What CATI Training Systems does

CATI Training Systems, Inc. is a privately-held, Alabama-based designer and developer of PC-based visual image generation systems and high-fidelity simulation terrain databases for aviation training, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of DynaLantic Corp. since 2018. Founded in 1992 as Carmel Applied Technologies, Inc. and entering the visual simulation market in 1997, the company's flagship product is the X-IG® image generator — a Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) software system built around the OpenGL graphics API and OpenFlight 3D format that uses advanced data compression, optimization, and paging algorithms to render photorealistic, high-resolution out-of-window scenes of unlimited geo-specific coverage in real-time. Supporting products include X-SIM™ (a Windows-based simulation framework), X-Tended Reality™ (HMD-based mixed reality training), X-IG® Fusion (commercial game engine integration), X-Gen® flight models, and X-IG® Builder database conversion tools; all products achieve Level D flight simulation certification capability.

CATI generates revenue through a combination of one-time product licensing of X-IG systems and software, recurring system upgrades and technical refresh contracts, engineering and integration services (visual database development, hardware integration, software engineering), and builder software licensing for end-user content publishing. Pricing is custom and quote-based under multi-year contracts, with no publicly disclosed tiers. The go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven, anchored by participation in major defense and aviation simulation trade shows (I/ITSEC, AAAA Army Aviation Mission Solution Summit, HAI HELI-EXPO, Fort Rucker Industry Days) and direct engagement by the VP of Business Development with U.S. government customers (Army, Air Force) and defense prime contractors (L3 Link, Northrop Grumman, SGB Enterprises).

The customer base is concentrated in U.S. military aviation training — primarily the U.S. Army (USAACE, USAARL), U.S. Air Force (AFRL), and systems integrator primes — with secondary exposure to commercial aviation, agricultural aviation (crop dusting), firefighting, and international military customers through channel partners such as Aviation Enterprises Inc. in the Philippines. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification, holds registered trademarks on its core product brands, and integrates with a broad ecosystem of complementary hardware providers including Varjo, Vision Products, RSi Visual Systems, and Immersive Display Solutions.

Name

CATI Training Systems

Legal name

CATI Training Systems, Inc.

Website

https://www.catinet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CATI Training Systems is a privately-held Alabama-based subsidiary of DynaLantic Corp that designs PC-based OpenGL image generation systems and high-fidelity terrain databases for military and commercial aviation training simulators, with X-IG® as its flagship product serving the U.S. Army, Air Force, and defense prime contractors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flight Simulation Software

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Avionics Test, Simulation & Calibration Equipment (IMABAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

VR/XR Hardware & Accessories (Headsets, Controllers, Trackers, Haptics) (MPAFAGAG)

Keywords

• Visual simulation systems
• Image generation software
• Flight simulation training
• Military simulation solutions
• PC-based visual generators

Headquarters

HQ city

Daleville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Image Generation Systems (X-IG Products): Sale of X-IG® Image Generator systems and associated software licenses for flight simulators and training systems. Products include X-IG® for traditional displays, X-TENDED Reality™ for mixed/extended reality, X-IG® Fusion for game engine integration, and X-SIM™ simulation framework.
2. System Upgrades and Technical Refresh: Contracted upgrade projects for existing simulators including visual system upgrades, operating system upgrades, hardware refresh, and version migrations (e.g., X-IG 3.3 to 4.1 upgrades).
3. Engineering and Integration Services: Services including visual database development, system hardware integration, software engineering, and research study support. Provided as professional services to government and commercial customers.
4. Software Builder Licenses: X-IG® Builder software licenses allowing end-users to convert and publish visualization environments for their training systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CATI Training Systems designs, develops, and licenses PC-based visual image generation systems and high-fidelity terrain database solutions for flight simulators and training systems. Its flagship X-IG® product runs on Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) hardware using OpenGL/OpenFlight standards to render photorealistic, geo-specific out-the-window scenes for military, civilian, and commercial aviation customers. Supporting products include the X-SIM™ simulation framework, X-Tended Reality™ HMD-based training, X-IG® Fusion game engine integration, X-Gen flight models, and the X-IG Builder database conversion tool.

