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First Augmented Reality Maintenance Systems Operational on Five Ships
May 16, 2025 — Sailors are a ship’s first line of defense against system failures. But when the issue requires a subject matter expert (SME), repairs have often had to wait until a technician could travel to the ship.Enter ARMS, short for the Augmented Reality Maintenance System. ARMS enables sailors and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC...

Microsoft Tactical Vehicle Takes Center Stage at NSWC Dahlgren Innovation Day
November 26, 2019 — KING GEORGE, Va. – U.S. Navy scientists and engineers gathered to watch MTV but rather than music videos, they saw quantum-based computing, virtual reality, and DeepCam image recognition among a host of technological solutions emanating from the cloud. The MTV they witnessed – an SUV jam-packed with new technological capabilities, sensors, onboard...

U.S. Navy Sailors Test New Advanced Navigation Team Shipboard Simulation System
September 16, 2019 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – “Red ship spotted on starboard side. Relative bearing is 090. Range is 500 yards and closing.” “I have a Red ship moving from starboard to port.” “Change course to 320.”“Rudder is left standard. Coming to course 320.” Commands such as these from the junior officer of the deck, aft lookout, officer of the deck, and helmsman are...

NSWCDD Engineers Revolutionize Combat Training with TRACER Augmented Reality
July 31, 2019 — The Sailors file into the room, their weapons ready and their adrenaline flowing. They operate as a team in a seamless manner. Their mission: to secure an active-shooter situation and apprehend the holographic perpetrator. Commands are given to the shooter, within the augmented-reality (AR) headset. The shooter surrenders, and the Sailors’ mission...

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