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Glass Cockpits in Aircraft Part 1: Commercial and Military

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Most modern aircraft have “glass cockpits”, which means that the conventional electrical, mechanical and vacuum instruments are replaced by LCD screens driven by computer systems. For example, the 737 Max had its first test …

Tags:Aviation| Avionics

Varjo Impresses with Mixed Reality

by Bob Raikes

I have reported several times on Finnish XR start-up Varjo, since I first recognised the potential of their concept of ‘foveated resolution’. I reported most recently a few weeks ago from AWE Europe in …

99% Uptime Over Nearly Two Decades: U.S. Air Force Extends Collins Aerospace Contract to Support JSTARS Aircrew Simulators for Another 10 Years

by Artem Alekseenko

After nearly two decades of providing sustainment support, Collins Aerospace Systems has received a 10-year extension from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide services critical to maintaining the training system for the E-8C …

Tags:Aviation| Military & Defence| Rockwell Collins| Simulation| USA

Microsoft’s Flight Sim Renaissance

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, Flight Sim 2020 pre-alpha press event, this past week is rocking the game, flight simulation, and virtual reality worlds as Microsoft is pulling out all the stops in reviving …

Tags:3D software| Aviation| Game Playing| Microsoft| Simulation

Kopin Brillian LCD Microdisplay to be in Army AR HMD

by Matthew Brennesholtz

In 2017, Kopin announced a new product line, the Brillian LCD microdisplay, which targeted military HMD applications. On September 5, 2019, the announced the first design win for the display, for an augmented reality …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Aviation| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Kopin| Virtual Reality

Moonshots and the Digital Age

by Steve Sechrist

This week past, marked the 50th (golden) anniversary of humanity’s first venture beyond our home planet with the successful landing of Apollo 11 on the surface of the moon, and the safe return of …

The Highest Resolution AR Display in the World?

by Bob Raikes

Last week, I was in Madrid for the WorldATM Congress (Air Traffic Management) and I saw a replica of what might be the highest resolution augmented reality system in the world (unless you know …

What Bob Saw on the Net 11/04/2019

by Bob Raikes

Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) Sony …

Glass Cockpits in Aircraft Part 1: Commercial and Military

Varjo Impresses with Mixed Reality

99% Uptime Over Nearly Two Decades: U.S. Air Force Extends Collins Aerospace Contract to Support JSTARS Aircrew Simulators for Another 10 Years

Microsoft’s Flight Sim Renaissance

Kopin Brillian LCD Microdisplay to be in Army AR HMD

Moonshots and the Digital Age

The Highest Resolution AR Display in the World?

What Bob Saw on the Net 11/04/2019

What Bob Saw on the Net 29/04/2019

What Bob Saw on the Net 25/11/2019

What Bob Saw on the Net 30/04/2019

What Bob Saw on the Net 03/05/2019