Is Varjo the most insane VR company on the planet right now?

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Varjo is building the most advanced mixed-reality training systems on the planet.

Their tech is now powering everything from battlefield medical drills to armored-vehicle simulators. Rheinmetall trusts them. The Royal Australian Air Force trusts them. And the reason is simple: Varjo’s XR feels close enough to reality that people train faster, cheaper, and safer.

Let’s break down what they’re doing and why it matters for the future of VR training.

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The Problem Traditional Training Faces

High-risk training has always been limited by danger, cost, and logistics.

You can’t easily recreate battlefield trauma, armored-vehicle operations, or complex medical work without massive resources and real-world risk. Most teams never get enough safe, repeatable practice. This is the same reason we were able to build the full endoscope training system for Karl Storz. In any environment where mistakes carry real consequences, simulation becomes the only scalable way to train.

Varjo steps directly into that gap.

Enter Varjo — What Makes Their XR Different

Varjo stands out because it delivers realism that finally crosses the threshold from “VR demo” to “training-grade simulation.” 

Their XR-4 headsets combine ultra-high-resolution displays, true-to-life pass-through, and low latency that keeps the real and virtual world locked together without drift. You can use actual cockpits, medical tools, or vehicle controls while the environment around you becomes fully virtual. This level of fidelity matters. It lets militaries and medical teams run scenarios that feel real enough for stress, precision, and muscle memory to transfer.

And it does it at a fraction of the cost of traditional simulators.

Case Study 1: Rheinmetall’s Scalable Military Simulators

Rheinmetall partnered with Varjo to solve a simple problem: modern armies need high-fidelity training that can scale fast without building multi-million-euro facilities.

Their new approach uses real vehicle controls and weapon systems combined with fully virtual terrain, threats, and mission scenarios. The Varjo XR-4 sits at the center of this setup — giving soldiers the feeling of being inside an operational environment without leaving a modular simulator room. With Varjo’s pass-through and clarity, crews can train driving, coordination, and defensive maneuvers while interacting with actual hardware. Terrain can change in seconds. Weather, visibility, and threat levels can shift instantly. And the entire system can be deployed anywhere NATO forces need it.

For Rheinmetall, the value is straightforward: faster training cycles, consistent readiness, lower cost, and the ability to simulate situations that would be too dangerous or expensive to recreate physically. (learn more)

Case Study 2: Royal Australian Air Force Medical Training

The Royal Australian Air Force uses Varjo’s mixed reality to prepare medics, nurses, and doctors for the kinds of trauma scenarios that rarely allow for practice in the real world.

Their teams train with actual medical tools and monitors while the patient, the aircraft, and the entire environment become virtual through the XR-4. It gives them stress, urgency, and decision pressure without any real-world risk. These simulations cover battlefield injuries, aeromedical evacuation, and time-critical interventions where every second counts. Because everything is repeatable and adjustable, instructors can dial up complexity, add constraints, or recreate specific mission profiles on demand. The goal is simple: make sure every medic performs under pressure when lives are on the line.

For the RAAF, Varjo’s realism finally meets the standard required for life-saving work. It’s training that builds calm, precision, and confidence in the moments where hesitation costs lives.

The Bigger Picture — And Why It Matters

XR is becoming the new standard for training where mistakes are expensive.

Rheinmetall and the RAAF show how fast high-risk training is moving from physical facilities into realistic mixed-reality environments. Varjo’s clarity makes repeatable, stress-ready training possible anywhere. And the companies adopting it are the ones who cannot afford failure.

If you want to explore how this applies to your team, book a strategy call and we’ll walk you through what’s possible.

That’s a wrap!!

Talk soon!

Bruno Filkin
Founder, Mastermind VR