DroneShield and Operator collaborate for VR-based C-UAS training system - Airforce Technology

The grooming strategy volition let front-line users to signifier counter-drone techniques successful a virtual world.

Counter-drone specializer DroneShield and Operator Tactical Solutions have partnered for a caller virtual world (VR)-based antagonistic uncrewed craft strategy (C-UAS) grooming solution.

The caller strategy has been developed chiefly for front-line users to practise counter-drone techniques, tactics and procedures successful a virtual world.

The solution volition let the operators to simulate a ample acceptable of scenarios and missions. The idiosyncratic tin besides customise drone types, the quality of threats, arsenic good arsenic ngo location.

According to the accusation provided by DroneShield successful a video, the caller strategy comes with a VR headset, an teacher tablet, a DroneGun Tactical and DroneGun MKIII.

The institution claimed that the strategy volition supply entree to the ‘interactive after-action review’, allowing the users to replay the simulated scenarios from immoderate angle.

DroneShield CEO Oleg Vornik said: “As the counter-drone manufacture continues to rapidly turn and develop, evidenced by important usage of tiny drones by some sides successful the Ukraine war, determination is an emergent request for counter-drone tactics and grooming packages for strategy operators.

“We are excited to spouse with Operator, who has heavy acquisition successful defence and instrumentality enforcement eXtended Reality training, and enactment successful concern with our customers to tailor plan packages to conscionable operational requirements.”

Operator volition besides beryllium promoting the recently launched VR strategy during the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2022.

The accumulation is taking spot successful Orlando, Florida, US, from 28 November to 2 December.

Operator CEO Wayne Jones said: “Today’s battlefield is evolving rapidly making it hard for beforehand enactment defenders to beryllium prepared for each situations.

“Operator’s solutions are enabling defence and instrumentality enforcement to rapidly bid for these caller situations successful realistic, virtual environments.”