Defense & aviation
Accelerate aircraft maintenance with mixed reality collaboration.
Designed to deliver mission-critical support for U.S. Air Force maintenance operations: instant remote collaboration between maintainers and subject matter experts.

Programs & recognition
2026Contract: aircraft maintenance support121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard
2025SBIR Phase II completedU.S. Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office
2026AwardableTradewinds Solutions Marketplace
2025Showcase winnerAir Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC)
2021CRADANaval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
2021SBIR Phase IIU.S. Department of Energy
2021WinnerNIST Virtual Reality Heads-Up Competition
2023Mixed Reality Partner ProgramMicrosoft
2023Techstars companyTechstars accelerator
2024Compute program completedCreative Destruction Lab
2026Defense & Aerospace track pitchPlug and Play Tech Center Silicon Valley Summit
2026Defense Tech Special Session pitchATDC at Georgia Tech, Venture Atlanta 2026
2025Startup Pitch finalistAWE USA 2025
2025Startup ShowcaseHarvardXR
2024ATDC AccelerateGeorgia Tech
2024Showcase startupVenture Atlanta
The challenge
Expert guidance, wherever the aircraft is.

The problem
With rising workforce turnover and complex maintenance requirements, defense organizations struggle to give their maintenance teams enough expert guidance and support, leading to delays and avoidable costs.
Key benefits
Less waiting. More aircraft ready.
Lower travel costs
Connect instantly with subject matter experts instead of waiting for site visits.
Faster resolution
Reach-back to immediate expert guidance speeds up troubleshooting and repairs, cutting aircraft downtime.
Confident maintainers
Remote expert guidance helps multi-capable airmen take on a wider range of maintenance tasks with confidence.
We consider your capability a standout in the assisted reality space… the DT rendering is a major upgrade to what’s widely available, especially combined with the support for audio, video, 3D objects, and so on. Not to mention the potential for offline and custom training. Nice work!

White paper
How the U.S. Air Force empowers maintenance teams.
Learn how the U.S. Air Force uses HyperTunnel to:
- Create 3D scans of the work environment with common tools, like an iPad
- Connect onsite maintainers with remote experts instantly
- Communicate complex spatial problems that 2D messages can’t capture
- Demonstrate complex procedures and preserve critical knowledge in its spatial context
For government buyers
Easy to buy. Already on contract.
- Legal name
- FactualVR, Inc.
- UEI
- KFHKF77CNZN7
- CAGE
- 7SLV2
- NAICS
- 513210 Software Publishers541511 Custom Computer Programming Services541512 Computer Systems Design Services541519 Other Computer Related Services518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services423430 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers611420 Computer Training
Status
- Small business
- Small Disadvantaged Business (self-certified)
- Minority-owned business
Ways to buy and past performance
- Awardable in the SBIR Aisle of the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace (CDAO)
- SBIR Phase II completed with the U.S. Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office
- Contract with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard
- SBIR Phase I and II with the U.S. Department of Energy
- Commercial product and services
Defense news
Programs and milestones.
Oct 2026HyperTunnel Pitches at the Defense Tech Special Session at Venture Atlanta 2026
Jul 2026HyperTunnel Awarded Contract to Support Aircraft Maintenance at the 121st Air Refueling Wing
May 2026HyperTunnel Pitches in the Defense & Aerospace Track at Plug and Play Silicon Valley Summit
Feb 2026HyperTunnel Deemed “Awardable” in Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace
Aug 2025HyperTunnel Named a Winner of the 2025 AFGSC Showcase
May 2025HyperTunnel and Holochip Announce Collaboration for Defense and Industrial XR Solutions
Jan 2025HyperTunnel Successfully Completes Phase II Contract with USAF Rapid Sustainment Office
Jan 2024HyperTunnel Secures SBIR Phase II Contract with USAF Rapid Sustainment Office
Dec 2023HyperTunnel Contributes to Groundbreaking Research in Real-Time AI for XR Applications
Jan 2023HyperTunnel Invited to the Microsoft Mixed Reality Partner Program (MRPP)
Aug 2022HyperTunnel Named Finalist for the Defense TechConnect Readiness Innovation Challenge
Apr 2022HyperTunnel Invited to Participate in DoD Thunderstorm 22-1
May 2021U.S. Navy Signs CRADA with HyperTunnel
May 2021HyperTunnel Wins TechConnect Defense Innovation Award
May 2021HyperTunnel Wins NIST Virtual Reality Heads-Up Competition
See HyperTunnel on your own equipment.
A walkthrough with our team, built around your equipment and your use case.

