RUAG Defence through its French subsidiary GAVAP in cooperation with DCNS has recently won a contract for the upgrade and maintenance of two Warship Onsight Defense Simulators from the French Navy. The contract was awarded in December 2014 following a competitive bidding process launched by the DGA UMN NAV (French Navy’s Procurement Agency). The two simulators are located in Toulon and Brest.
The project named SIMDAV (Simulateur de Défense à Vue - Warship Onsight Defense Simulator) will be carried out by DCNS and GAVAP as co-contractors, with DCNS as prime contractor. Included in the contract is the overhaul and modernisation of the MILDAV simulator in Toulon and CESART simulator in Brest and a five year maintenance agreement. The SIMDAV will allow the training of a ship’s line of sight defence crews in immersive self-defense and asymmetric combat scenarios. Specifically, the SIMDAV simulators will improve the self-defence crew’s preparedness levels against air and surface threats, as well as their handling of small to medium calibre weapons including non-lethal weapons. In addition, the chain of command’s efficiency and weapon’s operations can be precisely evaluated in a simulated environment of the Force d’Action Navale’s ships (Navy’s Task Force).
GAVAP, a French company specialising in simulation systems and equipment for firing instruction and training has acquired extensive experience in this area from supplying the three main branches of the French Army. At the end of 2013, RUAG Defence acquired this medium-sized company to complement their live and virtual simulation and training product portfolio. With a strong expertise and know-how in the area of transforming real weapons into simulation weapons, GAVAP’s scope of activities includes developing and producing the weapons and targeting components, as well as audio simulation in the SIMDAV project. The laser equipped simulators will allow real-time shot feedback and realistic ballistics.
The project named SIMDAV (Simulateur de Défense à Vue - Warship Onsight Defense Simulator) will be carried out by DCNS and GAVAP as co-contractors, with DCNS as prime contractor. Included in the contract is the overhaul and modernisation of the MILDAV simulator in Toulon and CESART simulator in Brest and a five year maintenance agreement. The SIMDAV will allow the training of a ship’s line of sight defence crews in immersive self-defense and asymmetric combat scenarios. Specifically, the SIMDAV simulators will improve the self-defence crew’s preparedness levels against air and surface threats, as well as their handling of small to medium calibre weapons including non-lethal weapons. In addition, the chain of command’s efficiency and weapon’s operations can be precisely evaluated in a simulated environment of the Force d’Action Navale’s ships (Navy’s Task Force).
GAVAP, a French company specialising in simulation systems and equipment for firing instruction and training has acquired extensive experience in this area from supplying the three main branches of the French Army. At the end of 2013, RUAG Defence acquired this medium-sized company to complement their live and virtual simulation and training product portfolio. With a strong expertise and know-how in the area of transforming real weapons into simulation weapons, GAVAP’s scope of activities includes developing and producing the weapons and targeting components, as well as audio simulation in the SIMDAV project. The laser equipped simulators will allow real-time shot feedback and realistic ballistics.
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