Project Link: New T-45 Mixed Reality Trainer Improves Readiness

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Shown is a T-45C prototype mixed reality cockpit view. Note: Dials, displays, and out-of-the-cockpit view are virtual images while the cockpit panels and buttons are seen in the “real world” via a video pass-through camera.
Shown is a T-45C prototype mixed reality cockpit view. Note: Dials, displays, and out-of-the-cockpit view are virtual images while the cockpit panels and buttons are seen in the “real world” via a video pass-through camera (photo credit: NAVAIR).

November 5, 2024 | Originally published by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on October 11, 2024

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. – The Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges Program Office (PMA-205) and the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) are bringing the future of training to student aviators with the new T-45C Goshawk mixed-reality simulator, also known as Project Link.

The Navy is pioneering emerging technologies through the Naval Aviation Training Next (NATN) program, focusing on extended reality (XR) for aviation training. XR encompasses virtual reality (VR), augmented reality, and mixed reality (MR), offering immersive experiences by blending virtual and real worlds.

Project Link is one of several efforts aligned under the NATN program advancing aviation training by exploring the use of XR trainers; providing individualized training syllabi; and improving performance assessment through updated methods, metrics, and measurements.

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