Rheinmetall and Varjo partner to enhance mixed‑reality defence training
Rheinmetall and Finnish Varjo announced a strategic collaboration to integrate Varjo’s military‑grade mixed‑reality technology into Rheinmetall’s training and simulation products.
Key facts
- Partnership announced 25 Nov 2025 to integrate Varjo’s military‑grade MR into Rheinmetall simulators.
- Aims to improve training realism, distributed synthetic training and reduce live‑exercise costs.
- Strengthens EU defence industrial capabilities by combining a European prime with a Finnish XR specialist.
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Rheinmetall and Finnish company Varjo announced a strategic collaboration on 25 November 2025 to integrate Varjo’s military‑grade mixed‑reality technology into Rheinmetall’s training and simulation offerings. The partnership pairs Rheinmetall’s systems‑integration and simulator engineering with Varjo’s high‑fidelity visual displays and sensor‑simulation capabilities to deliver more immersive and realistic training for vehicle, crew, and dismounted scenarios.
The integration aims to increase realism, enable distributed synthetic training across locations, and reduce reliance on live‑fire and full‑scale exercises—delivering cost and time efficiencies while improving repeatability and measurement of training outcomes. For European customers, the collaboration preserves capabilities within the EU industrial base and offers an integrated alternative to assembling disparate XR components from multiple suppliers.
Rheinmetall benefits by enhancing its simulation portfolio and competitiveness for defence procurements that prioritise immersive training. Varjo gains access to Rheinmetall’s defence channels and systems integration expertise. The announcement did not include contract values or programme timelines; attention will now turn to demonstrations, pilot deployments with national armed forces, and any influence on future EU or NATO training procurements.
Source: European Security & Defence
