BAE Systems - Royal Air Force Training
Mixed live and virtual training delivers realistic scenarios for frontline aircrew.
BAE Systems is using Vega Prime and Creator software to create and display terrain and entities to provide a synthetic emulation of an airborne advanced targeting pod to enhance training for frontline Royal Air Force aircrew and Forward Air Controllers. This is one application of BAE Systems’ Integrated Aircrew Training (IAT) program, integrating live, virtual and constructive elements, into increasingly complex training environments including electronic warfare and air-to-air combat.
Using Presagis software helps us to deliver realistic, blended training environments that can be easily adapted according to the RAF’s specific needs. The application emulates actual operational experiences and will support the advanced training requirements for aircrew and supporting assets.
Dave Bowman, Chief Engineer IAT, BAE Systems
To emulate the advanced targeting pod, such as those currently fitted to a number of RAF aircraft, BAE Systems harnessed the power of three Vega Prime modules. Vega Prime Camera provides BAE Systems with the ability to simulate the aircraft’s pod image. To increase the fidelity of the simulation, the Company uses Vega Prime FX to add special effects (including simulated explosions, missile trails and fire) to the scenario. To ensure the simulation runs smoothly and eliminate the jitter normally experienced when developers load databases manually, BAE Systems also used the Vega Prime LADBM (Large Area Database Management) module which automatically pages in new databases that are larger than can be contained in physical memory.