Thales Announces Team-up with Epic Games to Develop Simulators

Thales has entered into a long-term agreement with Epic Games, creator of Unreal Engine advanced 3D creation tool, to develop simulators.

In the simulation and training market, a major trend is the increasing crossover of immersive gaming technologies to the professional environment, including progress in graphics and reduction in the development time and cost of hardware. To continue improve and produce the best training outcomes, Thales announces its collaboration with Epic Games.

Thales continues to advance based on its recent acquisition of RUAG Simulation & Training to offer a wide range of live, virtual and constructive products for its growing worldwide business. As part of that activity, Thales will work to progressively incorporate Unreal Engine, with the goal of advancing the professional simulation features into its extensive product range.

Unreal Engine 5, the latest version of Epic’s cutting edge real-time technology, offers significant new potential for the simulation industry and has proven to be successful for simulation and training applications, as it offers the ability to quickly incorporate real-world scenarios into actionable training environments in days. Unreal Engine 5 is bringing an unprecedented level of innovation by enabling users to reconcile data accuracy, photorealism and real-time applications.