Crimson has been selected by the French ministry of Defence as the central system for its major Integrated System for Site Protection (SIPS) programme ensuiring the protection and defense of its sites and the management of surveillance and incident management operations.
Back in 2019, Crimson Sentinel first won the French MoD's Defence Innovation Agency (DIA) prize of the most advanced system for the surveillance and protection of sensitive sites. The solution has then been put in competition against 15 other international competitiors by the French MoD during approximatively one year on various use cases before being finally selected as the most promising system for its SIPS programme.. Considering the critical aspect of this programme, and before launching its complete deployment, the French MoD installed and evaluated Crimson on 2 French military bases. This last validation phase confirmed both the relevance and performance of Crimson connected to numerous legacy subsystem (access control, intrusion detection, video surveillance, handheld alert system ("RAF") and myriads of sensors, private LTE...) and the fact that operationals consider it as a major advance to handle critical site protection and defence operations. This major success triggered the lauch of the complete SIPS programme.
A prime contractor of large, multiannual projects in the defence sector, with experts, within its ranks, from the armed forces, CS GROUP has drawn on over thirty years of experience with army staff and field units, as well as the French Defence Procurement Agency.
Several major defence systems are based on the Crimson software solution, whose groundbreaking capabilities offer a significant added value: a highly intuitive User eXperience for quick appropriation, which is essential given the turnover within the various joint warfare services; and adaptability to allow seamless interoperation with heterogeneous and legacy third-party information systems.
Also worth mentioning is the ability to easily acquire the sofware via the French purchasing platform Ouranos launched by the Joint Directorate of Intrastructure Networks and Information Systems (DIRISI) of the French Armed Forces.
Several major defence systems are based on the Crimson software solution, whose groundbreaking capabilities offer a significant added value: a highly intuitive User eXperience for quick appropriation, which is essential given the turnover within the various joint warfare services; and adaptability to allow seamless interoperation with heterogeneous and legacy third-party information systems.
Also worth mentioning is the ability to easily acquire the sofware via the French purchasing platform Ouranos launched by the Joint Directorate of Intrastructure Networks and Information Systems (DIRISI) of the French Armed Forces.
Integrated System for Site Protection (SIPS)
Control centre for Combat Training Center for Military Operations on Urban Terrain (CTC MOUT)
Using a fake, staged city of 5,000 inhabitants within the national military camp of Sissone, the French land forces have experienced a live simulation pilot system for military operations in urban terrain (SYMULZUB). This has resulted in the CERBERE (training center representative of battlefields and engagement simulation) programme, offering highly realistic training to the Joint Services Tactical Subgroup (SGTIA) facing enemy forces.
For this projet, CS Group has supplied the control centre. Based on Crimson, it integrates and renders all sensor data in real time to centralise the conduct of the training and facilitate after-action review. The sensors include some 1,000 loudspeakers, 250 cameras and 700 générateurs smoke generators triggering sound and visual effects, as well as location sensors and cameras to visualise the progress of the combatants, both in and out of the city infrastructures.
For this projet, CS Group has supplied the control centre. Based on Crimson, it integrates and renders all sensor data in real time to centralise the conduct of the training and facilitate after-action review. The sensors include some 1,000 loudspeakers, 250 cameras and 700 générateurs smoke generators triggering sound and visual effects, as well as location sensors and cameras to visualise the progress of the combatants, both in and out of the city infrastructures.
Strategic games at the Centre for Doctrine and Command Education (CDEC)
Placed under the authority of the Army Major-General, the CDEC delivers higher military instruction, as well as command courses at the four centers of higher learning under its authority, including the French Command and General Staff College (CGSC).
The Crimson Sandbox solution was selected and used, for the first time, in a strategic training exercise conducted by the French CGSC under the auspices of the CDEC. The plateform allowed for a seamless rendering of the pawn moves onto a 3D, online mapping support, the comparison of strategies between players and shared situational awareness at various levels of command. The participants have familiarised themselves with the solution rapidly, and taken advantage of its replay capabilities, an added bonus from a teaching perspective.
The Crimson Sandbox solution was selected and used, for the first time, in a strategic training exercise conducted by the French CGSC under the auspices of the CDEC. The plateform allowed for a seamless rendering of the pawn moves onto a 3D, online mapping support, the comparison of strategies between players and shared situational awareness at various levels of command. The participants have familiarised themselves with the solution rapidly, and taken advantage of its replay capabilities, an added bonus from a teaching perspective.
Strategic games at the Centre for the Planning and Conduct of Operations (CPCO)
As the strategic and operational hub within the French Armed Forces, the CPCO organises every year brainstorming workshops, in the shape of strategic games simulating conflict situations. The attendees include the ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, several poles of the French Armed Forces, and sometimes international civil organisations too.
To promote these strategic workshops' drive for innovation and digitisation, which have been played out as board games up until now, the Innovation Defence Lab has selected Crimson Sandbox. The solution has been adapted to its planning purpose and to ensure an optimised end-user experience.
Crimson Sandbox was used successfully during the "2020 Global Games" held under the high patronage of the Chief of Defence (CHOD). Besides the screening of the Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and the execution of strategic scenarios, the solution has resulted in greater interactivity between players, despite their remote access in the difficult context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
To promote these strategic workshops' drive for innovation and digitisation, which have been played out as board games up until now, the Innovation Defence Lab has selected Crimson Sandbox. The solution has been adapted to its planning purpose and to ensure an optimised end-user experience.
Crimson Sandbox was used successfully during the "2020 Global Games" held under the high patronage of the Chief of Defence (CHOD). Besides the screening of the Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and the execution of strategic scenarios, the solution has resulted in greater interactivity between players, despite their remote access in the difficult context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
