• Naval Warfare

  UDT Europe 2017: Next-gen submarines on the horizon

  31st May 2017

  The German Navy currently operates a fleet of U212A submarines but the service is now looking towards its next-generation of underwater craft. The navy plans …

• Training

  Tapestry to support 7th Army Training Command

  25th May 2017

  Tapestry Solutions has been awarded a contract worth up to $58 million to provide mission command training support services to the 7th Army Training Command of …

• Training

  ITEC 2017: QuantaDyn reveals simulation firsts (video)

  17th May 2017

  At this year's ITEC in Rotterdam QuantaDyn is showing its Joint Fires Simulation and Training System with the Bohemia Interactive Simulation VBS Blue image generator and …

• Training

  ITEC 2017: New TerraTools VBS Bundle from TerraSim

  8th May 2017

  TerraSim, a Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) company has released a new terrain generation software bundle specially designed for BISim VBS users. Known as the TerraTools …

• Training

  ITEC 2017: Program-Ace introduces MR.ACE

  8th May 2017

  Ukrainian company Program-Ace will be demonstrating its mixed reality solution for the first time during ITEC in Rotterdam. The software solution, Mixed Reality & Augmented …

• Defence Helicopter

  DST ensures safe MRH90 operations

  8th May 2017

  A team of forensic engineers from Australia's Defence Science and Technology (DST) organisation is using forensic engineering techniques and computational fluid analyses of airflow to …

• Defence Helicopter

  ​Quad A 2017: V-280 on time, on the money

  25th April 2017

  With five months to go until the V-280 Valor embarks on its first flight, testing and simulations are keeping the tiltrotor's aggressive timeline on track.The …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Building self-organised UAS swarms

  20th April 2017

  A Self-organising Communications and Autonomous Delivery Service (SCADS) project, run by Australia's Defence Science and Technology Group (DST), is looking to create 'flocks' of UAS …

• Training

  TCM ATIS awarded Program of Record status

  18th April 2017

  The US Army has awarded Program of Record status to the Training and Doctrine Command Capability Manager - Army Training Information System (TCM ATIS), which …

• Digital Battlespace

  Harris anticipates Australian Land 2072 contract

  5th April 2017

  Communications systems currently constitute the majority of Harris Corporation's business in Australia, with Harris actively working towards the award of a multi-million dollar contract under …

• Training

  New Zealand gets combat system trainer

  16th March 2017

  Lockheed Martin Canada has delivered a new ANZAC combat system trainer to the Royal New Zealand Navy, the company announced on 14 March.The trainer was …

• Digital Battlespace

  Singapore setting up Defence Cyber Organisation

  6th March 2017

  Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) will set up a regiment-sized cyber command known as the Defence Cyber Organisation (DCO) to tackle the rising threats of …

• Digital Battlespace

  Avalon 2017: RAAF embarks upon road to Jericho

  1st March 2017

  Plan Jericho, an effort by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to bring down walls between users and operators and create a fifth-generation fighting force, …

• Training

  Avalon 2017: JP 9711 moves forward

  28th February 2017

  The Australian Department of Defence's Joint Project 9711 Defence Core Simulation Capability Project has taken a step forward with submissions from industry in response to …

• Training

  Raytheon developing CCEWIF wargame tool

  20th February 2017

  Raytheon will develop an automated tool that assesses the effectiveness of using kinetic and non-kinetic weapons in wargames, the company announced on 16 February. The …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - MALE

  Autonomous Collaboration Platform (ACP) (Project Vanquish) [UK]

  Background Autonomous Collaboration Platform (ACP) Strategy Reflecting on lessons from the cancellation of the Mosquito programme, the Royal Air Force (RAF) redefined the role of ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• 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 - 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 - 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

  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

  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

  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

  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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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, ...

• Air: maintenance simulators

  E-2D HITS-M

  Collins Aerospace Simulation & Training Solutions is the prime contractor in designing and developing integrated maintenance training systems for the USN E-2D aircraft maintenance and ...