Helicopter Operations Aircrew/Crew Chief Trainer

NAVAIR selected two companies to work together in Phase II of SBIR N03-190. Binghamton Simulator Company (BSC) will fill the prime contractor role in producing a Prototype Aircrew Virtual Environment Trainer (PAVET). Systems Technology Incorporated (STI), as subcontractor to BSC, will pursue their Fused-Reality visual system concept. The Phase II prototype device shall provide skill training for air crewmen in a fused-reality environment for Gunnery and Search and Rescue (SAR). In Phase II, the contractor shall develop the components for PAVET and merge them into a seamless advanced Aircrew prototype training device that satisfies the MH-60S school’s training objectives for their Gunnery courses. The contractor shall then leverage the innovations and developments from the Gunnery prototype and merge them into a seamless advanced prototype Aircrew training device that satisfies the MH-60S Search and Rescue (SAR) field exercise course objectives. The prototype device will be delivered, installed, and maintained at a fleet location for an evaluation period of three to six months. If time and funds allow, research and development will further investigate how Vertical Replenishment could also be incorporated into the prototype device.