HTX Labs
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HTX Labs is a Houston-based software company that makes EMPACT, an immersive training and mission readiness platform for U.S. defense organizations; it says it has supported the U.S. military for nearly a decade.
| Website | https://www.htxlabs.com |
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| Headquarters | HTX Labs is based in Houston, Texas. |
| Founded | HTX Labs says its co-founders conceived the immersive training work that became EMPACT in 2017. |
| Ownership | Not published. |
| In this guide | Aviation maintenance; Readiness assessment and analytics |
This profile uses the same fields and length limits as every other provider in the guide, drawn from HTX Labs’s own materials and public records.
Aviation maintenance
Products named: EMPACT
| What they offer | HTX Labs offers EMPACT, a platform for building, delivering and measuring immersive task training; for Air Force maintainers it delivered a virtual KC-135 maintenance trainer and was selected in 2025 to build a virtual F-108 engine classroom linked to technical order data. |
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| Who they serve | HTX Labs serves U.S. defense units, including Air Force and Air National Guard aircraft maintenance units and Air Education and Training Command. |
| How it is delivered | HTX Labs says EMPACT runs on VR/XR headsets, desktops and tablets, works connected or disconnected, and holds an Impact Level 4 authorization to operate on Air Force networks. VR headset: yes; Desktop or browser: yes; Mobile: yes; Offline: yes; Classified: not published |
| Assessment and analytics | HTX Labs says EMPACT captures performance data across training and operations, and its Air National Guard project expands data and performance analytics for personalized learning. |
| AI features | HTX Labs says its AFWERX-funded Air National Guard project embeds AI across EMPACT's CATALOG, CREATE and TRAIN modules for digital asset management, lesson creation and student learning. |
| Notable public programs and contracts | HTX Labs says it delivered a virtual KC-135 maintenance trainer to the 100th Maintenance Group at RAF Mildenhall under an Air Force SBIR Phase II, and in 2025 was selected for an AFWERX STRATFI project with the Maine Air National Guard's 101st Air Refueling Wing. |
| How to buy | HTX Labs says the Air Force awarded it a single-vendor IDIQ in September 2023 that was expanded across the Department of Defense in 2025 and extended to September 2028. |
Readiness assessment and analytics
Products named: EMPACT®
| What they offer | HTX Labs offers EMPACT, which delivers immersive, task-based training and captures performance data from training and operations so units can measure readiness and feed lessons learned back into training. |
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| Who they serve | HTX Labs serves Department of War customers, including U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard units, and says its IDIQ contract is open to the whole Department. |
| How it is delivered | HTX Labs says EMPACT is device agnostic across VR/XR, desktop and tablet, holds an authority to operate on the Air Force network, and works in connected, disconnected and contested environments. VR headset: yes; Desktop or browser: yes; Mobile: yes; Offline: yes; Classified: not published |
| Assessment and analytics | HTX Labs says EMPACT captures performance data at scale to measure readiness and operational effectiveness; its 2019 Air Force SBIR proposed comparing trainees' VR performance with expert recordings and adding an analytics engine. |
| AI features | A 2025 Air Force SBIR Phase II funds HTX Labs to expand AI enablement of EMPACT so immersive training uses current technical data; AI-based performance scoring is not published. |
| Notable public programs and contracts | The U.S. Air Force funded HTX Labs' Exemplar SBIR Phase II (2019) to measure trainees' VR performance against expert recordings; in 2025 HTX Labs partnered with Yet Analytics to add performance analytics to Air Force immersive training. |
| How to buy | HTX Labs says its EMPACT IDIQ contract is available to the entire Department of War through September 2028. |
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Sources
- HTX Labs | Mission Readiness System. HTX Labs. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- Contact Us | HTX Labs. HTX Labs. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- HTX Labs' EMPACT Immersive Training Platform Granted 3-Year Authorization to Operate (ATO) on US Air Force Networks. HTX Labs (via EIN Presswire), March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- Company | HTX Labs. HTX Labs. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- EMPACT | HTX Labs. HTX Labs. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- HTX Labs Selected by AFWERX for a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) Opportunity ($5.8M) for the U.S. Air Force. HTX Labs (via EIN Presswire), April 14, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- HTX Labs’ IDIQ Extended to September 2028, Expanding Access to Mission Readiness Capabilities Across the DoD. HTX Labs (via EIN Presswire), May 4, 2026. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- AI-enabling the EMPACT XR Training Platform and Integrating Technical Data to Elevate the Airman Learning Experience. SBIR.gov (U.S. Small Business Administration), May 29, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- Exemplar: A Virtual Reality Content Creation, Training and Assessment tool for the Department of Defense. SBIR.gov (U.S. Small Business Administration), 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- HTX Labs and Yet Analytics Partner to Bring Human Performance Tracking to Immersive Training | HTX Labs. HTX Labs, May 16, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- HTX Labs’ IDIQ Extended to September 2028, Expanding Access to Mission Readiness Capabilities Across the DoD | HTX Labs. HTX Labs. Retrieved October 21, 2026.