• Land Warfare

  Canada to close army BMS capability gap

  13th July 2021

  As the Canadian Army retires its older Command and Control and Battle Management System applications it faces a race against time to introduce new and interim software and hardware to avoid obsolescence.

• Digital Battlespace

  Synthetic Environments: Enhancing preparedness and ensuring operational success (sponsored)

  22nd June 2021

  From uniquely immersive collective training to policy design and operational decision support, the latest synthetic environments can transform an organisation’s ability to address complex security challenges and orchestrate a swift, integrated response.

• Defence Helicopter

  Podcast: Revolutions in Vertical Flight S2 E4 - The Utility of the Helicopter

  7th September 2021

  The helicopter has become an essential tool for militaries, parapublic agencies and emergency services. But its unique characteristics have also ensured a vital role for the helicopter across a myriad of commercial activities.

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Boeing completes historic unmanned air-to-air refuelling test

  10th June 2021

  Boeing and the US Navy have demonstrated the first successful test of unmanned air-to-air refuelling.

• Digital Battlespace

  Digital engineering: a new era of manufacturing (Studio)

  22nd June 2021

  The digital engineering concept creates an environment where a single, digital source of truth empowers defence manufacturing.

• Land Warfare

  Saudi Arabia’s inaugural World Defense Show to unlock Middle East market opportunities (sponsored)

  4th May 2021

  The inaugural event in Riyadh will bring together senior decision-makers from across the globe at a state-of-the-art 800,000 sqm venue.

• Training

  BISim dampens China speculation

  10th February 2021

  Bohemia Interactive Simulations says it has no commercial links to Bohemia Interactive, following Chinese investment by Tencent Holdings in the latter.

• Training

  US Army ready to adopt AR for medic training

  23rd April 2021

  The US Army is investing in VR/AR/MR to improve the training that is on offer for its combat medics.

• Training

  Irish Air Corps outsources more pilot training as shortfalls bite

  22nd March 2021

  The Irish Air Corps is suffering from a shortage of instructors and maintenance technicians for its PC-9M fleet, meaning that it is sending increasing numbers of pilot students overseas for their training.

• Air Warfare

  Aero India 2021: Naval fighters prove their mettle

  4th February 2021

  Boeing and other contenders display their proposed solutions for Indian tender to procure naval fighters.

• Training

  US Air Force sees the power of VR

  28th January 2021

  The USAF has opened a new VR maintenance training facility at Little Rock AFB. The 10-station Virtual Reality Maintenance Center, developed by Mass Virtual, is used to train C-130J maintenance technicians.

• Training

  British Army studies VR for collective training

  30th November 2020

  The second iteration of a VR-based project for land training focuses on demonstrating collective training up to company level

• Training

  Finland spotlights the future of training

  21st December 2020

  The Finnish Air Force has completed the latest phase of its I-LVC project, by bringing together a cloud-based architecture, performance data analytics and physiological monitoring.

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Academia teams with US Army on robotic combat vehicle research

  23rd December 2020

  Special centre at Clemson University will investigate off-road autonomy and manned-unmanned teaming

• Training

  vIITSEC 2020: Varjo launches next-gen HMD

  1st December 2020

  Demand for virtual and extended reality solutions for military training continues to grow

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

  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

  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

  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 ...