The Industry Day is being conducted to introduce the Marine Common Aircrew Trainer (MCAT) Mixed Reality Prototype effort and engage industry on potential solutions.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division is seeking a Mixed Reality (MR) capability to modernize existing MCAT systems, reduce lifecycle costs, and address current training gaps—particularly the inability to support CH-53K aircrew training.

Industry participation will help inform the Government’s approach to developing a scalable, cost-effective solution that maintains current training capabilities while enabling future platform integration.

This engagement may provide an overview of requirements, acquisition strategy, and timeline, while allowing industry to share capabilities and innovative approaches ahead of a planned prototype effort with potential follow-on production.

INDUSTRY DAY DETAILS

Location: MCAS Miramar (San Diego, CA)

Dates:
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Time:
8am – 4pm (each day)

• Timeslots will be assigned to each participating company
• Companies may indicate a preferred day (Tuesday or Wednesday) during registration

PARTICIPATION & ACCESS

Companies will be required to:

• Submit registration interest through CMG
• Complete the required base access documentation (NASC members may access the document via the NASC Portal. Non-NASC members should email nascopportunities@cmgnetworks.org to request access.)
• Submit security clearance information (if applicable)

Participants with an active clearance should submit access requests via DISS using SMO Code: 1430014-MATSS-3 through their security office.

Participants without a clearance will be escorted while in secured areas.

Please plan to arrive early to allow sufficient time for base access processing.

INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT

Questions will be handled informally during the event following the facility walkthrough.

For proprietary or sensitive questions, submissions should be made in writing to CMG. Responses will be provided in writing following Industry Day.

System diagrams and additional reference materials are available here.

REGISTRATION

Companies interested in participating must submit their interest below to CMG along with required access documentation.

Please note:
Participation is open to both NASC members and non-members. Non-member companies will be required to join NASC in order to submit a White Paper for this opportunity.

Registration will close at 4pm ET on April 21, 2026.