EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtual
training technology developed by Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has received
the prestigious Brandon Hall silver
award for "Best Use of Games or Simulations for Learning." Touted
as the Oscars of the learning and training industry, the Brandon
Hall Group Excellence Awards recognized Raytheon for innovative
virtual training developed to train U.S. Army soldiers for the
Patriot Missile Battery.
Raytheon's 3-D avatar training uses motion capture to generate
digital likenesses of individual soldiers, who control these
avatars in a realistic virtual environment. The result is a
compelling, cost-effective and video game-like training approach
that trains teams of up to five members on Patriot missile
batteries.
Raytheon's Global Patriot Solutions provide 13 countries,
including five NATO allies around the globe, with a combat-proven
missile defense architecture that is continuously upgraded to keep
ahead of evolving threats.
"This award recognizes not only the innovative approach
delivered by Raytheon, but its effectiveness in training to meet
real-world threats," said Todd
Probert, vice president of Mission Support and Modernization
at Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services (IIS). "Our very
successful Patriot sustainment program has delivered exemplary
results for customers across the globe, thanks to our advanced
technology for improved capabilities and training."
Virtual training and use of avatars is one of the elements of
the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Training Device roadmap and
Sustainment Strategy. Working from this strategy, Raytheon's IIS
engineering group developed the virtual training environment for
the U.S. Army Lower Tier Project Office (LTPO), which manages all
aspects of the Army's Patriot system. The first virtual training
scenario developed for the Army was loading missiles into the
battery launchers, complete with procedural and environmental
details.
"Raytheon's unique approach to virtual training has met success
on Patriot, but it can be applied to a host of different missions,"
said Terry Stroud, senior manager at
IIS. "Any live training that is expensive, high-impact or
potentially dangerous can benefit from moving to a virtual world.
Raytheon's avatar training is cost-effective for the Army and
compelling for today's generation of soldiers."
Raytheon avatar training interfaces match those in modern gaming
consoles, providing immediate familiarity for today's
video-game-raised generation of soldiers.
The Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards Program was one of the
first of its kind in the industry. The awards recognize the
organizations that have most successfully deployed programs,
strategies, modalities, processes, systems and tools that have
achieved measurable results. For more information about the awards
and winners visit
http://go.brandonhall.com/Excellence_Awards_Home.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, civil government and cybersecurity markets throughout the
world. With a history of innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration
and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well
as cybersecurity and a broad range of mission support services.
Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham,
Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com
and follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.
Media Contacts
Raytheon
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571.250.1914
jo-anne.p.sears@raytheon.com
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