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Tempest Tactics

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Drone Control Simulator

The Tempest Tactics Drone Control Simulator is a UAS operator training simulator in which the operator flies and observes through a simulated camera view with live telemetry, in synthetic training ranges.

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Simulated drone camera view over a training compound with telemetry overlay.
Observation over a training compound. · In-simulator screenshot
  • Simulated drone camera view of an exercise inside a synthetic range, with telemetry overlay.
    Mission exercise in a synthetic range.
  • Simulated drone camera view over a helipad with helicopters, with telemetry overlay.
    Exercise around a simulated helipad.

Training scenarios

What trainees practise

Scenarios can vary conditions, actors and events between runs, so the same environment presents a different problem each time.

  1. 01

    Flight and control

    Basic and advanced handling through a simulated camera view.

  2. 02

    Observation

    Monitor compounds, routes and activity from the air.

  3. 03

    Mission workflow

    Plan, fly and hand over missions as a crew.

  4. 04

    Telemetry awareness

    Work with speed, altitude, battery, signal, position and recording status.

  5. 05

    Changing conditions

    Vary the range, activity on the ground, time of day and system state.

VR Instructor

The instructor runs the exercise

Tempest Tactics VR simulations give the instructor a central role. From a tablet app, the VR instructor manages the content and variations of each VR experience, creates customised exercises and reviews performance indicators and grades after every session.

Instructor holding a tablet supervises a trainee wearing a VR headset, with the simulated environment shown on a large screen behind them.
The VR instructor supervises the session from the app.

01

Supervised learning

The instructor stays beside the trainee throughout the exercise, following it from the app and a shared display.

From the app, the instructor manages which content runs and which variations are active, and adjusts the session as it unfolds. Training is guided by a person, not left to the software.

Instructor with a tablet configuring an exercise while a trainee in a VR headset works through it, the simulated scene visible on a screen.
Exercises built and varied by the instructor.

02

Instructor-customised exercises

With the exercise variation system, the instructor creates customised experiences: choosing the scenario and changing conditions, actors and events.

Each trainee can face the situations they most need to practise, and the same environment never has to play out the same way twice.

Tablet showing the instructor app's exercise performance screen: an overall score out of 100, indicator percentages, a bar chart and session details.
Example app screen. Indicators and values shown are illustrative.

03

Performance indicators and grades

After each exercise, the app returns performance indicators and a grade for the trainee, for example accuracy, response time, recognition and decision quality.

The instructor can see which areas need more work and build the next exercise around them.

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System features

What the simulator includes

  • VR instructor app

    Manage content and variations, create customised exercises and review performance indicators and grades.

  • Telemetry overlay

    Speed, altitude, heading, battery, signal, position and camera mode on screen.

  • Instructor control

    Set up the scenario, change conditions during the run and observe every trainee.

  • After-action review

    Sessions can be recorded and replayed for a structured debrief.

  • Hardware integration

    Physical controls and custom devices can be connected to the simulator.

  • Monitoring software

    Can be combined with Monitoring & Control Systems for exercise control.

  • Built on Unity 6

    Real-time 3D environments on a current, widely supported engine.

Tailored solutions

Tailored to your organisation

Tempest Tactics works with public and private entities, and each simulator is tailored to the organisation that will train on it.

  • Your aircraft types and their handling
  • Your ground control station and physical controllers
  • Your training ranges and terrain
  • Your mission procedures and crew roles
  • Interface language and terminology

Public entities

  • Armed forces UAS units
  • Police and security agencies
  • Military academies
  • Training centres

Private entities

  • UAS manufacturers
  • Defence contractors
  • Systems integrators

Drone Control Simulator: questions

What can the VR instructor do in the app?
Manage the content and variations of the VR experience, create customised exercises with the exercise variation system, and review each trainee's performance indicators and grades to decide which areas to work on next.
What is a drone control simulator?
A simulator in which UAS operators practise flying, observing and running missions through a simulated camera and telemetry view, without flying a real aircraft for every repetition.
Can it use physical controllers?
Yes. Physical controllers and ground-station hardware can be integrated.
Is it an autonomous system?
No. It is a training simulator for human operators. Every action in it is taken by the trainee.
Which engine is it built on?
The Drone Control Simulator is built on Unity 6.
Who is it for?
Public bodies such as armed forces and security agencies, and private organisations such as UAS manufacturers and defence contractors.
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