IRVINE, CA — May 6, 2025 — EON Reality, the global leader in augmented and virtual reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, today announced a significant strategic initiative designed to support Spain’s defense modernization programs and enhance its crucial role in NATO’s Southern Flank and maritime security. This initiative introduces the specialized “AI Academy for Defense – Spanish Maritime & Aerospace Readiness Track,” powered by EON Reality’s revolutionary Spatial AI technology. EON Reality is forging key partnerships with the Spanish Ministry of Defence (Ministerio de Defensa) and its Directorate General of Armament and Material (DGAM), the Spanish Navy (Armada Española) and Air Force (Ejército del Aire y del Espacio), training commands, technical universities, and leading Spanish defense industry partners (such as Navantia, Indra, Santa Bárbara Sistemas) to deploy a transformative XR and AI training ecosystem. This program aims to rapidly equip Spanish Armed Forces personnel with the advanced, AI-era skills required to master sophisticated naval, aerospace, and land platforms.

The Why: Bridging the Advanced Skills Chasm for Spain’s Naval, Aerospace, and Land Modernization

Spain is steadily increasing its defense investment (€12.8 billion budget, targeting 2% GDP), focusing on critical naval capabilities (F-110 frigates, S-80 submarines), aerospace modernization (Eurofighter upgrades, A400M), and land force digitization (VCR 8×8 Dragon). These advanced platforms, often incorporating cutting-edge Spanish technology, introduce significant training challenges. Mastering the complex integrated systems of an F-110 frigate, ensuring the zero-error tolerance required for S-80 submarine operations, or operating the digitized VCR 8×8 within networked environments demands new skill sets. Traditional training methods face limitations in providing sufficient, safe, and cost-effective access to these high-value assets, creating an advanced skills chasm. Developing personnel proficient in human-AI collaboration, complex system management, and NATO interoperability is essential to maximizing the effectiveness of Spain’s defense investments and fulfilling its strategic commitments in the Mediterranean and beyond.

The What: EON Reality’s Integrated Ecosystem, Powered by Spatial AI for Spanish Armed Forces Readiness

EON Reality provides a holistic, AI-accelerated solution specifically architected to meet Spain’s defense training modernization needs. This initiative leverages the full EON Reality ecosystem, tailored for the Spanish Armed Forces:

• The EON-XR Platform: The secure, scalable technological foundation, deployable according to Spanish national security requirements, enabling the rapid creation and delivery of photorealistic, interactive 3D training simulations of key Spanish platforms (F-110, S-80, VCR 8×8, Eurofighter). Its revolutionary Spatial AI Text-to-XR capability allows Spanish technical manuals, operational procedures, or text prompts to be instantly converted into interactive XR learning modules in Spanish in under 80 seconds, facilitating rapid and sovereign content development.
• Specialized AI Academy for Defense – Spanish Maritime & Aerospace Readiness Track: A focused workforce pipeline aligned with Spanish modernization priorities. It integrates immersive XR simulation (e.g., operating the F-110’s SCOMBA system, S-80 dive procedures, VCR 8×8 networked operations) with AI-personalized learning journeys, rapidly building practical skills and granting relevant Spanish micro-credentials.
• EON Career Guide & Compass: Intelligent AI tools helping Spanish military personnel navigate careers within the modernizing Armed Forces and the national defense industry (Navantia, Indra, etc.), identifying skill gaps for new systems, and visualizing customized learning pathways.
• AI-Era Spanish Military Curriculum: Developed in close collaboration with Spanish military experts (Navy, Air Force, Army) and industry partners. Features dynamic modules concentrating not just on technical proficiency but explicitly on integrated systems management (naval combat systems, aerospace platforms), data analysis, human-machine teaming, and decision-making relevant to Spain’s strategic environment and NATO roles.

This integrated approach provides hyper-realistic virtual scenarios reflecting Spain’s operational focus (maritime security, Southern Flank stability, expeditionary contributions). It significantly accelerates skill acquisition for complex digital systems, enabling personnel to learn up to 4x faster than traditional approaches, delivering mission-ready personnel more efficiently.

The How: Synergistic Partnerships & Scalable, Secure Deployment in Spain

This key Spanish initiative is predicated on a synergistic, nationally-aligned collaborative framework. EON Reality is actively building alliances with essential Spanish institutions:

• Government & Procurement Bodies (e.g., Ministry of Defence, DGAM): Providing strategic direction, defining technical specifications and security requirements, validating training against Spanish doctrine, and ensuring alignment with major procurement programs (F-110, S-80, VCR 8×8).
• Military Training Commands & Schools (e.g., Naval Military School Marín, Air Force Academy San Javier, Army Academies): Acting as primary deployment centers, integrating XR/AI training into existing curricula, providing instructional expertise, and ensuring cultural and linguistic relevance.
• Spanish Defense Industry (e.g., Navantia, Indra, Santa Bárbara Sistemas, Airbus Spain): Collaborating intensely on defining skill needs for Spanish-designed or integrated systems, validating the digital twins of their platforms, providing critical subject matter expertise, and creating employment pathways for trained personnel.

