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25 March 2024

SEE RYAN AEROSPACE AT MILITARY FLIGHT TRAINING CONFERENCE LONDON

We are attending Military Flight Training Conference in London from 26-28 March 2024. Be sure to reach out and meet with our representative and find our more about why RYAN AEROSPACE was chosen to deliver hundreds of virtual reality and mixed reality flight simulator training devices to the US Air Force, US Navy and US Army over the last five years.

For appointments, please contact chris.ryan@ryanaerospace.com.au

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21 March 2024

RYAN AEROSPACE SHIPS 500^TH FLIGHT SIMULATOR

Gold Coast Australia – 21 March 2024. RYAN AEROSPACE (Australia) has achieved an amazing milestone, the shipping of its 500^th flight simulator.

From humble beginnings, RYAN AEROSPACE started producing rotary wing simulators in 2005 and later ventured into the fixed wing flight training market. Whilst traditional, certified simulators are part of RYAN’s product offering, virtual and mixed reality technologies have taken the company to the next level, making RYAN a global leader in their field.

The US Air Force, US Navy and US Army are the top customers of RYAN AEROSPACE installing hundreds of devices around the US in support of Pilot Training Transformation (PTT) / Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT2.5), Aviator Training Next (ATN) and Fighter Bomber Fundamentals to name just a few.

Significant sales have also occurred in Australia, Europe and the Middle East. Other key customers and users include Prime Contractors such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky, BAE Systems, CAE, Airbus Helicopters, EDMS as well as regulatory authorities such as the FAA.

Managing Director, Chris Ryan said he was thrilled to reach this milestone and very proud of his small but growing team operating out of its Gold Coast Facility in Australia.

“In the meantime, we’re straight back at it with another seventy or so simulators to go out the door in the next two months”, he added.

“We look forward to continuing the work we are doing with Prime working with Vertex Solutions (USA) and Precision Flight Controls (USA) who have been instrumental partners in many of these projects.”

Media contact is Chris Ryan

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Friday 19 November 2021

RYAN AEROSPACE (AUSTRALIA) WINS MAJOR CONTRACTS TO SUPPLY US AIR FORCE JET FIGHTER AND HELICOPTER TRAINING SIMULATORS

Australian Defence Minister, the HON Peter Dutton today announced that RYAN AEROSPACE (Australia) has been awarded a series of contracts to supply nearly 300 jet fighter and helicopter training simulators to the US Air Force as part of the innovative new program known as “Pilot Training Transformation” or PTT.

“This is another example of the way defence industry in Queensland, and across Australia, is showcasing Australian innovation and ingenuity on the world stage,” Mr Dutton said.

The Gold Coast firm is seen as a pioneer in the development of a new generation of flight training devices that leverage virtual and mixed reality technologies. 

In recent years, the US Air Force has suffered not only from a shortage of pilots, but also a shortage of flight instructors who can deliver one-on-one training to the students. Further, it has proven cost prohibitive to procure more traditional simulators because of the extremely high cost. The government’s Defence Innovation Unit (DIU) were tasked with looking to industry to find a better way to train pilots and RYAN AEROSPACE as a partner with Vertex Solution, LLC were one of the many companies that made a submission to the government.

RYAN AEROSPACE developed a modular and reconfigurable flight training simulator that can be modified to represent a number of different fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. The simulators offer much greater value for money and have only a very small footprint compared to traditional training devices.

Coupled with a learning management system, the simulators allow a change of instruction from a "teacher-centered" model to more of a "learner-centered" training model. In other words, students (with the help of a virtual instructor) can virtually teach themselves many of the desired learning outcomes. The system is supported by an after-action review software package that automatically assesses, grades and logs the student’s performance. 

Major General Wills, 19th Air Force Commander has said “It’s not because the VR puts magic in your head, it’s because the student has put hours and hours of practice into a very realistic training situation. It’s not that we want to cut those hours, but If I can have you solo by ride 4 (as much as 10 rides sooner than normal) imagine what I can you do between rides 4 and 44."

Managing Director of RYAN AEROSPACE, Chris Ryan said "we are honored to partner with the US Air Force and prime contractor Vertex Solutions to work on this ground-breaking project as well as with other partners in the supporting the project such as Precision Flight Controls, D-Box and Brunner Elektronik”.

Around 180 of the systems have already been delivered and installed ahead of schedule and the US Air Force Aviators have commenced training. It is expected that the final simulators will be delivered and installed in early 2022.

In addition to its high-profile clients like the US Air Force, US Army, US Navy, and Vertex Solutions, RYAN AEROSPACE have an impressive customer base including the likes of Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Sikorski, Airbus Helicopters, CAE, the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy, the Singaporean Air Force and NATO to name just a few.

