and readiness.