Pennant International Group plc, announces that its training systems subsidiary, Pennant Training Systems Ltd., has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence for a Virtual Reality training system for the Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering (DCAE) Cosford.  

Maelstrom Virtual Productions Ltd are subcontractors to Pennant for this contract, and are solely responsible for both the software development of the application and the graphics engine driving this project.

SEPT (Synthetic Environment Procedural Trainer) will allow students working in a virtual environment to practice aircraft engine procedures and aircraft marshalling skills. Exercises will be conducted in varying weather conditions, including fog, rain and snow and in day or night.

Chris Snook, Chief Executive, Pennant International Group plc, commented:

“The award of such a significant advanced technology trainer and prestigious contract is great news for Pennant. It is a tribute to the skill and expertise of our staff and it demonstrates the excellent relationship with a very important customer.”

Maelstrom board of Directors stated:

“We are delighted. We have a long established relationship with Pennant, who have a deserved reputation for training applications of the highest quality in this market. To develop an application that demands such a high degree of realism, this is a perfect application for us. For this project we have the opportunity to utilize our real-time software expertise which we have had under continuous development for the last 9 years.”