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HoloConnect Powers NASA’s HERA Campaign with Holographic Communication

Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) Campaign 7, Mission 4 Crew – Updated Crew. Photo Date: November 1, 2024. Location: Bldg. 220 – HERA Facility. Photo Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

We are proud to share that HoloConnect was successfully utilized during NASA’s HERA Campaign 7, which consisted of four missions. Crew members inside HERA (Human Exploration Research Analog) communicated holographically with HERA Mission Control personnel using our cutting-edge holographic technology.

🔍 What is HERA?
HERA is one of NASA’s analog habitats. Volunteers inside HERA simulate the isolation and confinement of deep-space missions to help NASA prepare future astronauts for the challenges of space exploration.

🌌 HoloConnect continues to redefine the future of communication—bridging distances with holographic presence.

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Aexa Aerospace and STRIKEWERX Deliver Cutting-Edge B-52 Electronic Warfare Equipment to AFGSC

AEXA Aerospace delivered a modernized version of the Electronic Warfare Pressurizing Test Set during a special event Aug. 13 at STRIKEWERX in the Cyber Innovation Center, Bossier City, Louisiana. (Sean Green/STRIKEWERX)

he next evolution of equipment that sustains America’s deterrence is being delivered to Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC).

AEXA Aerospace, a company that provides solutions for training and operational support, has collaborated with STRIKEWERX, the innovation partner AFGSC and a division of the Cyber Innovation Center (CIC), to create new capabilities and increase efficiency for the Electronic Warfare Pressurizing Test Set (EWPTS).

The EWPTS is used to test the defense system of the B-52 aircraft. The command is seeking to update the current equipment, as its underperformance affects crew safety and mission fleet availability.

The current EWPTS increases maintenance time by 200–300% since repairing faulty test sets require up to six hours with a less-than 40% success rate. This new portable design is easier to repair, easier to use in diagnosing equipment failure, and allows for greater availability in extreme weather.

“Due to the age and parts availability of the older equipment, we have a shortage of old testers, and this new device will help fill that stop gap and enhance our mission capability,” said Master Sgt. Justin Countryman, AFGSC project champion.

This equipment provides an updated and modernized piece of test equipment that should improve reliability and parts availability, increase speed of testing, and reduce equipment and power needs.

“This innovative device achieves unparalleled reliability through the integration of Commercial Off-The-Shelf components, ensuring the Air Force’s ability to easily source replacements globally both today and for the next 25 years,” said Dr. Fernando De La Peña Llaca, CEO and president of AEXA Aerospace. “This amalgamation empowers the Air Force with state-of-the-art tools, advancing their mission capabilities with the latest technological prowess.”

Additionally, it incorporates portable holographic technologies and augmented reality (AR) technology to create an AR maintenance tutorial.

Dr. De La Peña Llaca said that collaborating with the government on the project fostered a collaborative environment where business and government came together to collectively defined the requirements for a revolutionary new device.

“Through the synergy of AEXA, AFGSC, and STRIKEWERX, we navigated the development of the next generation EWPTS with unprecedented efficiency, sidestepping traditional bureaucratic hurdles,” he said. “This endeavor exemplifies one of the United States Air Force’s most commendable traits — innovation.”

Countryman was also complementary about collaborating with industry to develop this new tester, noting the result will be a definite upgrade.

“The STRIKEWERX process helped us find a good industry partner, which allowed us to focus on other priorities,” he said. “It was very nice that we as the customer didn’t need to be managing the overall project, instead providing information to a responsive industry partner in AEXA who could enable agile and rapid prototyping.”

About the Cyber Innovation Center 

Cyber Innovation Center (CIC), located in Bossier City, Louisiana, is the anchor of the 3,000-acre National Cyber Research Park and serves as the catalyst for the development and expansion of a knowledge-based workforce throughout the region. As a 501c3 not-for-profit corporation, CIC fosters collaboration among its partners and accelerates technology, research, and development. One of its primary missions is to develop a sustainable knowledge-based workforce that can support the growing needs of government, industry, and academic partners.   

B-52 electronic warfare upgrade by Aexa Aerospace and STRIKEWERX.

Air Force Global Strike Command EWPTS modernization.

Portable holographic and AR technology for B-52 defense systems.

Aexa Aerospace innovation in defense equipment.


More info at: https://www.strikewerx.com/aexa-aerospace-strikewerx-deliver-new-b-52-equipment-to-global-strike-command

AEXA Aerospace has contracted to redesign the Electronic Warfare PTS on the B-52. 

AEXA Aerospace has contracted with the Cyber Innovation Center to redesign the Electronic Warfare Pressure Test Set on the B-52. STRIKEWERX, Air Force Global Strike Command’s innovation partner at CIC, hosted a Problem Definition Workshop for this effort in October 2022 in Bossier City, Louisiana. (Sean Green/STRIKEWERX). Image credit STRIKEWERX

AEXA Aerospace will redesign equipment that sustains America’s deterrence.
AEXA Aerospace, a company that provides solutions for training and operational support, will produce a prototype to update the Electronic Warfare PTS.
The EWPTS is used to test the defense system of the B-52 aircraft under the Air Force Global Strike Command AFSTRAT-AIR. Air Force Global Strike Command is a Major Command of the United States Air Force, headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. AFGSC provides combat-ready forces to conduct strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike operations in support of combatant commanders. The command is seeking to update the current equipment as its underperformance affects crew safety and mission fleet availability.
“As innovators at AEXA, we recognized the innovative approach of STRIKEWERX’s novel methods to quickly solve challenges faced by the Air Force Global Strike Command using new pathways to seek the best solution from the industry,” said Dr. Fernando De La Peña Llaca, president and CEO of AEXA Aerospace. “I’m impressed and ready to deliver our innovative prototype in a couple of months.”
The current EWPTS increases maintenance time by 200–300% and repairing faulty test sets require up to six hours with a less-than 40% success rate.
“The CIC tackling the PTS redesign and rebuild is quite the feat, seeing as this test set has been a problem over the years and is a rather important piece of test equipment to further propel our B-52 platform in the foreseeable future,” said Master Sgt. Justin Countryman, project champion for the EWPTS.
This effort between CIC, STRIKEWERX and AEXA Aerospace aims to produce a portable design that is easier to repair, easier to use in diagnosing equipment failure and allows for greater availability in extreme weather.