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September 12, 2022

Mass Virtual’s Virtual Hangar™ is a Halldale’s MS&T Award Finalist

https://massvirtual.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MST-Award-Finalist-Card-1024x576.jpgThe Virtual HangarTM is an industry-specific learning solution built on Mass Virtual’s MassXRTM extended reality (XR) enterprise framework. Currently in use at 52 U.S. Air Force bases across the globe, Virtual HangarTM has been selected by Halldale’s MS&T Magazine as a finalist for the Outstanding A/M/V/XR Application Award.Standing as the leading simulation and training publication in the defense industry for more than 3 decades, Halldale’s MS&T Outstanding A/M/V/XR Application Award sets an unparalleled standard for innovative technologies that promote exceptional learning advantages. The winner of the Outstanding A/M/V/XR Award will be selected through community voting, which begins September 6 and ends on September 20th.“Since its inception, Virtual HangarTM has surpassed U.S. Air Force expectations and return on investment goals,” reports John Brooks, the Chief Executive Officer of Mass Virtual. “As a company, we are proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish for our community. It’s an honor to be recognized by MS&T Magazine.”A custom-built branch of the MassXRTM platform, Virtual HangarTM is a cloud-based technology that provides rapidly deployable learning modules for a variety of military occupational specialties, including but not limited to maintainers, aviators, first responders, and logisticians. The use of Virtual HangarTM reduces aircraft downtime for training by 45% and classroom training by 60%, while increasing information retention by 35%, according to a review conducted by the Air Force Integrated Technology Platform (ITP) office. Licensing for Virtual HangarTM is free for U.S. government use, minimizing the barriers to entry for any corner of the military.Mass Virtual currently delivers more than 130 active XR courses for airmen, with 240 additional courses in the pipeline. These courses effectively support individuals, groups, and instructor-led modes to drive flexible learning for every type of user. Like MassXRTM, Virtual HangarTM can be used to simultaneously train large numbers of students across multiple locations, enabling experts based anywhere to reach students everywhere. In 2021 alone, more than 24,000 students were trained in the Virtual HangarTM.Virtual HangarTM started with a small deployment at just three bases, expanding to reach 12 in less than a year. Now standing at 52 installations across the U.S. Air Force, this technology consistently produces invaluable results.“Being a finalist in the MS&T Awards is an incredible milestone in Virtual Hangar’s long history of success, we are so pleased to see our work make a difference,” Brooks said.Voting for the winner of the Outstanding A/M/V/XR Award opens on September 6 and runs until September 20th. Cast your vote for Virtual HangarTM today!https://massvirtual.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MST-Award-Finalist-Card-1024x576.jpgThe Virtual HangarTM is an industry-specific learning solution built on Mass Virtual’s MassXRTM extended reality (XR) enterprise framework. Currently in use at 52 U.S. Air Force bases across the globe, Virtual HangarTM has been selected by Halldale’s MS&T Magazine as a finalist for the Outstanding A/M/V/XR Application Award.Standing as the leading simulation and training publication in the defense industry for more than 3 decades, Halldale’s MS&T Outstanding A/M/V/XR Application Award sets an unparalleled standard for innovative technologies that promote exceptional learning advantages. The winner of the Outstanding A/M/V/XR Award will be selected through community voting, which begins September 6 and ends on September 20th.“Since its inception, Virtual HangarTM has surpassed U.S. Air Force expectations and return on investment goals,” reports John Brooks, the Chief Executive Officer of Mass Virtual. “As a company, we are proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish for our community. It’s an honor to be recognized by MS&T Magazine.”A custom-built branch of the MassXRTM platform, Virtual HangarTM is a cloud-based technology that provides rapidly deployable learning modules for a variety of military occupational specialties, including but not limited to maintainers, aviators, first responders, and logisticians. The use of Virtual HangarTM reduces aircraft downtime for training by 45% and classroom training by 60%, while increasing information retention by 35%, according to a review conducted by the Air Force Integrated Technology Platform (ITP) office. Licensing for Virtual HangarTM is free for U.S. government use, minimizing the barriers to entry for any corner of the military.Mass Virtual currently delivers more than 130 active XR courses for airmen, with 240 additional courses in the pipeline. These courses effectively support individuals, groups, and instructor-led modes to drive flexible learning for every type of user. Like MassXRTM, Virtual HangarTM can be used to simultaneously train large numbers of students across multiple locations, enabling experts based anywhere to reach students everywhere. In 2021 alone, more than 24,000 students were trained in the Virtual HangarTM.Virtual HangarTM started with a small deployment at just three bases, expanding to reach 12 in less than a year. Now standing at 52 installations across the U.S. Air Force, this technology consistently produces invaluable results.“Being a finalist in the MS&T Awards is an incredible milestone in Virtual Hangar’s long history of success, we are so pleased to see our work make a difference,” Brooks said.Voting for the winner of the Outstanding A/M/V/XR Award opens on September 6 and runs until September 20th. Cast your vote for Virtual HangarTM today!