The Australian Army has tested retrofitting a mixed reality-based situational awareness solution on uncrewed and optionally-crewed vehicles converted from manned platforms such as M113 army personnel carriers.
The Vegvisir Remote situational awareness solution is designed for both manned and unmanned vehicles, enabling users to navigate complex scenarios on the battlefield.
During the trials, the solution supported “multiple operators managing a fleet of vehicles from a single vehicle,” while its user interface allowed “bitrate limitation for each camera, network quality assessment, and custom driving aid lines,” the Estonian-Croatian defense tech start-up explained.
Converted Unmanned Platforms
The trials helped the army to explore whether mixed reality improves the efficiency of the converted platforms.
“Instead of sending the obsolete equipment to the junkyard, its life-span can be extended,” Vegvisir’s CEO Ingvar Parnamae said.
“With hundreds of thousands of armored platforms produced and phased out globally, there exists a substantial market opportunity to repurpose these assets for uncrewed or optionally crewed capabilities.”
Vegvisir Situational Awareness Solution
The thermal sensor-equipped system comprises vehicle-mounted cameras, an immersive headset, and supplementary data overlay capability, providing operators with a “comprehensive ultra-low latency 360-degree view of the surrounding environment.”
It is available in two versions: Vegvisir Core for manned vehicles and Vegvisir Remote for unmanned or optionally manned ground platforms.
“Our technology’s ability to integrate with existing platforms like the M113 APC is proof of the versatility and reliability of our solution,” Parnamae added.
“We are excited to see our systems support the Australian Army’s mission. Their readiness to invest in modernizing their military technology shows that the Australian market is, and will continue to be, a very attractive landscape for defense startups like Vegvisir.”