CQB/CQC Training.

4GD are redefining the future of immersive CQB/CQC training.  We specialise in using the most cutting-edge technologies to close the gap between operational reality and user experience during training.  Our technology drives operator performance by increasing levels of realism and providing scalable complexity, all whilst being more intuitive for the user.

From our combined experience in the Royal Marines and UK's Airborne Forces, we recognise the effect technology has had making the battlefield more complex than ever.  At the same time, we have directly seen how it has increased the impact of decisions made at the tactical level. 

Our mission, therefore, is to deliver high quality systems that allow you to: make targeted improvement to your team and individual performance; enhance your ability to respond to varying complex situation; and build battle winning performance.  We do this whilst ensuring that training is as true to operations as possible and that you are able to train how you fight. 

Close Combat Simulation Solutions

We are already achieving this mission and optimising performance in elite units in both the USA & UK.

4GD SmartFacility^TM

“We shape our buildings, afterwards our buildings shape us.” – Winston Churchill

The 4GD SmartFacility^TM is the world’s most technically advanced CQB/CQC house.  It delivers a high-tech, immersive and adaptable close combat simulation solution.  An aggregation of four core products, each element has been specifically selected and optimised to deliver the ultimate user experience. Combined, these systems comprise a realistic, reconfigurable SmartFacility^TM that delivers positive feedback to the user.

Moreover, although all levels are designed to be delivered together, we recognise that often a user’s requirements differ.  A such, we will work with the user to meet their exact requirement at the point of need.

• Level 1 - SimWall^TM.  The core of our facilities is SimWall^TM, a rapidly reconfigurable, non-ballistic modular panel system.  Easily repurposed for a specific mission or training objective, this capability trains mental agility by providing an ever-changing CQB/CQC training environment.
• Level 2 - 4GAV^TM.  Using a combination of smoke, light (White/Colour/IR), sound and smell, the user is immersed in a high-fidelity combat simulation.  This interactive special-effects system, controlled by our intuitive user interface, delivers either sensor-activated & reactive, or, instructor-initiated effects.  This greatly increases realism and pressure to enhance a soldier’s management of cognitive overload.  In addition, 4GD’s video monitoring system facilitates real-time, and after-action, review.  Viewed and controlled through our intuitive dual tablet display, it removes instructor burden and allows units to train collectively.         
• Level 3 - ProTarget.  4GD’s ProTarget is wirelessly linked to 4GAV^TM, can be placed anywhere in a facility and automatically reacts to a user’s actions.  Alternately the ProTarget’s responses can be controlled by an instructor.  This offers unprecedented feedback and facilitates demanding judgemental training.
• Level 4 - eXtended Reality (XR).  At Level 4 the 4GD SmartFacility^TM blends virtual and physical reality to enhance complexity and further challenge commanders.  We use this blended approach to simulate complex combined arms operations in the 4GD SmartFactility^TM.

4GD Deployable SmartFacility^TM

At Level 1, the 4GD SmartFacility^TM can be containerised for deployment.  This gives operators’ the ability to conduct intelligence led mission rehearsal, in theatre, maintain readiness while deployed or, deliver high quality CQB/CQC partner force training.

The company’s range of service offerings include; Business Winning & Proposal Generation, Project Mobilisation, Control & Delivery, Systems & Software Engineering, Supportability Engineering, Support Solution Design Service, Safety Engineering & Assurance, Training Analysis, Design & Delivery, Human Factors, Operations Analysis & Modelling and Cyber Security.

Persides

Persides is an established and growing force in the defence, security and energy markets offering high calibre services for a diverse client base.

It is increasingly difficult for an organisation to predict exactly the skills and capacity it needs to deliver its dynamic and evolving objectives. Persides offers high quality management and engineering services to supplement client capability and enhance performance where required. Services offered include;

• Business Winning & Proposal Generation
• Project Mobilisation, Control & Delivery
• Systems & Software Engineering
• Supportability Engineering - Integrated Logistic Support (ILS), Reliability & Maintainability
• Support Solution Design Service
• Safety Engineering & Assurance
• Training Analysis, Design & Delivery
• Human Factors
• Operations Analysis & Modelling, Whole-Life Cost (WLC), Life Cycle Cost (LCC)

Persides has built its reputation on the foundations of a core set of principles which align to an approach of delivering Value, Trust, Excellence in support of our Customers. Persides provides a multi-layered approach to the way it contracts its services. Understanding the constraints faced by our clients, whether they be finance or policy driven, Persides tailors its’ offering to counter these constraints and is always prepared to share risk and accountability.

