• Training

  Exercise Ample Strike concludes in Czech Republic

  19th September 2018

  An international flavour provided added spice to the recently concluded Exercise Ample Strike 2018, which ran from 3-14 September, with personnel from 19 NATO and Partnership …

• Special Operations

  ONR develops wetsuit to increase navy dive time

  11th September 2018

  The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring work to design a wetsuit that replicates the insulating properties of animal blubber—allowing divers to swim …

• Training

  Consilium licensed to market new software

  30th August 2018

  The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has licensed multi-spectral simulation software developed by Defence Science and Technology (DST) to Adelaide-based Consilium Technology to be marketed …

• Defence Helicopter

  NZ orders NH90 simulator from CAE

  8th August 2018

  New Zealand’s MoD announced on 8 August that it had awarded a contract to CAE for a single NH90 helicopter full flight simulator. The Royal …

• Defence Helicopter

  ManTech to support H-53 heavy lift helicopter programme

  1st August 2018

  ManTech has received a four-year $47 million contract to provide technical support and collaboration for the US Navy Naval Air Systems Command H-53 heavy lift …

• Training

  BISim releases updated VBS Blue IG

  29th June 2018

  Bohemia Interactive Simulations has released updates to its VBS Blue IG and VBS IG SDK products, the company announced on 26 June. VBS Blue IG …

• Training

  FAAC to continue supporting Taiwan training range

  31st July 2018

  Arotech’s FAAC has received a $1.9 million contract to continue software support and improvement efforts for the Taiwan training range, Arotech announced on 27 July. …

• Digital Battlespace

  Interactive radar demo with Raytheon at FIA 2018 (video)

  19th July 2018

  Tom Goolsby, Systems Engineer, Integrated Defense Systems, Raytheon, takes Studio through the interactive radar demo at this year's Farnborough International Airshow. Studio will be covering …

• Training

  BISim releases updated VBS3 versions

  19th June 2018

  Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) has released updated versions of its VBS3, VBS Control Behavior Pack 1 and VBS Simulation SDK, the company announced on 13 …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Jury still out on role of optionally manned Bradley replacement

  31st July 2018

  While the US Army is pursuing an optionally manned capability for its next generation combat vehicle (NGCV), which missions such a vehicle could conduct is …

• Training

  BAE Systems to develop CONTEXTS software

  18th June 2018

  BAE Systems will develop software for DARPA that will aid military planners to understand and address the complex dynamics that drive conflicts around the world. …

• Training

  AEgis receives SE Core contract from Leidos

  27th June 2018

  AEgis Technologies has been selected as a subcontractor to Leidos for the US Army’s Synthetic Environment Core (SE Core) programme, the company announced on 25 …

• Training

  ITEC 2018: BISim and Pitch Technologies are talking

  17th May 2018

  Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) has reached an agreement with Pitch Technologies to bundle the latter’s Pitch Talk with BISim’s desktop training products, starting with VBS3. …

• Training

  UDT 2018: RN submarine training under the spotlight

  28th June 2018

  With the foundations of the submarine school at HMNB Clyde laid and the process of moving all submarines to the site at Faslane underway the …

• Training

  ITEC 2018: TerraSim launches TerraTools v. 5.6

  13th May 2018

  TerraSim has announced that it will be demonstrating the latest version of its virtual terrain generation software, TerraTools 5.6 at ITEC 2018 in Stuttgart. TerraTools …

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  T-80

  The T-80, or TRV-80, is a rotary-wing cargo-carrying UAV from Malloy Aeronautics. It is mainly branded as a UAV that allows users to test and evaluate ...

• Air: helicopter flight simulators, Land: tactical engagement simulators

  VBS Blue IG

  At I/ITSEC 2017, Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) unveiled a new simulation technology to help international militaries train for operations. VBS Blue IG, an upgrade from the ...

• Subsystems: software, Subsystems: hardware

  SimITAR Force

  SimITAR Force is a high-end desktop computer built in collaboration with Bohemia Interactive Simulations to optimise software-driven training scenarios.  The SimITAR Force features the ASUS ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  T-400

  The T-400, or TRV-400, is an electrically powered cargo-carrying UAV manufactured by Malloy Aeronautics. It is designed to carry up to 180kg of cargo autonomously and has ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  T-650

  Debuted at DSEI 2021, the T-650, or T650, is a multi-role quadcopter UAS manufactured by BAE Systems in collaboration with Malloy Aeronautics.  The electric-powered platform produces ...

• Land: infantry weapon simulators

  MSET-CT

  Used by active-duty US Army and USN units, the night-vision-capable Military Skills Engagement Trainer – Classroom Trainer (MSET-CT) enables combatants to train and develop tactical ...

• Subsystems: software

  UltiVis

  UltiVis is a solution for rich, large-scale, collaborative simulation-based data visualisation. UltiVis uses real-time 3D gaming technology to visualise complex data in interactive 3D worlds ...

• Subsystems: software

  Simulation Support

  Havok simulation and 3D visualisation technologies are used by integrators to prototype and develop high-fidelity simulations for tactical and combat training, MOUT, operator training, small ...

• Subsystems: software

  VBS2 & VBS3

  VBS2 has been used for military simulation across the majority of NATO partners for more than ten years. It is an immersive virtual world for ...

• Subsystems: software

  MATRIX Integrated Training System

  MATRIX brings the realities of the Level D simulator experience into the classroom and to other training devices. It consists of the DeskTop Simulator, Integrated ...

• Subsystems: software

  DI-Guy

  DI-Guy is an AI, scenario and SDK for real-time human visualisation, simulation and artificial intelligence. DI-Guy has thousands of realistic ready-to-use characters and motions. It ...

• Subsystems: software

  CORE Simulation Architecture

  CORE Simulation Architecture has a modular design to facilitate the development, testing and simulation of complex platforms and systems in a simulation-based environment. The architecture ...

• Air: air combat simulators

  Eurofighter Typhoon ASTA

  CAE’s Medallion-6000 visual system is used for the Eurofighter Aircrew Synthetic Training Aids (ASTA) programme. In Germany, CAE was awarded a contract in 2014 to ...

• Sea: procedural training

  IMAT

  DAS supports the development and deployment of the Interactive Multisensor Analysis Training (IMAT) system for the US Navy, used at navy schoolhouse and training centres, ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  T-150

  The T-150, or Tactical Resupply Vehicle (TRV-150), is a VTOL-capable cargo-carrying UAS manufactured by Malloy Aeronautics and sold by Survice Engineering in the USA.  The platform was committed to Ukraine ...