ZALA Aero Group has unveiled a simulator of its own design with virtual reality technology for training operators of ZALA reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Lancet barrage munitions: “Product-51” and “Product-52”. This is reported on the ZALA Aero Group website.
The simulator allows simulating the performance of reconnaissance and combat sorties of any complexity, at any time of day, in various climatic and weather conditions, as well as in the conditions of countering the enemy’s EW. The simulator uses virtual reality technology, which makes the operator training process as close as possible to real UAV and barrage munitions control in combat conditions.
“The simulator itself fully replicates the control panel of drones produced by ZALA and represents secure computers with a standard keyboard and mouse. The software allows to simulate combat missions of any level of complexity. At the same time, the simulator fully takes into account the real physics of flight and weather conditions in 3D space, and also allows you to fly several drones at once,” the company said.
The entire training process is controlled by the instructor. He can make changes to the task, create different weather conditions, change the terrain map, time of day, emulate the work of EW and create abnormal situations. The instructor also evaluates the result of the flight task, all operations and actions of the operator on the simulator. Upon successful completion of training on the simulator, the trainee is allowed to practice on real aircraft.
In addition to initial Lancet control skills, the ZALA simulator allows to update the skills of combat operators and retraining for new versions of the company’s UAVs. The developed algorithms and training methods guarantee faster and more complete learning of the material than reading and studying instructions. In the virtual reality of the simulator it is possible to hone control skills without any risks and get experience close to the real one.
The simulator allows to simulate several reconnaissance drones or barrage munitions simultaneously, each of which is controlled by a separate cadet. This makes it possible to achieve coherent interaction between future operators. The company noted that the effectiveness of the simulator has been confirmed by numerous successes of ZALA and Lancet UAV operators in combat conditions on the Ukrainian front.
