South San Francisco, Calif. — 5 November 2024 — Aechelon Technology Inc. announced today that prime contractor CymSTAR has awarded Aechelon a contract for the Marine Common Aircrew Trainer (MCAT) Tech Refresh Program for a large number of Image Generators and Databases based in Arizona, North Carolina, California, and Japan to meet the United States Marine Corps’ (USMC) aviation training requirements.
The training devices are located at:
Marine Corps Air Station, MATSS Miramar, California
Marine Corps Air Station, MATSS Camp Pendleton, California
Marine Corps Air Station, MATSS New River, North Carolina
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona
Marine Corps Air Station, MATSS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan
USMC aircrew has the capability to train rear cabin aerial gunnery, combat search and rescue, and vertical replenishment for three different platforms in one trainer: CH-53E Super Stallion, UH-1Y Venom, and MV-22B Osprey. Each system features an extraordinarily high channel count, modernized in more compact configurations to the mission-proven pC-NOVA Nucleus™ 8-GPU Image Generator units.
As a multi-mission, day/night, night vision system trainer, Aechelon Technology will supply its state-of-the-art pC-NOVA Nucleus™ 8-GPU Image Generators, a true multi-spectral multi-channel compact image generator featuring Multi-GPU NVIDIA® Professional® with a dramatically reduced footprint. The Aechelon Nucleus combines C4ISR grade GPU-based simulation of OTW, NVG, EO/IR.
The system integrates a full-resolution worldwide 3D visual and sensor database with extensive domestic and foreign areas of interest. This Global database has been deployed and being used on other DoD programs without the need of down-sampling, de-rating, or modification—thus ensuring complete correlation and commonality with other U.S. DoD devices also utilizing Aechelon Technology Image Generators.
About Aechelon Technology
Aechelon Technology is a leader in real-time computer graphics applications for training, simulation, and entertainment markets. The company provides COTS-based, high resolution, multi-channel, geo-specific image generators, OTW, and correlated sensor databases and integration services. The company’s image generators are fielded, proven, and are delivered with full logistics support and documentation. Aechelon Technology is ISO 9001:2015 certified, located on the Internet at www.aechelon.com, and headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
Aechelon Technology’s pC-NOVA Nucleus is a registered trademark of Aechelon Technology, Inc. NVIDIA is a registered trademark of NVIDIA.