Apache Training Enters AI-Assisted Era With DigiFlight’s ‘Phoenix’ Simulator

Training for the AH-64 Apache helicopter could soon look less like rehearsal and more like the real thing.

Columbia-based firm DigiFlight is pushing into AI-assisted training with its Phoenix Mixed Reality Flight Training Device, designed to mirror the Apache’s operational environment down to its tandem cockpit and mission systems.

The simulator recreates the helicopter’s dual-seat layout for pilot and co-pilot or gunner, complete with detailed flight controls, instruments, and cockpit geometry.

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