Our Key Products and Services include:

Key Land Based Equipment Programmes

• CBRN  - DE&S /Industry

Persides staff have directly developed various ILS deliverables including the ILS Strategy, ILSP, SOW, Use Study for Man-Portable Chemical Agent Detector (MCAD), Lightweight Chemical Agent Detector (LCAD), Collective Protection Chemical Agent Monitor (COLPRO CAM), Integrated Biological Detection System (IBDS), Maritime Biological Detection System (MBDS) and the Aircrew Protection Equipment and Detection (APED) programme.

• WCSP – DE&S

Medium Armoured Tracks Team (MATT) Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) – R&M Analysis: Persides conducted an independent review to re-evaluate and verify current MoD reliability figures from the WCSP System Requirements Document (SRD) and develop a generic WCSP reliability model to inform potential future requirements.

• PECOC DE&S

Personal Equipment and Common Operational Clothing (PECOC) for the UK MOD Defence Clothing Integrated Project Team (DC IPT) – Persides were responsible for the development of the ILS deliverables in particular in the ILSP, Use Study and the SOW. The aim of this Use Study was to provide an overview of the PECOC programme and the current logistic management and sustainment of the existing Combat Soldier (CS) 95 system.

• FIST - Future Integrated Soldier Technology - Thales Land and Joint

Persides worked as a Future Integrated Soldier Technology (FIST) tier one partner within the Thales Prime Contract Management Office (PCMO) during the Assessment and Delivery phases of the core programme and numerous Urgent operational Requirements (UORs).  Persides was responsible for the definition and delivery of the Support Solution with a particular focus on implementation of Operational Availability-based solutions.
Persides has conducted ILS programmes, developing and delivering support solutions for a number of FIST procured equipment’s. In addition to our work within the PCMO, we have provided support to suppliers of equipment into the FIST programme including Vectronix-Wilcox, Shield and Qioptiq.

Services:
Business Winning and Proposal Generation

Persides has a proven track record of winning and delivering defence and security programmes on behalf of a range of suppliers from small businesses to large multi-national prime contractors. Our expertise in business capture, bid management and programme delivery will ensure that you set out with a winning strategy that ensures a high probability of winning tenders and subsequently delivering profitable programmes to cost, time and performance.

Whatever the stage of the acquisition lifecycle, Persides has vast experience across all domains of programme delivery. We will assist you in making your bid strong in every area, and ensure that your buyer has high confidence in your ability to meet and even exceed their expectations.

Military Systems and Software Engineering

We have gained our wide engineering experience through participation in and management of multiple hardware, software and integration programmes where our staff have been fully committed to the delivery of innovative solutions in support of our customers. Our engineering capabilities include:

• Requirements and System Architecture development
• Software code development and verification
• Systems Integration
• Verification and Validation of both Hardware and Software programmes

Supportability Engineering

Persides has an extensive depth and breadth of capability and experience which enables the successful management and execution of Supportability Programmes. Our Supportability Engineering /ILS capability includes the following disciplines:

• Contractor Logistic Support
• Availability and capability contracting solutions
• Support Solution performance based modelling and simulation
• CONDO Management
• Supportability trade-off analysis
• Technical Documentation

 Support Solution Design Service

Persides has established a structured and proven approach to the design of support service solutions. The approach minimises likely exposure to potential risks and increases the likelihood of meeting contractual service and availability requirements. The approach combines service sector good practice techniques with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). The activities within this approach are tailored to suit project specific needs and applied by Persides consultants working closely with client organisation personnel. Example activities include; Stakeholder Analysis & Management, Value Proposition, Requirements Analysis & Modelling, Behaviour & Functional Analysis, Qualitative and Quantitative modelling, Structured Solution Design and Solution Test & Acceptance.

