Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Slingshot Aerospace Selected By U.S. Air Force For $1.2M Contract

El Segundo, California- and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace said on Tuesday that it has scored a contract from the U.S. Air Force, to develop a "next generation" tool for the military to streamline visualization of enemy missiles. According to Slingshot Aerospace, the $1.2M contract came in partnership with Culver City, CA-based Zoic Labs, a software and advanced visualization company, which is related to visual effects company Zoic Studios. Zoic Studios apparently created the visual effects for Avengers: Age of Ultron. The two said they will partner to generate video streams from complex data using Hollywood visual effects best practices.