US Army military training program DARWARS Ambush! is powered by Bohemia Interactive’s technology

DARWARS Ambush! is a commercial military training product developed by Boston-based BBN Technologies as part of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) DARWARS program. DARWARS Ambush! aims to provide a flexible training environment for soldiers to learn important lessons regarding both mounted and dismounted operations in conflict zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan.

The product is an overlay for the computer game Operation Flashpoint, developed by Bohemia Interactive (BI) and published by the Codemasters Software Publishing Company. BI has granted BBN a license for the use of BIs game software and tools in connection with DARWARS Ambush!.

BI is proud that the flexible Real Virtuality game engine it developed for Operation Flashpoint is capable of providing the basis for another successful training product and is committed to expanding the engine capabilities in many areas, including possible use as a training tool, in upcoming product releases.

BI reminds all users of Operation Flashpoint and the various BI editing tools that have been released to the gaming community that their end user license agreements prohibit all commercial use of the game and tools.

Military organizations and associated contractors are reminded that BI’s official military program, VBS1 (Virtual Battlespace 1), is available for their use by license from BI. Regularly updated and enhanced, VBS1 is specifically tailored for military training use. It provides a range of advanced, inherent features such as after-action review and real time mission editing capability (instructor interface). The VBS1 product range consists of numerous products, and additional add-ons and modules are under development.

Visit www.virtualbattlespace.com for more information.