Boeing is investing $1.4 million into a Halifax-based company to provide simulation training to crew members aboard one of the U.S. Air Force’s most versatile combat aircraft.

The mixed-reality simulation technology is being developed in Nova Scotia by Bluedrop Training and Simulation Inc.

“We have a military aircraft component to the company. This particular investment will help the V-22 Osprey in the way that it can train and ready the crews for future missions,” said Boeing Canada president, Al Meinzinger, during an announcement Monday.

Boeing’s Osprey program features a specialized military aircraft that can fly as a helicopter or an airplane. The training technology will help support the United States Air Force Special Operations Command.

“That will allow them to link the front-en

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