{"id":28650,"date":"2022-03-07T16:57:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T16:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:05:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:05:54","slug":"bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/","title":{"rendered":"BAE Systems buys military simulations firm for $200 million"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 BAE Systems has completed the $200 million acquisition of Bohemia Interactive Simulations, a company that specializes in building high-fidelity training simulations for the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe addition of BISim to the BAE Systems team expands our modeling<b> <\/b>and simulation capabilities and solidifies our systems integration strategy,\u201d said Tom Arseneault, who heads BAE\u2019s U.S. business, in a March 7 statement. \u201cWith this acquisition, we are even better positioned to meet our customers\u2019 evolving needs in the rapidly growing market for global military training, and deliver next-generation virtual systems to help our U.S. military and its allies effectively prepare for future scenarios.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with C4ISRNET BISim, President Arthur Alexion said the business is \u201ca 350-person company coming into an 80-90,000 person company [with] enormous deep customer relationships which we can tap into and an enormous amount of technology, knowledge and intellectual property which we\u2019re going to be digging into.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bohemia Interactive Simulations works with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/c2-comms\/2016\/12\/01\/uk-buys-virtual-battlespace-3-simulation-training-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\">60 different militaries<\/a> around the world and 300 integrators serving those militaries, said Alexion. BISim, which will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of BAE Systems Inc. \u2014 the American subsidiary of London-based BAE Systems \u2014 and will join the company\u2019s intelligence and security sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to the acquisition, the two companies had worked together. They partnered in 2019 on the U.S. Marine Corps War Gaming and Analysis Center contract, and BISim also contributed to BAE Systems\u2019 Joint All Domain Operations System of Systems research and development project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its statement, BAE Systems said it expects the global market for military training and simulation to eventually surpass $11 billion annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe fullest extent is a long way away. There\u2019s opportunity after opportunity specifically in training,\u201d said Alexion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLive training is muddy and dirty, difficult to arrange. You can\u2019t practice in different weather; You can only practice in the weather that exists. You can\u2019t practice at different times of day and night; you can only practice at the time when you\u2019re there,\u201d Alexion continued. \u201cVirtual training for many types of training is a logistically better way to train.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And technology advances are constantly improving the quality of virtual training. Faster processors enable higher fidelity simulations, so while past simulations may apply probabilistic algorithms to see which group would win in a combat and estimate casualties and damage at a top level, today\u2019s simulations provide a far more granular environment meant to recreate combat at the individual level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are the most high fidelity version of the metaverse \u2014 if you like \u2014 the virtual world which the military wants to be able to operate in,\u201d said Alexion. \u201cThe concept of a soldier kneeling, going prone, rolling over, hiding behind a bush, hiding behind a wall \u2014 all of those things are represented properly. Bullets actually fly. The trajectory of every bullet, of every round, is actually modeled. It\u2019s the highest fidelity that you can get.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe more realistic it is, the more you can immerse trainees into the environment,\u201d he added, noting soldiers using their systems actually have physical reactions to the simulations, such as increased heartbeats and pupil dilation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other technologies are also improving the simulation training experience. Cloud technologies allow people in different locations to train together online, while cheap sensors enable companies like BISim to take enormous amounts of terrain data and incorporate it into the virtual world for a more realistic environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peder Jungck, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems Modeling &amp; Simulation Solutions, told C4ISRNET BAE will be able to help BISim with incorporating digital modeling into their environments, creating a pipeline from digital engineering to training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2021\/10\/11\/from-sci-fi-to-reality-how-the-us-space-force-launched-a-digital-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\">The U.S. Space Force in particular<\/a> has been vocal about wanting to be able to design new systems with digital engineering and then being able to use the digital models for training and simulation. But gaming simulations typically haven\u2019t followed a digital engineering approach, said Jungck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alexion said military leadership is becoming increasingly comfortable using virtual options for training, partly due to a generational shift and partly due to successful demonstrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the statement, BAE Systems said it expects the global market for military training and simulations environments to eventually surpass $11 billion annually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":62891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":12,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[160,33,12,36,26,164],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3385],"class_list":["post-28650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-industry","category-newsletters","category-training-sim","category-training-simulation-report"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"GUJSZFFOH5BHTFZJXOVGPVLM5E","arc_canonical_url":"\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BAE Systems buys military simulations firm for $200 million - Defense News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In the statement, BAE Systems said it expects the global market for military training and simulations environments to eventually surpass $11 billion annually.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BAE Systems buys military simulations firm for $200 million\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the statement, BAE Systems said it expects the global market for military training and simulations environments to eventually surpass $11 billion annually.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Defense News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-03-07T16:57:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T18:05:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nathan Strout\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nathan Strout\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/07\\\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/07\\\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"BAE Systems buys military simulations firm for $200 million\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2022-03-07T16:57:47+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T18:05:54+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/07\\\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 679,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/07\\\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/FV510-Warrior_BISim.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Daily News Roundup\",\n\t                \"Home\",\n\t                \"Industry\",\n\t                \"Newsletters\",\n\t                \"Training &amp; Sim\",\n\t                \"Training &amp; Simulation Report\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/07\\\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/07\\\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/07\\\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"BAE Systems buys military simulations firm for $200 million - Defense News\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/07\\\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/07\\\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/FV510-Warrior_BISim.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2022-03-07T16:57:47+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T18:05:54+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"In the statement, BAE Systems said it expects the global market for military training and simulations environments to eventually surpass $11 billion annually.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/07\\\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/07\\\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/07\\\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/FV510-Warrior_BISim.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/FV510-Warrior_BISim.jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/07\\\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Industry\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/industry\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"industry\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"BAE Systems buys military simulations firm for $200 million\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Defense News\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Covering the politics, business and technology of defense | Defense News\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Defense News\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/defensenews-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/defensenews-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Defense News\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"BAE Systems buys military simulations firm for $200 million - Defense News","description":"In the statement, BAE Systems said it expects the global market for military training and simulations environments to eventually surpass $11 billion annually.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"BAE Systems buys military simulations firm for $200 million","og_description":"In the statement, BAE Systems said it expects the global market for military training and simulations environments to eventually surpass $11 billion annually.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/","og_site_name":"Defense News","article_published_time":"2022-03-07T16:57:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T18:05:54+00:00","author":"Nathan Strout","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Nathan Strout","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"BAE Systems buys military simulations firm for $200 million","datePublished":"2022-03-07T16:57:47+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T18:05:54+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/"},"wordCount":679,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FV510-Warrior_BISim.jpg.jpg","articleSection":["Daily News Roundup","Home","Industry","Newsletters","Training &amp; Sim","Training &amp; Simulation Report"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/","name":"BAE Systems buys military simulations firm for $200 million - Defense News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FV510-Warrior_BISim.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2022-03-07T16:57:47+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T18:05:54+00:00","description":"In the statement, BAE Systems said it expects the global market for military training and simulations environments to eventually surpass $11 billion annually.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FV510-Warrior_BISim.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FV510-Warrior_BISim.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2022\/03\/07\/bae-systems-buys-military-simulations-firm-for-200-million\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Industry","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/","ad_zone":"industry"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"BAE Systems buys military simulations firm for $200 million"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","name":"Defense News","description":"Covering the politics, business and technology of defense | Defense News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization","name":"Defense News","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/defensenews-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/defensenews-logo-white.png","caption":"Defense News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Defense News","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FV510-Warrior_BISim.jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28650"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28655,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28650\/revisions\/28655"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28650"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=28650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}