MÃK Technologies CGF chosen by Vega Group plc
- Date:01 Dec 2007
MÄK TECHNOLOGIES CGF CHOSEN BY VEGA GROUP PLC
VR-Forces to Support the Watchkeeper UAV Program for the UK Ministry of Defence
MÄK Technologies, the world's leading supplier of distributed simulation software, and Antycip Simulation have been awarded a contract by VEGA Group PLC (VEGA) to supply MÄK's commercial-off-the-shelf toolkit VR-Forces to support the Watchkeeper UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle) Program for the UK Ministry of Defence. Under contract to Thales UK, VEGA will be responsible for managing the development and delivery of a training solution for both operator and maintenance crews for the Watchkeeper UAV system.
Watchkeeper will provide the UK armed forces with an essential Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance ("ISTAR") capability, based on a tactical UAV system, and will be a key component of the UK's drive for Network Enabled Capability ("NEC").
VEGA's training solution builds on a heritage of similar projects in both Aerospace and Defence, and delivers significant new advances in the MoD's ability to achieve deployable team training with reduced flight training costs and asset dependency. It employs real-time desktop simulation and image generation in a scalable synthetic environment. It features classroom based instruction facilities, physical models for assembly and disassembly, and mock-up ground control stations, through which operators will learn to control simulated UAV's and their on-board suite of imaging payloads. To deliver training environments, VEGA has developed a generic software architecture that will integrate commercial off-the-shelf software products with Thales Watchkeeper operational software.
"VR-Forces is a robust and  flexible CGF, making it the choice for many large simulation and training programs like Watchkeeper," said Marc Schlackman, vice president of marketing and sales at MÄK Technologies. "MÄK is pleased to be chosen by VEGA to help meet the training needs of the Watchkeeper UAV system in the United Kingdom."
About VEGA
VEGA is an independent consulting, technology and managed solutions company that specialises in Programme and System Assurance. VEGA's services enable clients to identify business value, manage risk and realise higher levels of success from their programmes and systems. With three decades of market domain experience, VEGA have evolved a unique approach that assures client value is placed at the heart of  business change and management, delivering exceptional levels of client results.
VEGA floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1992 and since then has grown both organically and by acquisition. Today, VEGA employs over 620 highly-skilled people working in Aerospace, Defence and Government, delivering specialist services worldwide, with offices and operations in Europe.
About MÄK Technologies
MÄK Technologies develops software to link, simulate and visualize the virtual world. We create tools and toolkits for distributed simulations, develop PC-based military tactical and trainers, craft custom solutions, and research and develop the latest simulation technologies. We build commercial off the shelf simulation software that is flexible, portable and supported. Whether you choose our best-selling networking toolkit, VR-Link, our computer generated forces toolkit, VR-Forces or another of our interoperable products, you can be confident that you have the industry leading distributed simulation experts in your corner. Our worldwide customers include ITT Industries, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, Thales, Tenix, Dassault and BAE. Please call 617.876.8085 or visit www.mak.com for more information.
About Antycip Simulation
With over a decade of experience in software for 3D real-time simulation, Antycip supports a portfolio of 3D, real-time toolkits for terrain generation, modelling, runtime applications, and networked simulation; and interactive, 3D, computer-based training for maintenance, prototyping and human characters simulation applications.
Completing Antycip's software range, the Antycip projection team develops and installs tailored display solutions to provide you with a fully integrated, 3D, real-time simulation.
Headquartered in France, Antycip has an expert staff of engineers and sales managers with additional offices in the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany and Sweden.
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CONTACT:
Michelene K. St. Amand
MÄK Technologies
P: 617.876.8085 x144
F: 617.876.9208
mstamand@mak.com
Gael Ramaen
ANTYCIP Simulation
P: +44 1869 343Â 033
ramaen@antycip.net
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