Boeing has agreed to integrate the Red 6 training system on a company-owned McDonnell Douglas TA-4 chase plane as a step toward potentially integrating the visually augmented reality technology on U.S. Air Force trainer and fighter fleets.
The Boeing T-7 and F-15EX are the next candidates to receive the Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS) by Red 6, says Dan Gillian, vice president of Boeing Global Services.
The ATARS presents a synthetic image of another aircraft—such as a refueling tanker or a dogfighting adversary—on a special visor of a pilot’s helmet, allowing the pilot to train with another aircraft without the expense of operating the physical object.
“Red 6’s Augmented Reality system with the pathfinding T-7 and F-15EX represents another transformational leap in capability,” Gillian says.
Boeing says in a statement it is the first company to team with Red 6.
Lockheed Martin Ventures previously invested in Santa Monica, California-based Red 6, which has raised more than $40 million since 2018, according to CrunchBase.
The Defense Department also awarded Red 6 a $1.2 million contract on May 4 to integrate ATARS into the simulation environment of the Lockheed Martin F-22, according to USASpending.gov
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