RYAN AEROSPACE products can be seen at I/ITSEC, the world’s largest military simulation and training event in Orlando, USA from November 29 – December 3.

Media contact: Chris Ryan, MANAGING DIRECTOR. +61 429 300 228

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Tuesday 11 August 2020

AUSSIE COMPANY RYAN AEROSPACE WINS INTERNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD

RYAN AEROSPACE (AUSTRALIA) has won the coveted Small Business of the Year Award in the International Military Training and Simulation (MS&T) Awards, a global awards program aimed to showcase the people, products, processes and organisations that deliver the sustained innovation and quality products and services of the military simulation training industry and community.

Managing Director of Ryan Aerospace, Chris Ryan said he was “delighted to take out this prestigious award” giving credit to his small but growing team. “It’s recognition of many years of hard work, persistence and a yearning desire to continue innovating and disrupting traditional training markets”, he added.

Ryan Aerospace specialises in the design, manufacture and through-life support of helicopter simulation training systems and has had recent success with the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force and the US Marine Corp. Markets have also increased in Europe and Asia and even here in Australia; especially with new products which leverage the power of virtual reality and mixed reality technologies.

Mr Ryan said “the face of simulation and training is changing dramatically, and our products are part of an innovative move to train helicopter and jet fighter pilots more safely and at a much lower cost. We have been working with friends, partners and colleagues all around the world to expand our network and I make special mention of Precision Flight Controls and Vertex Solutions based in the US who have helped work in these markets.”

He made special comment to long-time friends and colleagues who were also finalists in the Small Business of the Year category, Cobra Simulation ( https://www.cobrasimulation.com/en/ ) as well as SIMETRI, Inc ( https://simetri.us/ ) 

Ryan Aerospace was also a finalist in the Augmented Reality / Mixed Reality / Virtual Reality Application category of the awards, which was won by partners and colleagues, Bohemia Interactive.

The award was scheduled to be presented in person at I/ITSEC, the world’s largest military simulation and training event in Orlando, Florida later this year but Mr Ryan said it was likely that an alternative ceremony will need to take place.

This is the link to the awards feature in the digital version of MS&T 3 with the awards feature on page 6: https://bluetoad.com/publication/?i=669419&ver=html5&p=6  

Media contact: Chris Ryan, MANAGING DIRECTOR. +61 429 300 228

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 RYAN AEROSPACE UNVEILS NEW VIRTUAL REALITY HELICOPTER SIMULATOR AT I/ITSEC 2019

RYAN AEROSPACE (Australia) used the first day of I/ITSEC to launch its latest helicopter simulator product, the HELIMOD Mark III PLUS+. 

I/ITSEC (Interservice / Industry Simulation and Education Conference) is the world’s largest military simulation and training event held annually in Orlando, Florida, USA.

This new helicopter simulator product is similar to the existing RYAN AEROSPACE HELIMOD Mark III virtual reality device already in service with the US Army, US Navy and Australian Navy (to name just a few) but has full active control loading in the cyclic, collective and pedals controls. This provides an even greater level of realism and configurability but in a cost-effective way.

Managing Director of RYAN AEROSPACE (Australia) said that "this new product provides customers and users even more control over how the helicopter controls feel and reacts, offering greater realism but at a much more appealing price-point when compared with anything else on the market."

"The control loading system is of very high quality and comes with all of the software and hardware that allows you to tweak a variety of parameters until such time the desired 'control feel' is achieved", he added.

Just like the standard HELIMOD Mark III, the cyclic and collective controls are easily interchangeable between aircraft type.

A number of other partners have contributed to the demo unit on display such as Varjo ; a new kind of virtual reality goggles visual system. The resolution of traditional VR devices has been just a fraction of what the average human eye can see. Now, for the first time ever, the Varjo Head Mounted Display delivers an unprecedented resolution of 60 pixels per degree – the equivalent of 20/20 vision. This is extremely important for flight training where students must be able to read the gauges and instruments.

To add even more realism, high quality electric D-Box actuators are integrated into the device to provide motion and vibration cues.

Apache and Black Hawk flight models have been integrated into the training system by SASimulations and the visual image generator is VBS Blue by Bohemia Interactive .

The HELIMOD Mark III PLUS+ in this configuration takes what is already considered to be a world-leading product to the next level of realism. It is designed to meet the tough demands of military helicopter flight training customers.

This exciting new product along with the standard version and fixed wing variants provided by Precision Flight Controls (PFC) based in Sacramento, California who have partnered with RYAN AEROSPACE on a number of projects.

Media contact: Chris Ryan, MANAGING DIRECTOR. +61 429 300 228 (Email is preferred: chris.ryan@ryanaerospace.com.au ) 

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