Aussie company sells VR training to US and NATO customers

Australian company Operator XR has released its MR-1, next-generation mixed-reality training system and is already winning customers overseas.

CAPTION: Australian company Operator XR’s MR-1 mixed-reality training system being put through its paces. Image supplied.

MR-1 combines mixed-reality headset integration, realistic training weapons and offline-capable software architecture developed and validated under a US Department of Defence contract that now sees the mixed-reality training technology commercialised for defence and law enforcement customers across the world.

Mixed Reality allows users to see the real world overlayed with virtual characters, props and effects.

This opens new markets and use cases to train complex, high-threat scenarios in real locations such as critical infrastructure, schools, transit hubs, military bases and existing shoot-house training facilities.

MR-1 has already secured its first commercial sale to a United States Department of Defense customer and a Swedish military customer.

Operator XR CEO Wayne Jones said successfully delivering a prototype for the US DoD and having it accepted into end-user training was exactly the outcome the company set out to achieve.

“[The DoD contract] validates the technology and our team’s ability to deliver innovative, mission-critical-training capability to the Department of Defense.”

“The launch of MR-1 and its first sale to a new US DoD customer show that the capability we built has immediate, broader application across defence and law enforcement.

“This is the multiplier effect we have been working toward.”

Chief Commercial Officer Ben Smith said securing the company’s first European customer was a significant commercial milestone for the Australian company.

“Sweden is one of NATO’s most capable and fastest-growing defence markets, and entering it reinforces our position as a global supplier of mission-critical immersive training capability.

“Working with our Swedish distribution partner, this contract establishes a foundation we expect to build on across the broader European market over time.”

WA Police get hands on with MR-1 by Operator XR

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