Red 6 Wins US Air Force Contract For AR System

Red 6 has won a contract from the U.S. Air Force worth up to $70 million over five years. The SBIR Phase III sole source award will enable Red 6 to pursue the commercialization of Red 6's augmented reality (AR) platform.

Red 6 allows users within relevant environments (e.g., airborne flight training, air-to-air refueling, etc.) to observe and interact with synthetically generated entities superimposed via the flight helmet visor. With this contract, Red 6 will begin integration into a T-38 Talon immediately and will be followed by integration onto a fourth generation operational and training aircraft, such as the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

"Red 6 is ushering in a new era of training, and with the support of the U.S. Air Force we aim to deliver an extraordinary increase to readiness, proficiency, training capacity, and capability," said Daniel Robinson, Founder and CEO of Red 6.

The mission of the U.S. Air Force is to fly, fight and win – with airpower, anytime, anywhere.  Red 6's technology will support this mission by training warfighters more effectively and efficiently to win in future conflicts.

"Innovation within training is needed now more than ever to remain competitive with our adversaries," said Dr. Winston Bennett, Airman Systems Directorate, Warfighter Interactions and Readiness Division, U.S. Air Force. "Red 6 is delivering a solution to current pain points in training, that if fixed, could solve several national security issues we face today," continued Bennett.

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