XR Training Event Brings Together Industry Experts

REISER Simulation and Training GmbH and Varjo hosted a one-day event at REISER's facility south of Munich, themed "New Realities Outpace Training – XR Closes the Gap." The event brought together participants from the aerospace, defense, civil aviation, and training communities to explore how XR simulation can keep pace with evolving operational demands.

Guests experienced XR-based training solutions first-hand and discussed their operational value and real-world integration. Presentations came from Nico Lange, Founder and Director of the IRIS Institute for Risk Analysis and International Security and Senior Fellow at CEPA in Washington, D.C.; Hanno Tabeling, VP Landsimulation Medium Forces at Rheinmetall; and Florian Rabe, Managing Director of DRF Academy.

Live demonstrations included the REISER H135 XR Simulator, the Rheinmetall Virtual Procedure Trainer (VPT), and mixed reality demos from Varjo, including AI-based smart segmentation and a counter-UAS training demonstration.

"Modern training systems must evolve in step with operational demands. XR-based simulation enables us to build a scalable and flexible training ecosystem that adapts to real-world requirements and delivers mission-ready forces,” said Martin Keil, REISER CTO.

"Mixed reality is no longer a concept we pitch to decision-makers — it is the infrastructure that enables militaries and civil security forces to scale training at a pace traditional methods simply cannot match. New threat vectors like drone warfare do not wait for ranges to be built, instructors to be hired, or NCOs to be trained," said Valentin Storz, Chief Revenue Officer at Varjo.

"The security environment is evolving faster than most training systems can adapt. XR-based simulation is one of the most credible answers we have to that gap, and events like this show it is ready to be taken seriously," said Nico Lange.