# Army Evaluates VR Pilot Training

The Army’s 101st Combat Aviation Brigade is conducting an eight-month evaluation of the NeuroTrainer virtual-reality system to determine whether repeated cognitive-training sessions improve pilots’ reaction time, situational awareness, and performance during simulator emergencies. The program includes three sessions per week, with a longer-term evaluation of 70 pilots beginning in week 15. The signal describes a readiness-technology assessment, not a solicitation or contract award, and provides no funding value.

- The evaluation could inform Army decisions about adopting or expanding technology-based cognitive readiness training if the results demonstrate measurable benefits.
- Training technology providers can use the trial’s focus on reaction time, situational awareness, and simulator-emergency performance to understand the outcomes the Army is assessing; the signal identifies no open procurement opportunity or vendor-selection process.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Published:** October 29, 2026

### Government Entities
- 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (101st CAB)
- U.S. Army (Army)

### Sources
- [Army pilots are trying virtual reality to stay more alert in flight - Defense One](https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2026/10/army-pilots-are-trying-virtual-reality-stay-more-alert-flight/416915) - Defense One