#nzdf — Public Fediverse posts
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Inside the sphere: How Eight360 is revolutionising virtual training and immersive simulation
Virtual reality has long pushed the boundaries of simulation, but New Zealand’s Eight360 has taken immersion to an entirely new orbit. Its groundbreaking NOVA platform – a fully motion-controlled, transparent sphere – delivers true physical sensation and haptic feedback for users navigating complex virtual environments for NZ Defense Force. Now, that same technology is being deployed by Texas A&M University’s ASTRO Lab, where researchers are developing ultra high-fidelity, physically accurate simulations of the Moon and Mars. -
"Among the many, many items on the NZDF wishlist that taxpayers will be expected to fund is this:
'accommodation, messing and dining modernisation'
Hmm... so we cut the quality of the lunches that help thousands of school kids to learn, but spend the money instead on improving the dining experience available to our defence forces. Will the average cost of this“messing and dining” upgrade be allowed to exceed $3 a meal for lunch?"
#GordonCampbell, 2025
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2504/S00019/on-peter-duttons-fading-election-prospects.htm
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#NewZealand is set to join a US-led military exercise which will see the #NZDF train beside the #Israel Defence Force. Opposition parties say the NZDF's involvement with the exercise is proof the Government isn't taking the Israel-Gaza war seriously.
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Looking for some assistance again...
Do any mutual #NZTwits work in the #NZDF (or specifically in the #RNZAF)? Ideally ones with a line of communication to any Māori cultural departments?
I'm trying to work out if there are "official" te reo Māori translations of ranks out there. I know there's an NZDF Haka, so there must be someone working in this space.
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