Raytheon Unveils New Dismounted Soldier Training Simulator

Raytheon unveiled a new immersive military training product at I/ITSEC, the world's largest modeling, simulation and training event. The Synthetic Training Environment Soldier Virtual Trainer, or STE SVT, uses virtual reality (VR) to train squads of soldiers in multiple scenarios while using real and virtual weapons.

The new virtual simulator is designed to train dismountedinfantry and uses the latest technological advances to deliver training at amoment's notice from any location. It delivers realism and accessibility while reducingthe cost and logistical challenge of high-consequence training missions.

"We are blending our understanding of training withemerging technologies – augmented reality, virtual reality, artificialintelligence, cybersecurity and big data – to connect and secure militarytraining like never before," said Bob Williams, vice president of GlobalTraining Solutions at Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services.

The vision for the U.S. Army's Synthetic TrainingEnvironment is to create a common synthetic environment for soldiers to traintogether from anywhere in the world. The current room-sized simulators will bereplaced by portable laptop-powered AR/VR headsets that easily can betransported to soldiers for use anywhere at any time.