Software Integrated Into ICAVS(D)
Elbit Systems UK has successfully upgraded its Interim Combined Arms Virtual Simulation [Deployable] (ICAVS(D)) system with the Defence Virtual Simulation 2 (DVS2) advanced simulation software, the company announced on 4 April.
This is the first complex British Army training capability to be fully integrated with DVS2, which uses Bohemia Interactive Simulations’ VBS4, VBS Blue Image Generator and One World Terrain.
ICAVS(D), achieved Full Operational Capability last September, and has now passed acceptance testing with DVS2 with both the Land Warfare Centre and the Training and Simulation Systems Programme (TSSP) teams at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S).
An open architecture system – a key feature of the ICAVS(D) platform – facilitated integration of the software capabilities. This allows for a system-agnostic approach, supporting continuous through-life upgrades and ensuring that Army capabilities keep pace with future technological developments.
“The integration of the ICAVS(D) simulator with Bohemia Interactive Simulations’ software ensures that UK service personnel can train using the most up-to-date technology. It is more important now than ever that the armed forces have access to the most advanced training systems available, and that is achieved when industry innovates in an agile and flexible way,” observed Martin Fausset, CEO of Elbit Systems UK.
Dan McLoughlin, DVS2 and ICAVS(D) Senior Project Manager at DE&S, added “DVS2 will provide ICAVS(D) with enhanced simulation, mapping, and AI modelling, to deliver realistic, immersive training to the British Army. The use of DVS2’s One World Terrain will allow ICAVS(D) users to train virtually in any part of the world, from anywhere in the world. The integration of DVS2 into ICAVS(D) this early in the project’s life is testament to the hard work that the Elbit Systems UK team has put in behind the scenes, as well as the collaborative working relationship that is in place between both contractors, Elbit Systems UK, Bohemia Interactive Simulations and the TSSP Delivery Team – who are responsible for the delivery of both contracts to the front line commands”.
