Inzpired collective naval training
Inzpire’s Synthetic Training Division has headed the delivery of pre-deployment training to HMS Defender, a Type 45 Destroyer of the Royal Navy.
The event was delivered from the Air Battlespace Training Centre (ABTC), RAF Waddington, using a temporary connection between the ABTC and the Royal Navy’s synthetic training centre, the Maritime Composite Training System at HMS Collingwood.
Called Exercise Virtual Fury, the Inzpire and military White Force team delivered team and collective training simultaneously to crews from the Typhoon, Tornado GR-4, E-3D, Royal Navy AEW Sea King forces as well as HMS Defender’s Operations Team.
According to the company, this is the first time this has been accomplished in the UK.
The week long exercise provided exposure to real world complex air, land and maritime challenges that cannot be achieved in the ‘live fly’ environment. HMS Defender’s team were integrated seamlessly into the distributed exercise and were able to work alongside their RAF and FAA colleagues, planning and briefing each mission, then executing and debriefing across a distributed network.
Richard Tattersall, control of the air subject matter expert, Inzpire, said: ‘From contract signature to exercise delivery was just four weeks; the tech teams and the White Force at both training centres worked as a single team to make Virtual Fury happen. I was hugely impressed with what was achieved in such a short timeline: it was a great example of the whole force concept in full flow.’
Related Equipment in Defence Insight
You may also like
More from Training
-
![T-AGOS class renamed Explorer and new vessels named]()
T-AGOS class renamed Explorer and new vessels named
The US Navy’s large, fast surveillance vessels have been renamed as a new class.
-
![Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army]()
Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
-
![Saab expands footprint in the US]()
Saab expands footprint in the US
The company will operate in two new locations in the coming years to better support US services.
-
![How terrain management capabilities can improve military training]()
How terrain management capabilities can improve military training
This type of tool provides more realistic training easing the incorporation of new scenarios that accurately represent the threats of the battlefield.
-
![I/ITSEC 2024: Australian Army approaches second phase of countermining training]()
I/ITSEC 2024: Australian Army approaches second phase of countermining training
The Engineering Corps has been conducting individual instruction using FLAIM Systems’ Sweeper and should start collective deployments in 2025.
-
![I/ITSEC 2024: Zeiss introduces Velvet 4K SIM projector for night flight simulation]()
I/ITSEC 2024: Zeiss introduces Velvet 4K SIM projector for night flight simulation
The next-generation platform is motion-compatible and can be used in OTW and NVG applications.
