MetaVR to Provide Visuals for Additional F-16 Sims

A total of 380 MetaVR Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) real time 3D licenses have been purchased for U.S. Air National Guard (ANG) F-16 Mission Tactics Trainer (MTT) simulators in what is the largest single VRSG order ever received by the company.

The simulators will be fielded in Tucson, Arizona; Madison,Wisconsin; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Montgomery, Alabama; and at Joint BaseSan Antonio, Lackland, Texas, and Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland.

VRSG supports both the ANG and Air Force Reserve Commandadvanced pilot training in all current F-16 MTT configuration simulationsystems in use. Most recently the system was rolled out across F-16C Block 30simulators at Buckley Air Force Base (AFB), Colorado, in 2019, where it is usedfor proficiency and currency maintenance pilot training by the 140th Wing ofthe Colorado ANG.

The system simulates multiple views for the F-16:out-the-window, embedded HUD, HMD/HMIT, real-time streaming protocol (RTSP) inthe central display unit, ground map radar, targeting pod, and maverick missiledisplays. Combined with MetaVR 3D terrain and models, cockpit displays withnative 4K (4096 x 2160) resolution offer combat pilots an immersivefield-of-view that renders the out-the window virtual environment with near20/20 visual acuity.

The system is also in use on F-16C Block 30 simulators atKelly Field, Lackland AFB, Texas; F-16C Block 30/40 simulators at Tucson ANGBase, Arizona; and the F-16 Network Training Centre at Luke AFB, Arizona.Elsewhere, VRSG supports Air Force Research Laboratory F-16 training researchsimulators; Air Force Reserve Command F-16C Block 30 Multi Task Trainersinstalled at Homestead Air Reserve Base (ARB), Florida, and Fort Worth NavalAir Station Joint Reserve Base, Texas; and on Belgian and Portuguese F-16simulators for the 309th SMXG European Participating Air Forces program.

“VRSG has been delivering advanced image generation for F-16combat aircraft simulators for many years, and this latest order is testamentto the system’s capabilities to support a wide range of operational trainingscenarios,” Garth Smith, President of MetaVR, commented. “We undertakecontinuous development of features and content to keep VRSG concurrent andcompatible with the F-16 in its various configurations, in order to deliver ageospecific, high-fidelity training experience for the pilots that operatethese aircraft, enabling them to maintain currency in hyper-realisticenvironments to help ensure mission success.”

MetaVR recently supplied the ANG with geospecific 3D terrainof most regions of the world for rendering in VRSG. MetaVR's world terrain, inround-earth geocentric Metadesic format, was provided for unlimited programreuse and redistribution. This terrain is updated routinely, based on customerneeds.