Applications of Augmented Reality Technology in the Military Educational Field

The aim of this paper is to present practical applications of augmented reality technology AR, corroborated with facilities of VR virtual reality technology, made using existing equipment in the Academy of Land Forces, by the authors of the paper and with the involvement of passionate academics. of this direction of scientific research. Augmented reality technology is part of the field of emerging technologies and along with disruptive technologies, are areas that are currently being addressed intensively in terms of research and their use in civilian and military applications. The research methodology was based on the creation of scenarios in which AR equipment was used, and with the help of the Ada Viewer software application, operator-specific information was augmented. The behavior of the operators was then evaluated by comparative analysis with the classical scenarios. The obtained results highlight the advantages of augmented reality technology, allowing the efficiency of the activities and actions of the operators. The range of practical applications with AR technology can be developed for many disciplines of education and training of military students in the academy, and the combination of AR technology and virtual reality facilities will allow modeling and simulation of operator training scenarios and more active involvement.