BattleVerse is a European Defence Fund (EDF) Research Action that develops a next-generation military metaverse to support advanced mission planning, training, and execution across multi-domain operations. The project bridges real and virtual battle environments by combining high-fidelity simulations with Digital Twins of military assets, terrain, and environmental conditions, enabling realistic and dynamic operational analysis.

Through AI-driven scenario generation, adversarial modelling, and reinforcement learning, BattleVerse allows military planners and commanders to test multiple Courses of Action and assess potential adversary responses in a virtual battlespace. Built on a service-based, cloud-native architecture and aligned with defence standards such as STANAG 4603 and HLA, the platform follows a Modelling and Simulation as a Service (MSaaS) paradigm, ensuring scalability, interoperability, and integration with existing defence systems. By incorporating real-time data from the Internet of Battlefield Things and physics-based simulations, BattleVerse enhances decision-making, mission readiness, and Europe’s strategic defence autonomy in increasingly complex operational environments.