{"id":53130,"date":"2018-12-04T16:43:40","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T16:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/04\/spanish-vendors-pitch-new-hypoxia-response-training-for-military-pilots\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:53:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:53:27","slug":"spanish-vendors-pitch-new-hypoxia-response-training-for-military-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2018\/12\/04\/spanish-vendors-pitch-new-hypoxia-response-training-for-military-pilots\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish vendors pitch new hypoxia-response training for military pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PARIS \u2013 Spanish companies have unveiled a new system for simulating low-oxygen conditions that air force pilots may experience during flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The technology, made by Indra, one of Spain\u2019s leading high-technology companies, and iAltitude, a Spanish company specializing in high-altitude sports training, is the latest proposal to cope with the symptoms of hypoxia, which can cause pilots to fall unconscious mid-flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air force pilots have a backup oxygen mask in case the oxygen levels drops too low but if the mask were to fail, pilots \u201cmust be able to identify the symptoms that precede hypoxia, a dangerous state that can cause loss of consciousness in a few seconds,\u201d Indra said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t