Digital reality has now moved beyond just being video games and science fiction movies to engaging, immersive and multisensory technologies. The transition started with the Virtual Reality video game headsets, but is now becoming more deeply rooted in every aspect of human life.
The huge potential of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) is being utilized to create large amounts of simulation environments for military and paramilitary domains. AR and VR is also reshaping most of the major military operations.
The warfare environment is also changing faster than ever before. Wars are now being fought and won, not only on physical battlefield but also across complex digital platforms spanning information strategy and electronic; cyber and space warfare. In this context, digitization of defence forces and the usage of futuristic technologies in the defence space is very crucial and essential. Top nations in the world, now need to start looking beyond being battlefield supreme and hence need to be ready for the new milieu of warfare.
Augmented Reality is effectively being used for enabling concepts like warfare simulations, battlefield visualisations, tactical augmented reality, digital twins, spatial orientation, situational awareness, weapons targeting, and digital terrain.
Indian defence forces are built on the back of passion and patriotism; and are now incorporating digital excellence to achieve a state of digital supremacy; thus enhancing the soldiers’ cognitive abilities and put virtual training inline with on-field practice. With highly detailed and customized simulations, VR offers an array of immersive scenarios for military training – from real-time mission, rehearsals to live shooting exercises.
Globally, nations are now leveraging numerous opportunities arising out of digital technology-led transformation, which will give them the competitive edge over other nations not only now, but also in the future.
Source - Financial Express
