Lockheed Martin Unifies Military Training With AI-Driven Global Simulation

For military flight training, joint force preparation and large-scale multi-domain operations, Lockheed Martin has introduced Prepar3D^® Fuse, a next-generation simulation environment developed with Blackshark.ai. The platform merges high-fidelity real-time graphics, AI-generated terrain and advanced sensor modeling into a single, unified digital training ecosystem.

Built on a custom version of Unreal Engine 5, Prepar3D^® Fuse combines Lockheed Martin’s long-established simulation technologies with commercially available real-time visualization and large-scale AI content generation. This approach enables warfighters, engineers and instructors to operate within one common environment spanning individual flight instruction through brigade-level joint exercises.

Full-Earth Digital Twin with AI-Generated Terrain
Prepar3D^® Fuse integrates a global, material-encoded digital globe featuring more than 1,000 geo-referenced airports and high-resolution city environments generated by Blackshark.ai’s AI-driven terrain technology. This allows training scenarios to be geographically accurate at a planetary scale while remaining dynamically updatable as real-world conditions change.

Multi-Spectral Sensors, Weather and Weapons Validation
The simulation environment incorporates physically accurate atmospheric and weather models alongside multi-spectral sensor simulation. Combined with Lockheed Martin’s proven SAGE infrared modeling, the system enables realistic validation of advanced sensors, platforms and next-generation weapons under highly variable environmental conditions.

Semi-Automated Forces for Large-Scale Exercises
An AI-driven semi-automated forces engine generates realistic unit behavior ranging from individual operators to full brigade-level formations. This significantly reduces the need for human role players while accelerating scenario development and allowing instructors to scale exercises without proportional increases in personnel.

Open Architecture for Rapid Integration
Prepar3D^® Fuse is fully compliant with distributed interactive simulation standards and common image generator interfaces, while natively supporting Unreal Engine development workflows. This ensures compatibility with legacy training assets and enables rapid deployment of new content across platforms. Its open-system design allows the solution to be inserted into existing live, virtual and constructive training systems worldwide.

Differentiation Through Commercial-Grade Graphics and AI Scale
Unlike traditional defense simulation platforms built on proprietary rendering engines, Prepar3D^® Fuse leverages commercial real-time graphics and large-scale AI terrain generation to deliver higher visual fidelity, faster content creation and lower development cost. By unifying global terrain, weapons modeling, sensor fidelity and large-force behavior in one environment, the platform reduces fragmentation across training systems and shortens the time needed to field new training capabilities.

Prepar3D^® Fuse is designed for global deployment across Lockheed Martin training devices, providing a common synthetic environment for scalable, high-fidelity multi-domain training.

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