Every year, a large sum of tax payers funded money is spent into military funding. Often then not, these funding includes huge and dull screens that are static and does not include any form of hard exercise. So now, the Army in the States is trying out a more immersive approach with a new training helmet that allows trainees to progress around in a virtual environment ala “Counter Strike” style.
According to Wired: “Defense firm Cubic announced yesterday that it had won a $4.8 million contract to supply 27 COMBATREDI systems to the Florida Army National Guard, along with four Warrior Skills Trainers, a vehicle simulator that works with COMBATREDI. It’s the first sale of COMBATREDI, which the company rolled out at a simulation and training conference last December. “
Unlike typical point-and-shoot-dummies training, COMBATERDI is a mobile device worn on the helmet, which projects high-definition virtual surroundings into their mounted OLED display, with sounds coming out from the integrated 3D stereo headset. Other equipments includes wireless, scoped sim rifle that contains artificial magazines and real-life feedbacks.
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