Arrr! Avast ye scurvy dogs! The new fancy helmets be makin' our fighter pilots the true masters of the sky!
2023-09-30
Arr, trainin' a lone fighter pilot be costin' the Air Force o'er $10 million. But this here company be wieldin' augmented reality headsets imbued with AI to grant U.S. airmen a proper edge, me hearties!
Visors that allow pilots to simulate dogfights while they're actually flying will give the U.S. military a "transformational" advantage, according to a former Air Force aviator. The CEO of military tech company Red 6, Dan Robinson, explained that combining the power of artificial intelligence (AI) with augmented reality can create synthetic worlds that can think, fly, and act for themselves. By equipping fighter pilots with augmented reality and AI-powered combat simulations, they can train more frequently, effectively, and against more pertinent targets, all for less money. This addresses the training crisis faced by the U.S. and allied militaries due to a lack of training on relevant threats. The cost of training Air Force fighter pilots is significant, ranging from nearly $6 million to over $10 million depending on the type of aviator. Red 6's augmented reality-powered training provides a cost-effective way to emulate aircraft combat. The technology has already been integrated into T-38 test flights, and further demonstrations are planned for 2023. The goal is to have pilots train for real scenarios with adversaries provided synthetically outdoors in the sky. The advancements in optical systems and technical breakthroughs in the latest generation of helmets are impressive. The combination of AI and augmented reality in pilot training offers immense potential for the U.S. military.
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