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Training can reduce costs
Tuesday, 11 September, 2007
Formed last year as a wholly owned subsidiary of Giat, the Nexter group comprises Munitions, Electronics and Mechanics companies under a Systems ‘umbrella’. This extensive background has positioned Nexter to become a major supplier to military and indeed civil markets.
The variety and extent of Nexter’s activities will be evident to visitors to Stand 1525, where the company’s Generic Virtual Training (GVT) system is one of the major topics. Supporting systems and equipment deployed in more than 100 countries, Nexter is well aware of the need to help users to keep costs as low as possible and provide through life capability management (TLCM). It sees training to be key to the achievement of this aim.
GVT is described by the company as a high-tech training concept, developed in recognition of the increasing complexity of modern defence equipment that without adequate training can be dangerous to those operating them. Moreover, costly accidents to equipment can result from use by those inadequately trained.
Building on proven successes in developing computer-generation training, Nexter has expended significant time and funds to R&D, while also working with leading universities to make GVT something new and distinctive. So the new system facilitates the acquisition of both knowledge and expertise in basic training, operation and maintenance training and fault identification and diagnostic training.
Expertise in these training categories explains why Nexter is also promoting the use of GVT in the civil sector. Nexter has learnt from the advanced training programmes developed to maintain and deploy the Leclerc MBT in operational condition. Moreover, under a contract signed last year, Nexter is to supply a Leclerc Diagnostic Simulator (LDS), to the French Army Weapons School, together with an initial application of GVT.
Covering more than 50 scenarios, the SDL will enable Leclerc maintenance personnel to obtain advanced training in diagnostics and troubleshooting. Furthermore, it will eliminate all hazards and costs relating to the utilisation of a real MBT for this type of training. SDL with GVT will create an interactive class with 10 trainees linked to a single instructor.