AVP Training & Integration
Air vehicle pilot expertise that turns emerging capability into trainable operations.
CATSHOT connects developmental test, carrier mission context, simulator delivery, and curriculum refinement so AVPs train on the system as it actually evolves.
// Proven Value
The Right Team. The Right Experience.
At The Right Time.
CATSHOT conducted data analysis and operational research to create revolutionary Unmanned Carrier Aviation Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), culminating in training architecture and curriculum delivery of the inaugural MQ-25 Fleet Replacement Squadron syllabus over 3 years before the first flight.
25Years
Unmanned CVN & CVW Integration
Over 20 years of thought leadership in Unmanned Carrier Aviation (UCA) development, employment, and integration and serves as the connective tissue between the testing of UCA systems and real-world operational Fleet training.
3+ Years
UCA Development and Instruction
Our team researched, developed, and validated emerging UCA operational concepts to build mission-ready courseware, practical training events, mission planning workflows, and Fleet-ready instruction—delivering high-impact training ROI while dramatically reducing Time to Train.
1st Development
Unmanned Carrier Tactics
Engineered a 15-month UCA Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) Working Group that continues to define how the Navy will train and employ the MQ-25 on Day ONE.
> One Team
The operational cadre behind the creation of the Navy’s first UCA training program, MDCX integration, and MQ-25 mission planning process development. This team’s experience spans the entire training continuum, the tactical centers of excellence, and flight test and evaluation programs for all carrier aviation platforms.
// Delivery Strategy
Spiral Curriculum DevelopmentOperational Findings Directly Drive Fleet-Ready Training
CATSHOT Test AVPs transform live test and operational discoveries into immediate training advantage. As systems evolve, validated findings are rapidly integrated into refined TTPs, mission planning procedures, courseware, and simulator events—ensuring operators train to the most current operational capabilities.
Live Integration & Testing
OEM delivered MQ-25 system capability is simultaneously utilized in the test and training environment. Operationally focused AVP training informs programmatic capability refinement, identifies system deficiencies, and accelerates mission planning and training workflows in real time.
Immediate Curriculum Refinement
CATSHOT turns real-time test program discoveries into immediate training advantage—rapidly updating courseware, refining TTPs, and driving simulator emphasis so operators are always training to the latest system capabilities, tactics, and lessons learned.
Continuous Feedback Loop
Instructor and operator feedback connects current system behavior directly to the next integration cycle, ensuring training evolves with the mission.
Continuous feedback connects live findings, curriculum, and Fleet-ready training
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Live Integration & Testing
OEM delivered MQ-25 system capability is simultaneously utilized in the test and training environment. Operationally focused AVP training informs programmatic capability refinement, identifies system deficiencies, and accelerates mission planning and training workflows in real time.
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Immediate Curriculum Refinement
CATSHOT turns real-time test program discoveries into immediate training advantage—rapidly updating courseware, refining TTPs, and driving simulator emphasis so operators are always training to the latest system capabilities, tactics, and lessons learned.
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Continuous Feedback Loop
Instructor and operator feedback connects current system behavior directly to the next integration cycle, ensuring training evolves with the mission.
Continuous Feedback Loop
Live findings, instructor feedback, and curriculum updates remain connected as the system evolves.
Instructor Pedigree
Elite qualifications, practical delivery.
The work starts with operators and instructors who understand the training problem from the test program, the carrier environment, and the classroom.
9
Elite MQ-25 instructors active on MQ-25 today
217+
Years of combined naval experience
17,500+
Combined flight hours
CAGs and squadron commanding officers
Air bosses, LSOs, CAG strike ops officers, TOPGUN, and CAEWWS instructors
Qualified MQ-25 ITT test AVPs and NTTP authors
USNTPS qualified UAS developmental and operational experts
Strike fighter tactics and former F/A-18 FRS instructors
MQ-25 ACTC Level 1 instructors
What CATSHOT Provides
Connecting operational instruction, system familiarity, and test-driven updates into one delivery model for current unmanned carrier aviation training.
Core Capabilities
- ▸UCA mission planning using the premier MDCX control station
- ▸Integrated mission rehearsal and carrier-based UCA execution
- ▸Unmanned training program development and implementation
- ▸Continuous loop training / courseware feedback systems
Operational Scope
- ▸Operational MQ-25 mission planning and execution
- ▸Integrated carrier aviation mission coordination
- ▸Unmanned carrier air wing operations and tactical employment
NAVAIR-Trusted
Hand-picked to pioneer MQ-25 mission planning instruction and operational integration for the Integrated Test Team.
Carrier Ops Validated
Carrier-based MQ-25 workflows developed, rehearsed, and validated through simulation-driven mission events.
AAR Employment Proven
MQ-25 aerial refueling concepts and execution procedures demonstrated through advanced simulation and mission rehearsal.
Mission Planning & Carrier-Based Execution
Mission planning, simulator events, and carrier-based execution.
AVP Support Backed by Active-System Expertise
Embedded Instructor Presence
CATSHOT instructors actively support system integration, testing, mission planning, and curriculum refinement in real time—ensuring training evolves alongside UCA programs, not after it.
Operationally Grounded Expertise
Our team combines recent AVP operational experience with direct MDCX system proficiency, developmental test involvement, and hands-on understanding of emerging unmanned aviation workflows.
Development-to-Fleet Continuity
Test discoveries, mission planning refinement, simulator events, and operational execution are tightly connected through instructors who understand both development and fleet employment realities.
Carrier Aviation Execution
Instruction is built around the operational demands of ship-based aviation, integrating mission execution, carrier workflows, simulator environments, and tactical decision-making into a unified training approach.
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Contract Vehicle
CATSHOT Group's services are available to federal customers through the Cyberspace Engineering and Integration Solutions II (CEIS II) IDIQ Multiple Award Contract via EWA TRIAD, prime contract holder. Specific task orders must align with the CEIS II contract scope, and all engagements are coordinated through and at the discretion of EWA TRIAD.
Commercial Disclosures
MDCX is a product of Lockheed Martin. CATSHOT Group is not affiliated with or endorsed by Lockheed Martin Corporation. MQ-25 is a product of Boeing. CATSHOT Group is not affiliated with or endorsed by Boeing.