, /PRNewswire/ -- Specular Theory, a trailblazer in immersive training technology, is excited to announce that it has secured substantial funding through multiple Major Commands (MAJCOMs) within the U.S. Air Force, including Air Education and Training Command (AETC), Air Mobility Command (AMC), and Air Force Global Strike Command's (AFGSC) innovation arm STRIKEWERX.
Since initiating their partnership with the U.S. Air Force, Specular Theory has become one of the most successful SBIR stories, beginning with an initial SBIR Direct-to-Phase II contract that resulted in more than 10 consecutive SBIR Phase III sole-source contracts and one AFWERX TACFI contract.
In just six years of working with the USAF, Specular Theory has rapidly scaled its XR training products from one to over 10 USAF Major Weapon Systems, including Mobility, Bomber, and Air Force Special Operations Forces. The company's two flagship immersive training products, "EARL" and "MAT," which include a mobile virtual reality procedural trainer and a virtual reality part-task trainer for air refueling, have proven highly effective for USAF training. These products not only reduce time and costs but also produce higher quality graduates much faster.
What makes these products unique is their highly realistic and accurate XR training combined with the level of innovation and ingenuity the company is known for. The EARL system, for example, uses a Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) plug-in, Force Feedback controls, AI Inst.