The US armed forces are creating their own metaverse
The U.S. military has been constructing its own version of the metaverse as software firms, banking institutions, and retail behemoths eagerly anticipate joining this online revolution.
The typical image that comes to mind when someone mentions the metaverse is of people interacting online. Large and small businesses alike have flocked to the metaverse, buying up virtual land for millions of dollars. But when one looks behind the shiny new term, one discovers that the foundation of this new world is not all that novel. The military environment has long used three-dimensional simulations, augmented and virtual reality environments, and headgear displays.
Virtual reality has been a crucial component of the U.S. military’s pilot and sailor training for the past ten years. Defense forces have long used simulated environments to train their people due to the expensive nature of military equipment. The use of technology also enables people to push technological capabilities to the maximum while continuously enhancing human abilities.
Army hospitals like one in Tampa have used the technology to assist veterans in escaping the horrors of war and battling post-traumatic stress while also using VR to prepare its people for the competitive environment of the battlefield.
While the U.S. Army signed a nearly $22 million contract with Microsoft for the delivery of more than 120,000 headsets based on its HoloLens technology long before Facebook became Meta, defense contractor Boeing uses augmented reality (AR) to train its mechanics for hours before they touch a naval plane for general maintenance.
The U.S. military’s latest efforts utilizing artificial intelligence assistants, which will provide soldiers with advice via sound, speech, and graphics based on their location and behavior, show that it has maintained its lead in the metaverse game.
Fighter pilots are improving their skills by competing against A.I. top guns which have honed the ability to outgun and outmaneuver every human pilot through a process of trial and error.
The Air Force held a high-level meeting in a virtual setting in December of last year, inviting approximately 250 participants from various locations around the globe.
The Army’s VR initiative, the Synthetic Training Environment, or STE, will allow them to accomplish many goals at once. The goal of this initiative, which has been under development since 2017, is to give soldiers realistic training simulators.
However, the STE serves as a platform for experimentation and research in addition to being used for troop training. The STE is used by the Army to train commanders and test new strategies and technologies. In other words, the STE is the ideal environment for Metaverse’s testing.
Even though the STE is still being developed, the advancements made so far are astounding. The Army has already constructed a wide variety of locations, such as urban settings and deserts.
The US Army’s advancement in the Metaverse is significant. The Army is not just further ahead in its growth, but it is also creating the Metaverse on a platform that is open to all.
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