Boeing Apache Pilots Will Train With Augmented Reality for First Time

Red 6’s Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality Systems (ATARS) can simulate real-world scenarios for military pilot training.

Jack Daleo

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 01:08 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

Pilots of Boeing’s AH-64E Apache Crewstation Advanced Technology Testbed (CATT) will train using augmented reality. [Credit: Boeing]

Key Takeaways:

U.S. military helicopter pilots will train with augmented reality (AR) for the first time, following Red 6's integration of its ATARS system onto Boeing's AH64E Apache testbed.
The ATARS system allows pilots to safely simulate complex, threat-relevant combat and logistical scenarios in the real world, overcoming the risks, costs, and logistical constraints of traditional live exercises.
This AR technology addresses existing training bottlenecks by increasing capacity and throughput, using advanced software to overlay dynamic, visible virtual entities directly into the pilot's field of view.

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For the first time, U.S. military helicopter pilots will train using augmented reality (AR) technology that can recreate real-world scenarios within a digital space.

On Monday, augmented reality flight training systems developer Red 6 said it has integrated its Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality Systems (ATARS) on Boeing’s AH64E Apache Crewstation Advanced Technology Testbed (CATT). That marks the company’s first integration with a U.S. Army platform and the first-ever integration of such a system on a rotorcraft platform, Red 6 said.