Product overview

CATI Training Systems provides a portfolio of image generation and simulation products centered on the X-IG family of visual systems. The core offering is X-IG, a PC-based COTS image generator for flight simulators and training systems that renders photorealistic, high-density geo-specific databases in real-time using OpenGL and OpenFlight standards. Supporting products include X-SIM (Windows simulation framework), X-Tended Reality (HMD-based immersive training), and X-IG Fusion (game engine integration). Additional tools include X-Gen flight models and X-IG Builder database conversion software. All products support various HMDs including Varjo, Oculus Rift, and VIVE, and integrate with displays from Immersive Display Solutions, Scalable Display Technologies, and RSi Visual Systems. Services include visual database development, system hardware integration, software engineering, and research study support for military, commercial, and civilian organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• X-IG® Image Generator PC-based Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) image generator for visual simulations, designed around OpenGL graphics API and OpenFlight 3D format. Provides photorealistic, high-resolution out-the-window scenes with advanced data compression, optimization, and paging algorithms for geo-specific databases of unlimited coverage. Supports weather, time-of-day effects, CUDA-based FFT sea state modeling, degraded visual environment modeling, and tunable IR/TV/NVG sensor effects. Used by military, civilian, and commercial customers for flight simulators and training systems.
• X-SIM™ Windows-based simulation development framework for creating simulations ranging from Level D capable flight simulators to generic platforms. Maximizes efficiency by replacing multiple systems with a single, user-friendly interface controlling multiple simulation components on a single computer.
• X-Tended Reality™ Extended reality solution blending real and virtual worlds for head-mounted display (HMD) immersive training environments. Brings X-IG high-fidelity image generator technology to HMDs enabling real-time interaction between physical and virtual elements for fully immersive training.
• X-IG® Fusion Integration of a commercially available 3D game engine with CATI's X-IG Image Generator, combining cutting-edge game engine graphics with over 30 years of visual simulation expertise.
• X-IG® Builder / Database Generation System (DBGS) Database Generation System that converts standard OpenFlight geometry, terrain, and models into efficient data sets for the X-IG Image Generator runtime. Sold as a separate software license allowing end-users to convert and publish visualization environments for their training systems.
• Visual Database Development Professional service for developing high-fidelity visual terrain databases used with X-IG image generation systems. Provided to government and commercial customers worldwide.
• System Hardware Integration Professional service for integrating CATI's image generation systems with simulation hardware including HMDs, collimated displays, and flight training devices. Provided to defense primes and government customers.
• Software Engineering Services Custom software engineering services for visual simulation systems, including visual system upgrades, operating system upgrades, hardware refresh, and version migrations (e.g., X-IG 3.3 to 4.1 upgrades).
• Research Study Support Professional research support services provided to government customers including U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL) and U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for aviation research simulator studies.

