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QinetiQ has signed a contract with the Royal Navy in partnership with Inzpire and BAE Systems to deliver the next concept demonstration phase of the synthetic training solution Platform Enabled Training Capability PETC. Phase 1 of PETC QinetiQ and Inzpire demonstrated the ability of the operational crew of a Royal Navy platform HMS Kent to train in its own operations room simulating a realistic warfighting situation in an immersive environment. Utilising secure communications links from Portsdown Technology Park Portsmouth the QinetiQ-Inzpire team generated the synthetic training environment that through advanced sensor emulators was fed directly into the combat system of the ship. This enabled Inzpires White Force to implement and direct a rich training scenario to demonstrate the benefit to the ships operations room team.Phase 2 of PETC will allow the Royal Navy to undertake combined simulated warfare training as a carrier task group while geographically dispersed. This will involve use of BAE Systems digital twin of the combat system facilitating faster transition in and out of the training environment. The combined industry team will simultaneously emulate the combat systems of multiple platforms in the carrier task group including the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier enabling them to work together in a common simulated threat environment. This next phase will demonstrate an adaptive solution that enables key warfighting elements of the platforms to be tested in a far more complex and realistic environment than can be represented in live training.Captain Paul Brooks Senior Responsible Owner Defence Operational Training Capability Maritime DOTCM of the Royal Navy says Phase 2 of PETC brings together key capabilities from QinetiQ Inzpire and BAE Systems to accelerate the demonstration of synthetic collective training to our crews ensuring they are ready for the demands of a future warfighting environment. It will help us to understand how this training capability fits into the wider DOTCM programme.Christina Balis Global Campaign Director Training and Mission Rehearsal at QinetiQ says This next phase enables the simulation of high-end warfare and the required interaction between the platforms that is not possible in the live environment. In addition enabling the crew to train while they are on deployment is more cost-effective for the Royal Navy than training ashore as they can combine the training with other elements of the deployment. As with Phase 1 it is great to see the capabilities at Portsdown Technology Park combined with Inzpires White Force being used to accelerate the delivery of capability to the Royal Navy.Neil Stewart Head of Training Services Group at BAE Systems says This next phase of PETC will prove the effectiveness of high fidelity synthetic collective training using our digital twin technologies for the combat system sensors and effectors to enable the Royal Navy to safely train on-board as individual ships and as part of a wider task group. It is an important stepping stone to providing an enduring capability to the Royal Navy for both alongside and at-sea collective synthetic training and mission rehearsal to help them deal with todays rapidly evolving multi domain threat landscape.The QinetiQ-Inzpire-BAE Systems team will deliver Phase 2 of PETC to the Carrier Strike Group in the summer and autumn of 2023. For more information on Phase 1 visit QinetiQ - News.Notes White Force A training White Force works closely with customer organisations to design implement control and facilitate de-brief of complex multi-faceted military training events.About QinetiQQinetiQ is a global integrated defence and security company focused on mission-led innovation for defence security and civil customers around the world.We are 6000 people creating new ways of protecting what matters most testing technologies systems and processes to make sure they work as expected and enabling customers to deploy new and enhanced-existing capabilities with the assurance they will deliver the outcomes required.About InzpireFounded in 2005 Inzpire is a multi-award-winning supplier of advanced defence training technical services and cutting-edge mission systems. The company is a trusted partner of the UK MOD and employs highly experienced former military personnel who work alongside defence engineers and business professionals to deliver operationally credible solutions to military private and public sector customers. Find out more at www.inzpire.com.About BAE SystemsWe provide some of the worlds most advanced technology-led defence aerospace and security solutions and employ a skilled workforce of some 87800 people in more than 40 countries. Working with customers and local partners we develop technology that helps to save lives protect borders and people strengthen nations and keep critical information and infrastructure secure.At BAE Systems our people provide decades of experience working with our customers across the globe to deliver and evolve training to meet their current and operational requirements. Today we work throughout the training pipeline from the classroom synthetic and live environments to deliver next generation effects-led training producing the right skills to meet current and future operational requirements.
