Extended reality (XR) is an all-encompassing term that groups three similar technologies: (1) virtual reality (VR), (2) augmented reality (AR), and (3) mixed reality (MR). While XR is a field that has been in development in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) since the late 1960s, it has continued to see major advancements in recent years. This transformative technology has already made an impact across the DoD and holds considerable potential to improve the defense sector in the coming years.
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 82nd Airborne 3rd Brigade Combat Team, train with the Integrated Visual Augmentation System as a part of Project Convergence 2022 (PC22) at Camp Talega, California, Oct. 11, 2022. During PC22 many systems will be tested to determine how future command and control capabilities can be integrated with all-service multi-national partners (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thiem Huynh)
August 5, 2024 | Originally published by CSIAC on July 17, 2024