Ukraine’s new F-16 simulator spotlights a ‘paradigm shift’ led from Europe

October 04, 2024

By Thomas Macaulay

To the average eye, extended reality is starting to look bleak. The metaverse has bombed, the Apple Vision Pro has flopped, and Sony has all but abandoned the PSVR. Sadly for Mark Zuckerberg, consumers rarely want to strap computers to their faces. But there is one place where business is booming: the military. XR has diffused across the armed forces since 2021, when Microsoft signed a contract with the US Army worth up to $21.9bn (€19.6bn). Under the deal, the tech giant would develop training programmes for HoloLens-based headsets. Despite a shaky start — literally, for the nauseated soldiers —…

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