Safety Engineering and Assurance

Persides recognises that robust safety management is a demanding responsibility and dependent upon the application of sound analytical, creative and engineering skills, based on extensive technical and domain knowledge. Understandably, there is not one safety management approach that fits all situations and customers have very specific requirements to consider. Our safety specialists are suitably qualified, experienced and dynamic engineers with an unwavering focus on attention to detail and customer needs.

Our core safety knowledge and capabilities include:

• Def Stan 00-56 and 05-123, POSMS, JSP375, 418, 430, 454, 553, 602 and 815
• Independent Safety Advice and Audit
• Hazard identification, analysis and management using CassandraTM
• Safety Case construction and Safety Case Reporting

Human Factors and Training Analysis, Design and Delivery

Our Human Factors (HF) experts specialise in the application of UK MoD and US DoD HF standards such as Def-Stan 00-250 and Mil-Std-1472G, as well as the wider HF applicable standards such as Def-Stan 23-09 for Generic Vehicle Architecture.

We have applied our Training experience to develop a range of innovative tools to enhance the analysis and design process including an analysis methodology which evaluates the fidelity requirements of task characteristics, rather than of the tasks themselves. This innovative approach supports accurate quantification of low and high fidelity training options, increasing the cost-effectiveness of the selected training solution.

We meet the challenges of Training in today’s environment by providing:

• Expertise in Training Needs Analysis and Human Factors Integration
• Highly experienced Training design specialists
• Fully qualified and experienced Training instructors

Military Operations Analysis and Modelling

For any Defence or Commercial project, it is vital that a clear understanding is developed at an early stage of how costs will arise across the full system life-cycle, covering all Defence Lines of Development (DLoD). Persides has both the expertise and experience to quantify the variability and sensitivity associated with Whole-Life Cost (WLC) and Availability drivers, to determine potential risks of taking candidate solutions forward to maturity and in-service support, and delivering these key customer requirements. Exploitation of the Witness™ toolset enables dynamic process simulation providing a highly flexible and scalable capability for business process, cost and sensitivity analyses, including:

• Service based modelling techniques
• Operational Availability vs. cost
• Training regime effectiveness and cost vs. fielding and operational sustainment requirements
• Cost of production vs. capability fielding profiles
• Optimisation of support infrastructure solutions against affordability targets

Customers

Persides provides services to customer and industry organisations in the defence, security and energy markets. Example customers include; UK MoD, DE&S, Dstl, BAE Systems, Boeing, Thales, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Kelvin Hughes, General Dynamics, Vectronix Inc, Force Protection Europe, Jankel  Armouring and Selex ELSAG.

Personnel

Persides capabilities are delivered by a complementary blend of high calibre ex-Military, academic, professionally qualified and experienced personnel who are equipped with leading edge tools and processes. Persides employees are selected and tailored for specific roles based on their technical expertise, experience and personal skills. If you are interested in a career with Persides visit our careers pages www.persides.com/careers

Was founded in 1946 and has over 60 years experience in the manufacture and supply of a wide range of Defence and Security Equipment for Governments, Defence Forces, Security Forces, NGOs and commercial customers all over the world. Franklin manufactures shelter tents for accommodation, command posts and field hospitals; CBRN tent liners; webbing and PLCE; camp beds and mosquito nets; camouflage nets and clothing and equipment for emergency relief and humanitarian aid.

The company has expanded but J & S Franklin remains a compact family-run business which guarantees reliability, continuity and confidentiality.

J & S Franklin has a reputation for delivering high quality products to our many customers and has successfully sought to understand and satisfy their precise requirements.

Experienced executives provide professional advice and frequent in-country visits with the support of highly trained and skilled staff and consultants.

