Bluedrop USA

What Bluedrop USA does

Bluedrop USA is a private Orlando, Florida-based defense and security training and simulation company founded in February 2020 as a women-owned small business (WOSB) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB). It is a subsidiary of BPLI Holdings (acquired January 2022) and a sister entity to Bluedrop Training & Simulation Inc. of Halifax, Canada, under a memorandum of understanding enabling technology transfer into the U.S. market. The company develops extended reality (XR) simulation systems, including virtual, augmented, and mixed reality, augmented with haptic feedback, for helicopter aircrew, hoist operators, and armored vehicle crews, paired with the Learninglogics® training development and management suite (Training Document Manager, LCMS, LMS) certified to SCORM, xAPI, and CMI5 standards.

Its product portfolio centers on six simulation devices: the Hoist Mission Training System (HMTS) and its Portable variant for external-load hoisting; the Rear Crew Mission Trainer (RCMT); the V-22 Special Mission Aviator Ramp Trainer (SMART) for tiltrotor rear crews; the Multipurpose Gunnery Mission Trainer (MGMT); the Sling Load Simulator; and the Mission Anti-Rollover Gunnery Simulator (MAGS). These are designed for mission-specific procedural training with realistic cable behavior, geo-typical terrains, 6DOF motion, and ballistic modeling, and can be networked to front-end flight simulators for collective crew training. Learninglogics handles authoring, content management, deployment, and qualification-standards documentation across customer pipelines.

Bluedrop USA generates revenue through multi-year U.S. government contracts awarded via competitive bid — directly with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, and state agencies such as CAL FIRE, and as a subcontractor to primes including Boeing, CAE USA, Cubic Global Defense, CACI, and Logistic Services International. Revenue streams mix hardware product sales (simulators), professional services (courseware conversion and instructional design), and managed services (SimAAS at the Orlando schoolhouse, plus Contractor Logistics Support). The company employs 11-50 people, markets through defense simulation events (HAI Heli-Expo, I/ITSEC, Quad A, NHA Symposium), and operates a U.S. domestic footprint with cross-border technology linkage to its Canadian sister company.

Name

Bluedrop USA

Legal name

Bluedrop USA

Website

https://bluedropusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bluedrop USA is an Orlando, Florida-based defense and security training and simulation company providing extended reality (VR/AR/MR) simulators, the Learninglogics courseware and LMS suite, and SimAAS training services primarily to U.S. military, homeland security, and civil helicopter aircrew and hoist operator customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense Training Simulation

NAICS

Flight Training (611512), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Modeling, Simulation, Digital Twins & Mission Rehearsal Systems (IMABAOAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Defense & Security (EDABALAH)

Keywords

• Defense training simulation
• Military helicopter training
• Extended reality simulation
• Immersive training systems
• Learning management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Courseware Development Services: Expert instructional design and courseware development services for defense, security, and civil organizations. Process includes Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and Training Media Analysis (TMA), courseware delivery, evaluation, refinement, and maintenance.
2. Simulation Products: Sale and deployment of high-fidelity training simulators including HMTS, MGMT, RCMT, SMART, and MAGS systems for helicopter and armored vehicle crew training
3. Simulation As A Service (SimAAS): Training delivery service where helicopter crews and hoist operators are trained at Bluedrop's facility or customer facilities using portable training systems, with capacity of up to 200 rear crew students annually
4. Contractor Logistics Support (CLS): Integrated logistical support services including training, product support, maintenance contracts, technical documentation, spares, and program management to optimize training systems throughout their lifecycle

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bluedrop USA designs, manufactures, and delivers immersive training and simulation products and services for defense, homeland security, and civil organizations. The company's portfolio includes extended reality (VR/AR/MR) simulation devices such as the Hoist Mission Training System (HMTS), Multipurpose Gunnery Mission Trainer (MGMT), Rear Crew Mission Trainer (RCMT), V-22 SMART, and Mission Anti-Rollover Gunnery Simulator (MAGS), along with the Learninglogics training management software suite and instructor-led training, courseware development, and contractor logistics support services.

Product overview

Bluedrop USA is a small business specializing in training and simulation for the defense, homeland security, and civil markets. The company's portfolio is organized into two main pillars: (1) Simulation Products — a suite of immersive training devices including the Hoist Mission Training System (HMTS) and its portable variant, the Multipurpose Gunnery Mission Trainer (MGMT), the Sling Load Simulator, the Rear Crew Mission Trainer (RCMT), the V-22 Special Mission Aviator Ramp Trainer (SMART), and the Mission Anti-Rollover Gunnery Simulator (MAGS); and (2) The Learninglogics® Training Development and Management System — a software suite comprising the Training Document Manager (TDM), Learning Content Management System (LCMS), and Learning Management System (LMS). These simulation products are supported by services including Simulation As A Service (SimAAS) delivered at the Orlando schoolhouse, Courseware Services, Contractor Logistics Support (CLS), and instructor-led Hoist Training and Aerial Gunnery Training programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Learninglogics: Training Development and Management System including Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Content Management System (LCMS), and Training Document Manager (TDM)
• Hoist Mission Training System (HMTS)
• Portable Hoist Mission Training System
• Multipurpose Gunnery Mission Trainer (MGMT)
• Rear Crew Mission Trainer (RCMT)
• V-22 Special Mission Aviator Ramp Trainer (SMART)
• Mission Anti-Rollover Gunnery Simulator (MAGS)
• Sling Load Simulator
• Simulation As A Service (SimAAS)

