Virtuix to Showcase AI-Enabled Counter-Drone Training System

Virtuix Holdings Inc., a developer of AI-driven, full-body simulation systems, will showcase its Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) Personnel Trainer, developed in collaboration with LeadTech, to top defense officials at the Maneuver Warfighter Conference at Fort Benning, Georgia, September 15-17, 2026. The conference is a forum for U.S. Army and Joint leaders to examine current and future requirements of the maneuver force.

The C-UAS Personnel Trainer is an AI-enabled counter-drone simulation platform that prepares warfighters to detect and defeat hostile drones through realistic marksmanship training with full-body movement on Virtuix's Omni One. Beyond the Army, the system is being evaluated by the U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM) at Quantico, Virginia.

Virtuix arrives at the conference with growing momentum across the defense sector, following recent announcements touching all four major U.S. military branches. In May 2026, the company was selected for AFWERX SBIR Phase I funding from the Air Force to further develop its Virtual Terrain Walk platform. Virtuix also announced that USMC TECOM, through strategic partner KBR, named Virtuix lead integrator on an infantry fireteam trainer using four Omni One units.

Additional momentum includes Omni One deployments and programs with the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the Air National Guard, and Yokota Air Base in Japan, along with a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Navy. Together, these initiatives extend Virtuix's defense footprint across the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps through funding awards, research agreements, and simulation development programs.

"Counter-UAS training is an increasingly important requirement for modern military forces," said Jan Goetgeluk, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Virtuix. "Virtuix's ability to bring full-body movement into realistic simulation environments creates a compelling training capability. We look forward to demonstrating the system to U.S. Army and Joint leaders at Fort Benning and advancing our defense programs already underway across the U.S. military."

The C-UAS simulator recreates real-world training ranges as accurate digital twins, letting trainees move naturally through virtual environments that closely mirror where they'll later conduct live-fire exercises — a capability seen as increasingly critical as drone threats grow more advanced and affordable.