Deployment will be flexible and secure, prioritizing solutions that meet Spanish national security standards, potentially involving secure cloud instances or on-premises installations. Options include dedicated AI Academy centers near key naval and air bases (Rota, Ferrol, Cartagena, Albacete, Zaragoza), integration into existing military schools, mobile XR training units for deployed units (e.g., overseas missions, NATO exercises), and comprehensive Spanish-language train-the-trainer programs fostering long-term national capability.

Key Benefits for Spain’s Defense Modernization:

• Accelerated Fielding of Key Platforms: Dramatically reduce training time (by up to 60%) for crews and maintainers on critical new assets like F-110 frigates, S-80 submarines, and VCR 8×8 vehicles, mastering skills 4x faster to ensure operational readiness aligns with platform delivery.
• Enhanced Maritime & Aerospace Dominance: Build superior proficiency in operating Spain’s advanced naval and aerospace systems, strengthening its ability to ensure maritime security in the Mediterranean and Strait of Gibraltar and contribute effectively to NATO air policing and defense.
• Superior Skill Mastery & Safety: Achieve exceptional qualification rates (over 95%) and operational proficiency on complex systems while conducting zero-risk training for potentially hazardous procedures like submarine operations or complex flight emergencies. Boost knowledge retention by over 75%.
• Optimized Defense Investment: Significantly reduce lifecycle training costs (up to 65% savings) associated with high-value platforms, maximizing the impact of Spain’s defense budget and ensuring long-term affordability.
• AI-Ready, Interoperable Spanish Forces: Cultivate personnel skilled in essential AI-era competencies, ready for networked warfare, human-machine teaming, and seamless integration within NATO and EU operational frameworks.
• Strengthened NATO Southern Flank Contribution: Enhance Spain’s capacity to contribute highly capable, readily available forces to collective defense and crisis response missions in its strategic area of responsibility.

Comparison: Traditional Spanish Military vs. EON Reality’s AI-Era Approach (with Spatial AI)

Expanded Targeted Use Cases for Spanish Armed Forces Training:

(Includes scenarios readily generated/enhanced by Spatial AI)

• F-110 Frigate Crew Training (SCOMBA): Mastering the integrated combat system, sensor fusion, AEGIS weapon system elements, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations, and multi-mission scenarios. (AI assists modeling complex naval combat systems)
• S-80 Plus Submarine Crew Procedural Training: Immersive, zero-risk practice of critical procedures including diving, surfacing, emergency drills, and specific AIP (Air-Independent Propulsion) system operations (non-classified aspects). (AI generates diverse operational/emergency scenarios)
• VCR 8×8 Dragon Crew & Networked Operations: Training vehicle crews on digital systems, remote weapon station operation, C4ISR integration, and maneuvering within networked Army units. (AI converts SOPs and simulates network traffic)
• Eurofighter & A400M Pilot/Maintainer Enhancement: Advanced procedural training, emergency handling, systems knowledge refreshers, and complex maintenance task guidance for key Air Force platforms. (AI converts technical manuals)
• NH90 Helicopter Crew & Maintenance: Training pilots and technicians on flight operations, mission systems, and maintenance specific to the Spanish variant (including naval applications).
• NATO Maritime/Air Coordination (Southern Flank): Practicing interoperability procedures, communication protocols, and tactical coordination with allied naval and air assets in simulated Mediterranean/Atlantic scenarios.
• Unmanned Systems Operation (Naval/Air/Land): Training operators for current and future Spanish unmanned systems (e.g., Integrator RPAS, naval drones) across various mission sets.
• AR-Guided Maintenance & Logistics (Navantia/Indra Systems): Utilizing AR overlays for real-time guidance during maintenance and logistics tasks on Spanish-specific naval, air, or land systems, potentially linked to national support systems. (AI converts Spanish technical manuals to AR)

“Spain’s strategic focus on modernizing its naval and aerospace capabilities, coupled with its vital role on NATO’s Southern Flank, demands a leap forward in training effectiveness and efficiency,” stated Dan Lejerskar, Chairman of EON Reality. “Our Spatial AI and XR platform is uniquely positioned to support this transformation. We can deliver highly realistic, Spanish-context training for complex platforms like the F-110 and S-80 4x faster and more safely than ever before. This initiative is about ensuring the Spanish Armed Forces can fully leverage their technological investments, enhancing maritime security, strengthening NATO interoperability, and solidifying Spain’s position as a key European defense partner.”

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