Marines were able to turn a lush golf course into a hostile battleground complete with tanks, mortar fire and smoke at a demonstration on May 21 using an augmented reality training system from the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
At Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Va., the Augmented Immersive Team Trainer (AITT) moved one step closer to its ultimate goal of giving warfighters glasses that can be worn to enhance augmented reality training scenarios.
Created through a Small Business Technology Transfer program, [the AR glasses] have a much larger field of view than similar products that are commercially available.
The AITT system could be an important tool in achieving the Marine Corps’ goal — as stated in the Marine Corps Vision & Strategy 2025 — of having training that “accurately reflect[s] the situations, environments and peoples Marines will face” and preparing Marines “realistically for complex conditions” while using resources more efficiently.
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