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Additional MetaVR Visuals for USAF’s MQ-9 Simulator Program

: May 1, 2020 - : 5:22 pm

The Joint Systems Integration Lab (JSIL) has ordered 171 new MetaVR Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) licenses for the MALET-JSIL Aircrew Trainer (MJAT) training capability.

The MetaVR real-time 3D licenses are coupled with government off-the-shelf software to create a ground control station (GCS) simulator for training pilots and sensor operators of the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), as an upgrade to the U.S. Air Force’s Predator/Reaper Mission Aircrew Training System (PMATS) program. The existing PMATS devices are being progressively shipped to the Joint Technology Center/System Integration Laboratory (JSIL) facility in Huntsville, Alabama where the original PMATS configuration is being upgraded with the newly updated simulation software suite.

Designed to provide crew training for U.S. Air Force MQ-9 operators, the MJAT is a roll-up system that appends to a tactical MQ-9 GCS in order to convert it to a training simulator. It provides RPAS operators the ability to conduct simulation training as part of qualification and follow-on training to maintain proficiency and currency in all required tasks.

The complete MJAT family of systems includes the MJAT as well as the MJAT Stand Alone Trainer (MSAT), which uses GCS-like hardware to provide a training-only solution; and the Desk Top Trainer, which is used for classroom familiarization training.

The deployment of MJAT began in 2016, with 56 systems installed at U.S. Air Force sites across the country. JSIL purchased additional VRSG licenses in 2019, and these new 171 licenses will support the continued roll-out of MJAT as an upgrade to the U.S. Air Force PMATS program.

 

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