J & S Franklin is a major Contractor to the UK Ministry of Defence as well the preferred supplier to many overseas Governments, Police Forces, International Agencies and the United Nations. It operates a quality management system assessed to the quality system standard BS EN ISO 9001:2008

J & S Franklin Manufacture a Wide Range of Equipment:

Military Tents and Shelters

Standard shelters and specialised units tailored for specific requirements

The GP shelter family are the mainstay of the UK MoD Improved Tented Camp (ITC) system and are extensively deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. They have a lightweight tubular frame providing high strength and stability. Being of modular design, they can be extended and joined for field hospitals or shelter complex.

Franklin also makes the shelters for the Operational Field Catering System (OFCS) and more than 1400 have now been supplied to the UK MoD. The OFCS Shelter is based on the standard 12’ x 12’ shelter tent, modified with heat-resistant fabrics and cut-outs in the roof for the OFCS cooker chimneys.

CBRN Equipment for collective and personal protection - CBRN protective liners are made of CBRN-resistant materials and Franklin manufactures a range of liners that can be designed to interface with various vehicles and containers.

Camp Equipment - Camp Cots, Cot mounted and free standing Mosquito Nets and folding chairs have all been supplied to MoD.

Camouflage Nets and Systems - Individual, IRR, Thermal

Webbing and Personal Equipment - Rucksacks and Travel Bags are currently being made as well as the shelter sheet in both woodland and desert camouflage patterns.

J & S Franklin is often the chosen partner to give a complete turnkey service, using its extensive facilities to deliver a Single Source Supply; combining rapid response, experience and confidentiality to provide economical, secure and effective solutions, on a global basis. We are experts in the provision of specialised turnkey operations, drawing together the many components needed to satisfy our customers requirements; the latest and most suitable equipment, experienced support personnel, full training packages, secure packaging and delivery services and, when necessary, finance, counter-trade and insurance.

DefenCell™

In association with Terram J & S Franklin can also offer DefenCell™ which is an expeditionary earth filled barrier system to allow structures to be constructed from locally available compactable materials to allow the quick assembly of defensive and protective structures.

Franklin is also supplying the MoD with a range of full-size inflatable decoy targets for training. The inflatables offer realistic visual, radar and thermal image signatures and are rapidly deployed in less than 15 minutes and include Scud missile and launcher, T72 tanks and SA15/19 vehicles.

Shoothouse provides the range user with a complete firearms training solution from range equipment through targets systems to design of live fire training facilities.

Tactical Target Systems

Fulcrum Target System

•    Main design criteria - portability and speed of set-up for tactical training scenarios.

•    Fully self-contained in rugged, sealed case - IP55.

•    Each remote-controlled unit is fully equipped for turn, pop-up and swing-out target presentations.

RTS Reactive Target Systems

The RTS Target assemblies contain no metal parts, eliminating ricochet. The RTS Target components are all made from self-healing polymers ensuring cost-effective training and shooter safety even at point-blank range. The RTS system is modular and consists of:

•    Static/Reactive Targets Self-sealing Targets.
•    A Hit Detect System

All elements of the RTS system can be purchased individually, or as assemblies, or as kits. This gives you the maximum  flexibility in designing your target system to match your training objectives.

The RTS self-healing targets can be integrated with the Fulcrum Target System.
 

Specialist Targets

We supply a range of specialist targets; self-sealing, thermal and 3D:

Clearing ‘Make-safe’ Traps

These make-safe clearance traps are compact and very effective - the APC-100D can stop up to .50 cal. AP ammunition!

Clearance traps are offered with a variety of fixings and mounts to ensure ease of installation and use.

We offer a variety of designs to support military, law enforcement and special forces applications.

Shoothouse Scenario Furniture

•    Furniture is life-size and can be ordered in a variety of colours.
•    The furniture has been designed for use with live ammunition and will not break up or tear when hit.
•    The furniture is supplied with PVC covers to allow wipe-down during range cleaning.
•    The furniture meets UK domestic furniture fire rating requirements.
•    We supply the British Army and many police forces and agencies in the UK and world-wide.
•    The furniture can be ordered in sets or individual items.

Personal Protective Equipment

Our web-site also features specialist protective equipment including tactical shooting glasses sets by Swiss Eye and hearing protection from Howard Leight.

For more details visit www.shoothouse.co.uk