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:

Red 6 has integrated its Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality Systems (ATARS) onto a U.S. Army Apache helicopter, marking the first AR training for U.S. military helicopter pilots and the first rotorcraft integration.
ATARS enables realistic, near-peer training scenarios by overlaying virtual threats and missions (like combat or refueling) onto the real world, significantly reducing the risks, costs, and logistical constraints of live exercises.
This AR technology addresses training bottlenecks by improving capacity and throughput, and Red 6 is actively integrating ATARS into various military platforms and systems for widespread adoption across U.S. and international forces.

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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.