17 Jan 25. The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and 4th Battalion. The Royal Regiment of Scotland are deploying to Romania on Exercise STEADFAST DART, NATO’s foremost military exercise of 2025. The two formations, part of 7 Light Mechanised Brigade aka ‘The Desert Rats’, will form the principal battlegroup components and be supported by an array of other UK and Allied force elements. This major exercise will see the recently formed NATO Allied Reaction Force, of which the land component is commanded by the 1 [United Kingdom] Division, being tested to the full as it rolls out across Europe to take part in Ex STEADFAST DART in Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece. This week vehicles plus a myriad of stores and equipment en-route to Ex STEADFAST DART have been loaded at the Sea Mounting Centre in Marchwood near Southampton aboard two strategic sealift RO-RO vessels, MV Eddystone and MV Hurst Point. To prove alternative and contrasting delivery routes to the eastern side of the NATO Alliance, one British vehicle contingent is first bound for Germany for an onward overland road move to Romania and the other is sailing via the Mediterranean to the Greek port of Alexandroúpoli. (Source: joint-forces.com)
17 Jan 25. A new era of training for advanced human performance has arrived. Today InVeris announces the launch of fats® LIVE, an innovative new hybrid training system combining the best of virtual training, including instant data capture and reporting, with the unmatched realism of live fire shooting.
“InVeris is the only technology company offering a complete range of augmented and virtual reality, projection plus live fire training solutions, and now with fats LIVE, a superior hybrid product,” said InVeris chief executive officer Clyde Tuggle.
fats LIVE represents a leap forward in technology-driven training solutions for defense forces, law enforcement agencies and commercial shooting range owners. Shooters fire live weapons at realistic scenarios projected on a self-healing rubber screen, designed to endure tens of thousands of rounds. A dual-camera hit detection system records data, with applied DOD-validated ballistics.
“InVeris is the only technology company offering a complete range of augmented and virtual reality, projection plus live fire training solutions, and now with fats LIVE, a superior hybrid product,” said InVeris chief executive officer Clyde Tuggle. “This solution offers ease of setup, competitive price, and integration into the industry leading fats 100P portable projection and system for accuracy, advanced data and shooter feedback. Simulating any environment for superior performance.”
“Nothing replaces live fire in training,” said Officer Erica Buetow, Atlanta Police Department Senior Instructor at the Firearms Training Range. Buetow had the opportunity to test the new fats LIVE system and further commented; “the adrenaline that comes with live fire training really ups the stakes,” and “this hybrid system delivers the best of both worlds.”
InVeris will showcase fats LIVE along with AR, VR, and Live Fire product lines at the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s 2025 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, January 21 – 24 at the Venetian Expo + Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, Nevada. Visit InVeris at booth #12454. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)