The six partners will test their software modules on Northrop’s Model 437 Vanguard jet, which returned to the air Sept. 20 after almost a year of modifications for the company’s “Beacon” program.
The company’s helmet-mounted ATARS system can project images of adversary threats like enemy jets for real pilots flying in a cockpit.
As missions stretch farther and comms grow less reliable, predictive software could become the edge that keeps missions afloat.
SNC is entering a crowded field for the Navy's Undergraduate Jet Training System program, going up against teams led by Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Textron and a little-known firm called Stavatti.
Boeing will begin integrating Red 6's technology on a TA-4 test plane next month, a company executive said, with "campaign-level" metaverse training dreams in the future.
After years of research and development efforts, tech startups want to see the Pentagon commit to real production work.
A recent test saw a real pilot with a virtual F-22 as a wingman going up against a virtual Chinese J-20. "It's crazy," the company's chief executive says.
The challenge for Western democratic institutions is not a lack of capability — it is a structural one.