Day: December 8, 2022

News

Operator Sale to Western Australia Police Force

Post author By Cheryl Dawson
Post date 08/12/2022

We are proud to announce a new and ongoing partnership with the Western Australian Police Force, in the first sale of our Operator LE de-escalation training system.

WA Police have implemented a $1.7M budget over a 5-year period, with their first order being valued at $1.04 million. This order includes hardware, software licensing, and on-demand technical support
over a 3-year term. The additional $634K covers licensing and support for a further two years of service.

Our Operator LE technology allows all forms of Law Enforcement – Police and otherwise – to train in realistic but completely simulated scenarios in a virtual reality environment. Compared with a physical training ground, Operator LE’s smaller virtual space and lightweight, easy-to-deploy technology, gives Law Enforcement more opportunities to enter and exit dynamic training scenarios at will. The system has been fully developed from the ground up by XRG, using the latest innovations in virtual reality technology. For a video demonstration of Operator, see http://www.operatorsimulation.com

Compared with a physical training ground, Operator LE’s smaller virtual space and lightweight, easy-to-deploy technology, gives Law Enforcement more opportunities to enter and exit dynamic training scenarios at will.

The Western Australia Police Force tendering process pitted Operator against established global competitors. The resulting success is validation of a superior product and market fit and we are excited about the future market potential. We have established an extensive pipeline of sales, receiving interest across four continents in a very short period of time.

The Western Australia Police Force currently includes over 7,300 Sworn Officers, which totals approximately 11% of Police Officers in Australia, and 0.3% of the Total Addressable Market in Law Enforcement globally.

News

DroneShield Partners with Operator VR

Post author By Cheryl Dawson
Post date 08/12/2022

DroneShield, an Australian defence solutions company that targets military Drone and AI
technology, has partnered with Operator to provide training for scenarios that
involve counterdrone and C-UAS situations.

Our virtual reality training program, Operator VR, contains a wide variety of scenarios
that allow military personnel to train in a safe environment. The rapid
deployment technology gives soldiers the opportunity to insert themselves into
any situation and train in response, tactics, and outcomes.

In a video released by Red Cartel, the developers of Operator’s systems, a device known as
the DroneGun is being deployed to eliminate a drone threat safely. In both
virtual and physical spaces, this equipment allows military personnel to defend
themselves against Drone strikes without resorting to kinetic projectiles such
as personal firearms, where soldiers are more likely to miss a small, fast
target. Watch the video here:

By utilizing scenarios designed by DroneShield for use inside Operator’s VR training grounds, personnel can deploy and practice with DroneGuns to better understand how they function, without putting themselves or active military drones at risk. The Operator Command Centre allows instructors to observe the training inside the virtual world in real-time, from multiple viewpoints, and provide live feedback to soldiers without needing to terminate the simulation.

The launch of this product was bookended by a promotional event at the I/ITSEC 2022 Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. The expo ran from November 28^th to December 2^nd and was a great success for everyone involved.

We are looking forward to continuing our partnership with DroneShield to develop and deliver the best possible counterdrone training simulations. We are confident that, with the increase of unmanned aerial systems used in military operations, we can provide safe and efficient training to members of the military tasked with C-UAS procedures.

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iFLY Downunder wins Business of the Year

Post author By Cheryl Dawson
Post date 08/12/2022

iFLY Downunder wins Business of the Year

We offer a massive congratulations our team at iFLY Downunder, who, through their consistently outstanding skill and performance, were able to secure two awards at the Local Business Awards in October 2022.

iFLY Downunder has been awarded the Penrith Tourism & Experiences Award, which is an incredible feat of its own volition, but further went on to receive the Penrith Business of the Year award. Our team was nominated as finalists for the former category and we are beyond excited to be crowned winners for both categories at the ceremony. We are immensely proud of everyone for working so hard to accomplish all that they have since we first opened.

“Winning these awards would not have been possible without the passion, dedication, and hard work from all the employees and our supporters. We are proud to be part of a team that works so hard and supports each other, each day, to provide an amazing experience to our customers. Speaking on teamwork, it reminds me of a quote said by Hellen Keller “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much”. We would like to thank everyone that has voted and continue to support iFLY we are all extremely grateful.” -Barbara McCarthy, iFLY Downunder Head of Sales.

We deeply appreciate the iFLY community for recognising our team and the hard work they put into providing a quality experience to each person through our doors. We are proud to be able to provide a unique and outstanding experience to people across Sydney and further. We look forward to seeing how iFLY will continue to evolve in the coming years.

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