Decision-Making for Mission Success: What the Evidence Shows
Training and planning with a focus on cognitive performance improves operational readiness by addressing key limitations of traditional military training. Learn about the relevance of immersive environments for enhance decision-making, cognitive performance, and spatial understanding under pressure.
Scaling Force Generation: RE-liON Expanding in Ukraine
By establishing a legal entity in Ukraine, RE-liON enables a continuous development loop—turning operational feedback rapidly into platform improvements under real-world conditions. Enabling force generation
Training Has to Move Closer to the Operator
About immersive training for operators in high stake environments. And what scaling readiness actually means.
A summary of the BNR podcast “In het defensief” with CEO Chris Haarmeijer from 2026, Feb 23
Beyond Weaponry: the Warfighter is Key to Deterrence and Winning
In modern military strategy, deterrence is key, relying heavily on the readiness and presence of highly skilled warfighters. Only when deterrence fails does the objective shift to war fighting. Thus, warfighters, supported by weapon systems and other assets, are central to operations. Why Maintaining a Ready Warfighter Force is Hard Maintaining a robust warfighter force […]
The need for speed is a quality on it’s own
Great read: the need for speed is a quality on it’s own. With a spot on 🎯 quote from Palantir’s Shyam Sankar “Today the bureaucracy tries to minimize risk to programs, but paradoxically maximizes risk to mission. We sacrifice speed on the altar of controlâ€.
Super-cognition for CBRN operations on-track in EDF’s MoSaiC
In MOSAIC, RE-liON is advancing an existing C2 system with immersive technology to enhance rapid understanding and on-the-loop warfighter-machine teaming using an intuitive user-interface. The project, backed by the European Defense Fund (EDF) and the 5 member states Italy, Denmark, Austria, Estonia and The Netherlands, aims to streamline decision-making for CBRN operations in hostile and […]
RE-liON wins framework contract for digital twin technology in defense
We’re excited to announce we’ve won the tender of European Defense Agency’s (EDA) Explore Defense Digital Twins (EDDI) project. This initiative leverages the potential of Digital Twin technology across all domains of Human, Space, Maritime, Air, and Land systems. It will establish a new benchmark for defense and dual-use technology by integrating machine learning, simulation, […]
Breaking boundaries: how immersive technology addresses the shortcomings of traditional training in Law Enforcement
Facing a critical shortage of officers and evolving challenges, law enforcement agencies worldwide are reevaluating their training methods. Traditional approaches, often focused on physical and technical skills, lack the cognitive stimuli for the complexities of modern policing. In this context, Virtual Reality (VR) emerges as an innovative solution, offering immersive and varied training methods. The […]
Pushing the envelope at Singapore’s Civil Defence Force
We partnered up with HTX and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) to implement our premium training kits capable of recreating and customizing various urban fire scenarios. This partnership promises to enhance training effectiveness and preparedness for emergency responders in Singapore. Revamping emergency response training The system aims to revolutionize emergency response training. Through realistic […]
Paper: Enhancing Operational Police Training in High Stress Situations with Virtual Reality: Experiences, Tools and Guidelines
This paper explores the use of Virtual Reality (VR) in training police officers for high-stress situations. It summarizes the results of our three-year H2020 SHOTPROS project which looked at requirements from experienced police trainers and industry experts. The paper highlights the importance of matching training with VR capabilities and shows that VR training leads to […]