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Different Cockpits, Same Cognitive Failure Point: Comparing Cognitive Overload Differences Between F-35, Apache and F-16

Three military aircrafts. Three fundamentally different cockpit environments. And yet: the same point of cognitive failure. Here's how each platform pushes its pilot to the breaking point by a different route. Understanding the mechanisms is the first step toward solving the problem.

Editorial Team

5 days ago5 min read

A Multiple Resource Approach to Pilot Safety

The 21st-century pilots are not limited by technology. They are limited by attention. Despite the sophistication of 21st-century flight decks, pilots are losing the battle against cognitive overload. As modern flight systems demand increasing visual and auditory focus, the brain’s ability to process simultaneous alerts begins to fracture.

Editorial Team

Apr 104 min read

Scaling Haptic Intelligence: Touchwaves Joins EUDIS Cohort 2

Today, we are announcing our selection for Cohort 2 of the EUDIS Business Accelerator, the European Defence Innovation Scheme’s primary vehicle for integrating disruptive dual-use technologies into the EU’s defense ecosystem.

Editorial Team

Mar 273 min read

Hypoxia: The Silent Threat in Air Defence

While stealth, countermeasures, and manoeuvrability often dominate strategic discussions, one of the most enduring and most insidious threats to fighter jet pilots often receives less attention: hypoxia. Hypoxia, a condition caused by insufficient oxygen reaching the brain and body, is not merely a medical concern, it is a mission-critical risk.

Editorial Team

Mar 204 min read

Fingerprints and haptics are deeply connected, both in how our bodies perceive the world and how we interact with modern technology

The Science of Haptics: Reducing Reaction Time in High-Stakes Missions

In high-stakes modern defence aviation, reaction times decide outcomes. As cockpit technology evolves, we have optimized engines, airframes, and radar to the edge of physics. Yet one critical constraint remains unchanged: human biology. To move beyond this limit, engineers are turning to the fastest communication channel in the human body: the sense of touch.

Editorial Team

Feb 94 min read

Touchwaves founders, Charlotte Kjellander, Martin Romero

Touchwaves Raises €1.5 Million to Accelerate Development of Next-Gen Wearable Technology for NATO Air Forces

Touchwaves, a deep-tech startup and spin-off from TNO, has raised €1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round

Editorial Team

Jan 123 min read

The Sixth Sense: Human-Technology Symbiosis

A New Paradigm We're entering a new age where the interface is the body. Where technology quietly supports your awareness without demanding attention. Where you simply feel when you need to adjust, without needing to check your devic