Bugeye Technologies to supply avionics panels for Air Force T-38 enhanced immersive training devices

Bugeye Technologies has announced its partnership with Vertex Solutions to supply six state-of-the-art, simulated avionics panels and flight controls on the T-38 enhanced immersive training device (eITD) at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) in Randolph, Texas. The scheduled project cycle from contract to delivery is less than three months.

This is the first time the Air Force’s “Fighter Bomber Fundamentals” syllabus will include a mixed reality cockpit. The change is intended to improve the Virtual Training for Air Dominance program with the U.S. Air Force’s Detachment 24 at JBSA and Columbus AFB. The use of mixed reality in the T-38 eITD provides pilots with an enhanced sense of realism, resulting in more effective training as they interact with cockpit displays, buttons and switches while staying immersed in a virtual flying environment. Pilots repeat the practice maneuvers and training scenarios until they achieve mastery.

“This contract strengthens Bugeye’s ongoing relationship with Vertex Solutions as a supplier of choice for high-quality, high-value simulation products,” said Kyle Zick, president of Bugeye Technologies. “This groundbreaking project highlights Bugeye Technologies’ commitment to rapid, high-quality innovation to support air dominance.”