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12 Aug 15. SMD: US Army integrating radars under IBCS. The Army has long operated numerous different types and bands of radars in its missile defense operations, but now those disparate capabilities are being tied together under a single program designed to provide a more complete common operational picture. The Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS), an enterprise-focused platform designed to coordinate U.S. air missile defenses around the world, demonstrated its effectiveness earlier this year at White Sands Missile Range. Now the Army is working on implementing the program, expected to field in fiscal 2018, as part of larger efforts to integrate missile defense operations. (Source: C4ISR & Networks)
12 Aug 15. Unity Technologies announced Vision Virtual and Augmented Reality Summit, a new conference focusing on the development of Virtual and Augmented Reality products across industries with the mission of bringing together artists, engineers, programmers, designers, musicians, directors and producers, hardware manufacturers, researchers and other innovators from around the world to meet, discuss, and explore the potential of these emerging platforms. The event will take place at the Loews Hotel in Hollywood from February 10-11, 2016.
The rapid advancement of virtual and augmented reality technologies is opening incredible new pathways for people to interact with digital creations. New commercial, entertainment, and educational experiences using VR and AR will be as transformative as the jump from television to the Internet. The Vision Conference will be a developer driven event focused on exploring the new opportunities, thought-provoking challenges, and extraordinary potential presented by current and future VR and AR technology.
Unity Technologies will be joined at Vision Summit by the industry’s most important contributors to the spheres of Virtual and Augmented Reality hardware and software development such as Oculus, Qualcomm Connected Experiences Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment, and Valve where they will demonstrate their technologies.
Vision Summit will feature talks and panels aimed to extend knowledge and create discussion on a wide range of topics including conceptual and practical design, technology deep dives, and new challenges facing developers such as interface design and implementation and creating full immersion through presence. Those interested in submitting a talk for Vision Summit can visithttp://visionsummit2016.unityproposals.com/.
“VR and AR promise to change the way we interact with technology and entertainment,” said John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity Technologies “Vision Summit will bring the best minds together to discuss how the great potential in these technologies can be realized.”
Additionally, Vision Summit will host a competition and give awards to the best VR and AR experiences emerging from some of the most exciting development studios in the world including awards for the best game, best films/interactive stories, and demo scene. Details about the competition including rules, categories, and prizes will be released at a later date.
For more information and tickets, visit http://visionsummit2016.com.
(Source: Yahoo!/Marketwired)
13 Aug 15. Researchandmarkets announced the addition of the “Global Heads-up Display Market in Military Aviation 2015-2019” report to their offering. As the penetration rate of HUD in military aviation is high, manufacturers are developing ways to differentiate their products from their competitors. For instance, in 2011, Saab and Samtel Display System developed the RIGS head-up display in India, which is lightweight, cost-effective, and can be easily installed in helicopters. In 2012, Esterline Technologies introduced digital HUDs for combat and ISR aircraft, which deploy solid-state