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By SETH ROBSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 10, 2021 The Air Force has started using virtual reality to get hunter-killer drone pilots and sensor operators up to speed at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Last month, trainees at the base began using Oculus Quest 2 headsets that allow them to simulate being in a drone cockpit, watching instructors remotely pilot an MQ-9 Reaper aircraft, according to the Air Force. Reapers, made by General Atomics of San Diego, can carry 3,000 pounds of ordnance and first saw combat in Afghanistan in 2007 and Iraq the following year. They’ve conducted nu...

Air Force Drone Pilots Now Using Virtual Reality Training As of last month, the U.S. Air Force has started using virtual reality provided by a New York-based company to get hunter-killer drone pilots and sensor operators up to speed at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. May 11, 2021 •  Photo Courtesy of Shutterstock (TNS) — The Air Force has started using virtual reality to get hunter-killer drone pilots and sensor operators up to speed at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Last month, trainees at the base began using Oculus Quest 2 headsets that allow them to ...

The company has been awarded $4 million from AFVentures and the Secretary of Defense's Rapid Reaction Technology Office to accelerate development of its its virtual training platform called Ready VR. The awards follow a series of smaller grants Moth+Flame has won since late 2019 to adapt technology the company developed in 2015 for use in the entertainment industry that was later adapted for corporate and government training. Kevin Cornish, who grew up in Colorado Springs, is founder and CEO of Moth+Flame and five of the company's 24 employees live in either Colorado Springs or Denver, includ...