DE&S has secured a £7.2 million contract with Bohemia
Interactive Simulations (BISim) to deliver DVS2 – a training
environment capable of simulating multiple military environments
and operations. Personnel will be able to train anywhere in the
world, across multiple terrains and with a range of weapons and
equipment.
Front-Line Commands are set to receive the state-of-the art
game-based simulation for immersive training opportunities that
can be used individually, as a team or for training alongside
NATO allies.
The capability will revolutionise training for the armed forces,
bringing the forefront of virtual reality innovation to military
exercises. DVS2 has already begun its rollout across UK military
sites home and abroad supporting existing jobs at BISim.
With over 60 countries using similar or compatible technologies –
including 14 NATO allied countries – UK military personnel can
train with their peers and other militaries around the world in a
secure training network. By using this technology, the Scottish
and Northern Irish Yeomanry successfully conducted manoeuvres and
Fires training with the Australian Light Cavalry over 9,000 miles
away.
DVS2 hosts over 100 training scenarios including:
- Piloting a fast jet
- Parachuting into a warzone
- Supporting humanitarian work from an aircraft carrier
- Operating weapons, equipment and vehicles
- Tactical support for an individual
- First aid training
DVS2 has high flexible networking options for distributed
training and integrating with external simulators, such as
complex flight or gunnery simulators. This enables trainees to
conduct Battlegroup-level training and experimentation events,
playing as any type of character with any type of vehicle.
Head of the Solider, Training and Special Projects at
DE&S, Nick Taylor, said:
As our Armed Forces evolves so does the nature of the equipment
and technology that we provide to them. This virtual training
capability will allow for additional, accessible training outside
of the more traditional physical operations that our military
personnel regularly undertake.
Users can conduct Dismounted and Mounted training with infantry
on the ground, as well as in vehicles and platforms operating
weapons, radios and targeting systems and optics. The virtual
training capabilities can be tailored using the intuitive Editor
tool to place buildings, vehicles, infrastructure and objects for
users to train and experiment in complex environments, such as in
urban warfare or vehicle recognition training as well as offering
Virtual Reality training capability.
SO1 Training Capability Strategy, Lieutenant Colonel Jes
Giles, said:
The introduction of DVS2 is a significant step forwards as we
move to transform Army training; it will deliver a richer and
more demanding virtual environment and will enable the
exploitation of emerging technology such as Virtual Reality,
creating immersive training experiences for soldiers across the
spectrum of operations.
BISim offers training courses and support, as well as
professional services to meet new training needs. Guided by
military Subject Matter Experts, the software is the result of
almost two decades of iterative development, and it is the most
easy-to-use and capable tactical training simulation available.
