Defense Sector Increasingly Leverages Augmented Reality

Where technologies can reduce risk to human life and increase the likelihood of favorable conflict resolution, the return on investment equation is more likely to tip in favor of more investment, even if the technologies in which governments invest are not mature. That’s the primary reason that the defense sector has long been investing in Virtual Reality and, more recently, in Augmented Reality as well.

One of the people studying use of VR and AR in military use cases is Dr. Bob Stone at the University of Birmingham. Stone heads the Human Interface Technologies Lab.

A number of interesting projects are summarized in this post on Motherboard Blog (Vice.com). One of the concepts that builds upon Augmented Reality is the “Wearable Cockpit,” a user interface that allows soldiers to adapt more quickly to their environment. Based on personal preference and mission objectives, pilots reconfigure displays and controls. Stone’s lab is partnering with commercial companies that serve defense customers such as BAE Systems, a company that has been developing smart glasses for military customers for decades.

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