German Navy Expands Training with Advanced Simulators

The Bundeswehr has commissioned the Düsseldorf-based technology corporation Rheinmetall Electronic Solutions GmbH to supply training simulators called Distributed Naval Training Architecture / Verteilte Trainingsarchitektur der Marine (VTAM).

VTAM is a networked simulation-based operational training solution for the German Navy. For this purpose, Rheinmetall is supplying, and taking into operation hardware and software modules at six German Naval bases. According to the company, VTAM is the first simulation of its kind to be introduced into the German Navy, simulating the interaction between the external and internal combat schemes of a warship (weapons deployment and damage control). This will create a wide range of training and exercise options in the future, enabling crews of vessels, boats and aviation units to be trained together in a virtual scenario.

The order, worth a mid-double digit million Euro sum, was signed in December 2024 and booked in the same month. The project, which began in January 2025, will run for four years.