MACE provides a physics-based full-spectrum Computer Generated Forces (CGF) / Semi-Automated Forces (SAF) simulation engine used to drive synthetic environments within the Air, Land, and Surface domains.  Key features found within MACE include:

• User configurable platforms, weapons, and emitters (to include customization of RADAR pulse, scan, & beam characteristics)
• Standalone Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) training that includes detailed Call-for-Fire (CFF) and 9-Line interfaces.
• Integration with commercial Image Generators
• Global Battlespace supporting high resolution digital terrain and industry standard raster and vector formatted mapping visuals
• Energy-based aerodynamic modeling and physics-based weapons delivery
• Detailed threat modeling to include simulation of entire Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS)
• Integration with existing mission planning systems
• Support for industry standard simulation protocols
• And more…

Check out the MACE product pages for more details.

MACE-EW is an enhanced version of MACE that includes parameter driven Electronic Warfare modelling.  Included in MACE-EW is high-fidelity emitter audio and virtually simulated equipment to include:

• Radar Warning Receiver
• Panoramic Receiver/Self Protect Jamming System
• HARM Interface Panel
• Countermeasures Dispensing System
• Communications Jamming System
• Towed Decoy
• Streaming KML for Google Earth Viewing
• User Extensible w/Parameters Editing Tool
• Full Suite of Navigation Displays
• And more…

Check out the MACE-EW product page for more details.

The VIPER DIS Radio is a low-cost alternative to server-based DIS radios.  The VIPER Radio can be associated with any DIS-based entity on a simulation network and supports the following key features:

• Supports up to 100 simultaneous transmit/receive frequencies
• VOX and Push-to-Talk (PTT)
• Set radio power, signal bandwidth, sensitivity and dynamic range
• Supports modulation, frequency hopping, pseudo noise, and time hop
• Supports cryptography settings (system & key)
• Calculates propagation loss and terrain masking
• Custom UI skins and modeling of specific radio systems (such as the PRC-117G, PRC-148, & PRC-152)
• Run multiple VIPER Radios on a single PC for a reduction in associated hardware costs.

Check out the VIPER DIS Radio product pages for more details

Yes it does.  Every version of MACE ships with the Mission Object Configuration Tool (MOCT) which allows in-the-field configuration (editing and creation) of MACE mission objects to include:

• Platforms – entities that move such as aircraft, vehicles, and lifeforms.
• Sites – stationary entities such as radar and Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) sites.
• Cultural – stationary entities such as buildings and trees.
• Equipment – equipment models such as weapons and sensors
• Aerodynamic Models – includes ballistic, missile, energy-maneuverability and flight modeling
• Electronic Warfare – Threat libraries, emitter, RADAR, and transmitter definitions; includes beam, scan, and pulse-level definitions.

Yes, BSI works closely with our partners to support third-party enhancements to MACE and other BSI products.  In addition to using the MACE Mission Object Configuration Tool (MOCT) directly, BSI supports additional product level additions to include:

• Heads-Up-Displays (HUD) – Custom HUD’s for MetaVR’s Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG).
• Custom VIPER DIS-Radio Skins.
• Signal processing tool’s for MACE’s Signal Generation Engine (SGE).
• Integration of simulation interchangeability standards.  MACE supports DIS and the TENA protocol’s directly, and HLA through third-party DIS-HLA gateways.

We’re also working hard on a new MACE API that will allow for full integration of third party applications, and direct integration into the MACE application processes allowing custom product enhancements and full MACE control.  Drop us a quick e-mail and we’d be happy to discuss our plans in greater detail.

Yes we do.  BSI provides a fully featured and custom integration with MetaVR’s Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG).  MACE also supports the industry standard Common Image Generator Interface (CIGI) that allows integration to other image generation applications that include Bohemia Interactive’s VBS3 product-line.

MACE and MACE-EW support the Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) and Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA) protocols directly.  MACE, through it’s DIS interface has additionally been Combat Air Forces Distributed Mission Operations (CAF-DMO) accredited.  Through these interoperability standards, MACE inherently supports distributed mission training exercises.

The MACE applications have been directly integrated into the following virtual training environments:

• JTAGSS – Joint Theater Air-Ground Simulation System
• SOTACC JTAC Simulators – Special Operations Terminal Attack Controller Courses
• AAJTS – Advanced Air National Guard JTAC Training Systems
• Air National Guard’s Distributed Operations Training Center (DTOC)
• NAS Fallon Multi-Service Supporting Arms Training (MSAT) dome and Combined Arms Virtual Environment (CAVE)
• UK’s Joint Forward Air Controller Training and Standards Unit
• …and many more, refer to the customer and installation base map on our homepage for more installation sites.

In addition to integration with existing virtual training environments, MACE-EW includes a suite of avionics and combat virtual displays that includes:

• Radar Warning Receiver
• Panoramic Receiver/Self Protect Jamming System
• HARM Interface Panel
• Countermeasures Dispensing System
• Communications Jamming System
• Towed Decoys
• … refer to the MACE-EW product page for a full listing of included virtual emulations

Be sure to check-out BSI’s Virtual SA-8 training station as built for the Polygone Electronic Warfare (EW) Range near Landstuhl, Germany.  The SA-8 operator stations were developed to closely mimic the operation of an actual system, and have been designed to acquire, track and perform a virtual missile launch in a virtual or live training exercise.