Weapon types available in the simulator:

DShK Machine Gun

The ability to install a laser designator is implemented. Additionally, for night maps, spotlights are used to illuminate the target. There is a choice between 12.7×108 mm B-32 (armor-piercing incendiary bullet with a steel core weighing 48.45 g) and 12.7×108 mm BZT-44 (armor-piercing incendiary tracer bullet weighing 44.12 g) ammunition. The ballistics of different bullet types vary in the simulator.

Browning M2 Machine Gun

The ability to install a laser designator is implemented. Additionally, for night maps, spotlights are used to illuminate the target. There is a choice between.50 BMG M33 Ball (full metal jacket bullet with a soft steel core weighing 42.12 g) and.50 BMG M17 Tracer (tracer bullet weighing 40.4 g) ammunition. The ballistics of different bullet types vary in the simulator.

PKM Machine Gun

The ability to install a laser designator is implemented. Additionally, for night maps, spotlights are used to illuminate the target. There is a choice between 7.62×54 mm L gl 57-N-321 (light bullet with a cupronickel core weighing 9.6 g) and 7.62×54 mm T-46 7T2 (tracer bullet weighing 9.5 g) ammunition. The ballistics of different bullet types vary in the simulator.

9K38 Igla MANPADS

Equipped with a night thermal imager in the simulator.

FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS

Equipped with a night thermal imager in the simulator.

Airborne Enemies

Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drone ("Geran-2")

• realistic flight altitudes, speeds, and trajectories

Shahed-238 Kamikaze Drone ("Geran-3")

• realistic flight altitudes, speeds, and trajectories

Kalibr Cruise Missile

• realistic flight altitudes, speeds, and trajectories

Simulator Purpose and Advantages

The "Chaika" electronic air defense simulator is designed for training effective night anti-aircraft firing with 9K38 Igla and FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS, DShK and M2 12.7 mm machine guns, and the PKM 7.62 mm machine gun.

This solution allows for a simulator in every unit with anti-aircraft posts. Personnel can train (with breaks for device battery charging) in operating a machine gun at night against Shaheds, and in operating MANPADS at night against subsonic cruise missiles and Shaheds. It is possible to train hitting cruise missiles with a machine gun as a higher level of skill.

The simulator allows for imitating air target attacks from various altitudes, angles, distances, and speeds.

The simulator complements practical weapon training.

The average time to master the virtual environment of the simulator and controls during the first training session is no more than 10 minutes.

The optimal time for individual sessions is 15 minutes. In the first stage of training (7-10 days), a significant increase in cadet skills is observed with daily training. It yields stable results with regular use.

• REALISTIC TRAINING CONDITIONS

By utilizing VR technologies, the simulator creates highly realistic conditions that closely resemble combat.

This helps soldiers better prepare for real situations, especially to be ready for an aerial engagement that may last only a few seconds, requiring decisions to be made as quickly and effectively as possible.

• AMMUNITION SAVINGS

Training without ammunition expenditure — economical, safe, and effective — is a key advantage of the simulator.

• MOBILITY AND SIMPLICITY

Full autonomy and mobility — training is possible wherever needed.

Deployment is possible in any room or classroom — all that's needed is minimal space. The simulator is intuitive even for users without special training. The interface is simple and user-friendly — anyone can learn. The soldier learns to determine the launch or firing point considering the target's speed, direction, and altitude. Conscious aiming, critical for MANPADS and heavy machine guns, is developed. The soldier practices: detecting the target — assessing its course, speed, distance — launching or firing an accurate burst. The simulator fosters correct and timely decision-making — at an instinctive level.

Equipment Composition

• VR glasses with two manipulators and pre-installed "Chaika" software

• Router for communication with the instructor's computer

• Flash card with software for streaming training video to the instructor's computer

The simulator is codified in accordance with the "Procedure for Codification of Supply Items", approved by Order of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine No. 673 dated 18.12.2017

NATO Stock Number:

6920-61-018-9028