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I. Trends in the Industry

“Readiness is an age-old focus for militaries. As budget pressures continue to build, digital

resources that are now maturing—data science, cloud computing, and AI—can help the (US)

military be more efficiently prepared.”

(Schultz, Mariani, Jenkins, Strickland, & Raymond, 2018)

Military leaders have always wanted to know if they have enough resources and

capabilities in fighting conditions. In the past couple of years, military readiness has been crucial in

order to combat the ever increasing security threats across the globe.

As militaries across the globe look to maximize the value of every dollar in their budgets,

it seems time to reframe the debate on readiness with a new lens that leverages technologies, data

science, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities unavailable just a few years

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ago.

The list of emerging technologies for military is quiet long. In fact, there are always new

technologies being developed for the military across the globe. From soldiers’ camouflage armors,

to railguns, the use of autonomous weaponry, 3D printing, and the integration of virtual reality in

military trainings. These are just a few examples of emerging technologies in military that could be

widely used in the next decade.

This research paper will discuss about the emergence of the use of virtual reality (VR) to

train soldiers and police officers to combat security threats around the globe.

1 https://www2.deloitte.com/insights/us/en/focus/industry-4-0/reframing-defense-military-readiness.html
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