Indra Deal to Create Most Advanced Training Center in Europe

The DGAM (General Directorate of Armament and Materiel) has signed a contract with Indra for 28 phase I/II Pizarro Infantry/Cavalry Combat Vehicle (I/CCV) simulators, which will be incorporated into its serious games platform. Following the entry into service of these systems in 2022, the Spanish Army will have one of the most advanced distributed training centers in Europe.

The simulators will be implemented at different bases that are distributed throughout Spain and will be connected in a network so that joint exercises can be performed remotely. This capacity will be multiplied by connecting the simulators to the Spanish Army’s serious games platform, which provides training for soldiers in a virtual field of operations where they can interact with all kinds of troops, platforms, threats and scenarios.

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The goal is for the vehicle’s crew to train as if it were on a real mission, moving around complex scenarios in which it has to coordinate with other forces. With these systems, the Spanish Army will be able to prepare operations such as the one it has recently carried out in Latvia, during which the Pizarro was deployed within the EFP (Enhanced Forward Presence) mission as part of the NATO contingent. It will also be able to recreate its regular tactical maneuvers and exercises which, in some cases, mobilize thousands of soldiers and hundreds of vehicles, helicopters and drones.

Each of the 28 Pizarro simulators will feature separate Driver and Tower simulators (including the Vehicle Commander and Marksman positions), allowing independent training for each crew member. There will be an instructor position for each section of four vehicle simulators from which the exercises will be defined and supervised.