RFView® Training – Advanced RF Simulation for Realistic Pilot Training
Overview
RFView® is a cutting-edge, site-specific radio frequency simulation and analysis environment. Trusted by DARPA, the Army, Navy, Air Force, and private clients since 1989, RFView® provides a completely realistic radar/RF flight simulation. It replicates real-world conditions, offering an authentic experience for pilots and operators, anywhere in the world.
While ISL’s commercial products provides Pilots and Aircrew/Space Force Radar Operator with the most realistic RF/Radar/ELINT/EW simulation for proficiency, ISL’s deep knowledge (we have literally written books on the topic) in ELINT/SIGINT/COMINT allows us to leverage ISL tools and products such as RFView® to create the scenarios and data for any imaginable contested environment for a warfighters to train.
Features and Benefits:
- High Fidelity physics based electromagnetic propagation
- VHF through X-band
- Fully polarmetic
- Multichannel/MIMO radar
- Bi/Multistatic clutter
- High-fidelity RF systems modeling
- Multiple multichannel radar models
- Real-world hardware effects (e.g., channel miss-match)
Training Device Solution Includes:
- ISL RFView® sidecar
- ISL X-Plane radar display plugin
- Trainer Host Computer w/ GPU
- Replica HOTAS
- Large format touchscreen display
Next Generation Operator RF/Radar Training
- First ever real-time, physics-based, integrated radar/RF simulation capability that faithfully replicates the complex environment encountered in standoff air-to-ground engagements, in highly contested environments.
- Allows for training in the most contested environments and advanced threats, including postulated future threats.
- Universal ethernet based interface allows for its integration into both DoD flight simulators, and commercial products such as XPlane.
- Sidecar architecture dramatically minimizes integration costs with high-end flight simulators.
Training & Support
RFView® enhances pilot/operator training by simulating real-world radar/RF interactions, ensuring readiness for high-stakes missions. Available services include:
- Technical Support
- Training & Tutorials (In-class or remote learning)
- Installation & Setup
- Maintenance & Application Support
- Hardware Support
System Requirements
- Windows workstation with a high-performance GPU
- ISL RFView® Sidecar
- ISL X-Plane Radar Display Plugin
- Trainer Host Computer with GPU
- Replica HOTAS
- Large Format Touchscreen Display
Why Choose RFView®?
Current flight simulators lack high-fidelity, physics-based, real-time radar/RF modeling that accurately integrates real-world terrain, targets, and electronic warfare effects. RFView™ Training bridges this gap, ensuring precise training that reflects real operational environments.

TURNKEY SOLUTIONS
X-Plane Stand alone ready to use product BUT with the sidecar architecture, RFViewTM (training) can be integretagd into a number of different flight simulation environments at a low cost.
Novel integrated high-fidelity radar/RF/EW flight simulator adjunct “sidecar” that can be rapidly and cost-effectively integrated with existing flight simualtors and training systems.
Current flight simulators do not have a high-fidelity, physics-based, real-time radar/RF modeling and simulation feature of realworld terrain, targets, and Electronic Warfare (EW) effects.
Fact: Existing flight simulators do not accurately capture the intimate physics-based coupling between pilot/operator actions and RF/Radar performance. RFViewTM Training solves this problem!
Supports Life Cycle Support Cost Reduction