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Indian pilots have been used to simulators for quite a while now, but how about a virtual reality aid that helps the grunts on the ground? That is exactly what Delhi-based firm Smart Warrior BCL Secure Premises has introduced. CEO MANOJ CHANNAN spoke to ROHIT SRIVASTAVA about the innovative technologies being introduced by the company.
VIRTUAL REALITY AID FOR
REAL WARRIORS
Tell us a little bit about your company. MC: After the Parliament attack on December 30, 2001, a delegation went on tour across the world to look for the best security practices. It was then that the concept of this company came to S K Gupta, ex-Joint Director, Intelligence Bureau, in November 2005. We initially provided security and other electronic surveillance. Slowly, the purpose shifted to bringing in new technology. The aim was to provide all products and services under one roof. Our focus is to have a comprehensive security solution. www.geopolitics.in
Along with the other security and intelligence services, one of our verticals, for which I am the CEO, is Virtual Simulation Training. We are marketing this technology in India as Smart Warrior. Could you be more specific about the technology? MC: The training system was created by Motion Reality Inc based out of Mariette, Atlanta, USA and it is being branded and sold by global defence major Raytheon. We are the resellers for Raytheon in the South Asian region
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(excluding Pakistan and Afghanistan). This is a strategic alliance to introduce and sell this technology in India. At the moment, this technology is primarily being used by the US Army and some countries in the Middle East (West Asia). Most of the American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq have undergone training on this system. This training had been under development in the US for many years. Now that it has been perfected, one of the main benefits of this technology is that it reduces the training time dramatically. November 2011