Quantifiable outcome

• FSXXI trains 1600 new student pilots per year using CATI X-IG systems
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Immersive Display Solutions Inc.majorTechnology or Integration · 1 May 2025Immersive Display Solutions designs and integrates cylindrical and spherical projected visual display solutions for simulation and training. Supplies display systems for CATI X-IG-powered training devices including CAPTE-VCS+ simulators.
• PLW Modelworks LLCmajorTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2022PLW Modelworks creates industry-leading 3D city models from various imagery sources. Their accurate, lightweight 3D polygonal building models are used to enhance CATI's X-IG synthetic training environments with real-world urban scenes.
• Vision Products LLCmajorTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2022Vision Products designs augmented reality head-mounted displays including the SA-62/S HMD and A3RO-DS62/S. Their AR/VR HMDs are driven by CATI's X-IG software for mixed reality training applications.
• National Center for Simulation (NCS)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2021NCS is a not-for-profit trade association with government, academic, and industry members. CATI became a member in 2021 to develop partnerships with NCS members and deliver high-fidelity visualization for military and commercial flight simulation training devices.
• Aviation Enterprises Inc. (AEI)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2021AEI, based in Clark, Philippines (an Iren Dornier Company), partnered with DynaLantic Corp/CATI to offer Philippine Air Force simulator and flight training programs for AH-1F Cobra, S-70i Blackhawk, UH-1H Huey II, and MD-520 Defender helicopters.
• Northrop GrummancoreTechnology or Integration · 1 November 2020Northrop Grumman operates an E-2D Hawkeye simulator at their Simulation Integration Lab in Melbourne, Florida. CATI has supported the E-2D C/D simulator since 2007 with hardware upgrades, database Visual System upgrades, and operating system migrations (Windows 10).
• RSi Visual Systems, Inc.majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2019RSi Visual Systems partnered with CATI to deliver visual display systems for USAARL's NUH-60FS Black Hawk Flight Simulator upgrade. RSi provided CrossView 10R collimated optical display systems with chin windows, integrated with CATI's X-IG image generators. RSi is the leading independent provider of Level D visual systems.
• SGB Enterprises, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2019SGB Enterprises is a systems integrator that designs and manufactures procedural trainers, flight training devices, flight simulators, and all avionics/control components for cockpits. SGB has fielded over 150 CAPT systems worldwide. CATI provides X-IG image generators for SGB's CAPTE-VCS+ and other training devices. Multiple co-marketing activities at industry events including AAAA summits and I/ITSEC.
• L3 Link Training and SimulationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019L3 Link contracted CATI to supply X-IG Image Generators for CH-47F OFT Chinook Operational Flight Trainers, including the fourth CH-47F OFT and upgrades to three existing FSXXI devices.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• FlightSafety International: Major commercial aviation training organization operating hundreds of full-flight simulators with proprietary visual systems. Competes with CATI in commercial/business aviation training and pilot certification programs requiring Level D fidelity.
• Collins Aerospace (RTX): Major aerospace prime offering integrated flight simulator visual systems, including the EP-8100 image generator. Collins Aerospace competes with CATI for IG content on U.S. DoD and commercial flight training programs as part of a broader avionics and training portfolio.
• L3Harris Technologies: Defense prime with a training and simulation business (formerly L3 Technologies, including L3 Link). L3 Link is a CATI customer (CH-47F OFT program) but also competes broadly for simulator programs where it can offer integrated solutions including visual systems.
• CAE: Global leader in aviation training with full-scope flight simulators, visual systems, and training services. CAE competes with CATI for visual system content on military and commercial simulator programs; multiple CATI engineering leaders (including Rolf Beutler) came from CAE.

Direct peers

• Frasca International: Manufacturer of flight training devices and full-flight simulators for general aviation, rotorcraft, and military customers. Frasca integrates third-party visual systems and competes with CATI-enabled simulators in the rotorcraft and fixed-wing training device market.
• Presagis: Developer of the OpenFlight 3D format (the same standard CATI X-IG is built on) and creator of Vega Prime, a leading commercial image generator for simulation. Presagis is both a technology ecosystem peer (OpenFlight) and a direct commercial IG competitor.
• RSi Visual Systems: Leading independent provider of Level D visual display systems for flight simulators. RSi directly partners with CATI on USAARL's NUH-60FS program (CrossView 10R collimated displays with CATI X-IG), making it the closest direct peer in visual simulation for flight training.
• DiSTI Corporation: Provider of HMI/UI development tools and visual simulation software (GL Studio, Javelin) used across automotive, aerospace, and defense simulation. DiSTI's visual development tools overlap with CATI's X-IG Builder database generation capabilities in the simulation tooling stack.

Emerging players

• Varjo: Manufacturer of high-fidelity XR-3, XR-4, and VR-3 head-mounted displays integrated with CATI X-IG for mixed reality flight training. Varjo is a partner on X-Tended Reality but is also an emerging player in the immersive simulation hardware stack that competes for attention and budget in XR training programs.
• Bohemia Interactive Simulations (VBS): Provider of VBS (Virtual Battlespace) and Blue IG image generator for military training and simulation. BISA competes in the broader military visual simulation market, including rotary-wing and ground-based training that overlaps with CATI's installed base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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