For most military jobs, training begins in the classroom. Eventually, theory gives way to hands-on experience. But when that experience involves jumping out of an airplane, the stakes - and the risks ...

Almost all of us have video games at home and a lot of kids might have asked Santa for a virtual reality set. You might think this is the latest when it comes to video games, but airmen got dibs. They ...

Virtual reality technology has been paired up with a decades-old parachute safety trainer to give military freefall specialists a host of mission-planning options for airborne operations. The Parasim ...

Two South Bay tech companies have built a virtual reality skydiving simulator to help smokejumpers and military special forces hone their free-falling skills while safely dangling a few feet off the ...

A U.S. Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialist trains on PARASIM. The parachute straps and steering controls connect to sensors that adjust the simulation displayed inside the ...

In recent years, Special Operations Command has dealt with a spike in fatal parachute accidents, with 2015 being one of the deadliest years for operators in free-fall training. A California-based ...

PARASIM® 5 includes all new graphics with scene extents over 200 miles across, new canopy malfunction simulations, a custom wind field entry system, software controlled motorized frames, and advanced ...