Kortrijk, Belgium, 15 February 2015 – Global simulation
expert Barco has announced that the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has
purchased 160 of its high-performance F22 projectors. The single-chip
DLP projectors will be integrated into the MoD’s fleet of DCCT(S)
training systems. In this way, the MoD will bring these to a comparable
hardware baseline with its 59 Enhanced DCCTs (DCCT(E)), which already
incorporate Barco’s F22 projectors. The MoD explicitly chose the F22
series on account of their required level of performance at a
competitive price.
DCCT is a simulated training system that the UK’s MoD has been
using since 2003. In 2015, the British Army decided to bring its whole
fleet of DCCTs – Enhanced and Standard systems – to a common baseline to
ensure consistent training capability and visual performance, while
reducing configuration management costs. In 2014 UK MoD equipped their
DCCT(E)s with the F22 projectors
of Barco Fredrikstad – then projectiondesign – on account of their
excellent visual performance, at a competitive price, and their full
compatibility with the DCCT system and infrastructure. Satisfied as they
are with the solution, they chose the same projector for their
DCCT(S).
Ultra-high resolution, ruggedness and seamless integration
Training in a simulated environment requires extremely accurate,
bright visuals. Featuring WUXGA, 1080p and SXGA+ resolutions with up to
3,300 lumens, Barco’s F22 projectors provide high resolution and
reliability, thus meeting the British Army’s visualization needs. Their
ruggedness and ease of integration into a variety of simulation
applications as well as their compact footprint further make the F22
series a perfect fit for the DCCT set-up.
Dedicated to simulation
The DCCT’s Original Equipment Manufacturer is now updating the training
systems, equipping 89 units with Barco’s F22 projectors by the end of
2016. In addition, six brand-new portable DCCTs will also feature the
Barco projector. DCCTs are in use at MoD sites in the UK but also in
Germany, Cyprus, Brunei, Belgium and the Falklands, as well as on board
the Royal Navy’s HMS Ocean ship.
“At Barco Fredrikstad, Barco’s Center of Excellence for simulation
solutions, we’re on a constant mission to meet the needs of the growing
training and simulation industry. We are delighted to see that the UK’s
MoD has reconfirmed its trust in our projectors to improve the
performance of its training tools,” says Espen Olsen, Director of Sales
Simulation Europe.
About Barco
Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops networked
visualization products for the Entertainment, Enterprise and Healthcare
markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing,
Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and
APAC. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90
countries with 3.300 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 1.029
billion euro in 2015.
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