Products and services

• Hoist Mission Training System (HMTS)

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 200 rear crew trainees can be trained annually at the SimAAS Schoolhouse
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CAL FIRE (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 31 May 2023Bluedrop USA secured contract through sister company Bluedrop Training & Simulation to provide two advanced Hoist Mission Training Systems (HMTS) for CAL FIRE's S70i HAWK helicopters deployed for wildfire response and rescue missions.
• CAE USAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2023Bluedrop USA, supporting CAE USA, is converting existing C-130H, KC-135, and KDAM courseware from IBM Kenexa LCMS to Learninglogics LCMS, retaining flow and functionality without degradation.
• Logistic Services International (LSI)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBluedrop USA developed and delivered an HH-60W CRH Crew Simulator to Kirtland Air Force Base supporting LSI. DRG simulator operators were also trained to operate and instruct on the Bluedrop USA simulator.
• Delaware Resource Group (DRG)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDRG simulator operators were trained by Bluedrop USA to operate and instruct on the HH-60W CRH Crew Simulator at Kirtland Air Force Base.
• BoeingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBluedrop USA developed, delivered and installed a CV-22 SMART Simulator supporting Boeing in Fort Walton Beach, FL for V-22 tiltrotor rear crew training.
• CACIcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBluedrop USA assists CACI in designing, developing, testing and delivering products for the AEGIS FC Program including instruction design, media development, and Learninglogics suite licenses.
• Cubic Global DefensecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBluedrop USA assists Cubic in design, development, testing and delivery of products for the Sailor 2025 Ready Relevant Learning (RRL) FY21 and FY22 programs including software development, systems engineering, graphic art, and instructional design.
• Bluedrop Training & Simulation Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBluedrop USA is a subsidiary/sister company of Bluedrop Training & Simulation Inc. of Halifax, Canada. Bluedrop USA was founded as a spinoff with MOU between both companies, enabling technology transfer and coordinated operations for U.S. market delivery.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• DiSTI: DiSTI provides advanced UI/UX and virtual training software for aerospace and defense, including XR-based trainers for rotary-wing mission rehearsal. It competes in the same immersive training software tooling space as Bluedrop's Learninglogics and simulation products.
• Ryan Aerospace: Ryan Aerospace produces VR helicopter training simulators (e.g., HELIMOD) for civil and defense rotorcraft operators, providing immersive virtual aircrew training at lower cost than legacy devices. Its mission and product economics overlap with Bluedrop's hoist and rear-crew XR training devices.
• Quantum3D: Quantum3D builds high-fidelity visual simulation and XR training systems for defense applications, including Image Generation (IG) and embedded visual solutions for military simulators. It overlaps with Bluedrop at the rendering/visualization and graphics middleware layer of the same simulator stacks Bluedrop integrates.

Broad incumbents

• SAIC: SAIC is a large federal-services integrator with significant simulation, training, and immersive-learning work for DoD customers, including rotary-wing and naval aviation programs. Bluedrop's VP of Capture, Training and Simulation previously worked at SAIC, underscoring direct head-to-head positioning for DoD training service contracts.

Direct peers

• Frasca International: Frasca International is a long-standing manufacturer of simulation and training devices for helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and unmanned systems, serving military and civil aviation customers. Its product line of reconfigurable helicopter training devices competes for the same tail-rotor and rear-crew training niche.
• TRU Simulation + Training (Textron): TRU Simulation + Training, a Textron business, designs and manufactures full-flight simulators and XR-based training devices for rotorcraft and fixed-wing military platforms. It is a direct competitor for V-22 and Chinook-style rear-crew and mission training contracts where Bluedrop sells its SMART and RCMT systems.
• FlightSafety International: FlightSafety International provides advanced pilot and crew training, including helicopter rear-crew, hoist, and special-mission training, using high-fidelity simulators. It competes for the same DoD and commercial helicopter training budgets that Bluedrop targets, and offers both facility-based training and learning management tooling.
• CAE (Defense & Security): CAE is the world's largest pure-play aerospace training and simulation company. Its Defense & Security segment builds full-flight simulators, mission trainers, and XR-based synthetic training environments for military helicopter, tiltrotor, and fixed-wing platforms — the same customer base and adjacent product category as Bluedrop's HMTS, RCMT, and SMART systems.
• Bihrle Applied Research: Bihrle Applied Research develops high-fidelity helicopter and tiltrotor simulation systems (including the SIMpeat real-time simulation framework used by major rotorcraft manufacturers). It is a closely aligned small/medium specialist peer competing in advanced helicopter simulation research and training products.
• Reiser Simulation and Training: Reiser Simulation and Training supplies full-motion helicopter simulators and crew training solutions to military and civil operators worldwide. Its focus on rotorcraft simulation, instructor/operator stations, and integrated crew training makes it a closely comparable specialized peer to Bluedrop's helicopter-centric portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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