Replicating the functionality of the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class Submarine Torpedo Room down to the smallest detail, these training systems represent a significant step forward in low-cost, high-fidelity simulation of tactical shipboard equipment which sets the standard for future trainers. Utilizing touch display panels, the simulator allows operators to carry out all the steps to load a torpedo or cruise missile, arm the weapon, and launch it in a realistic 3D environment. Interactive objects, such as valves, are programmed to emulate common, real-world characteristics.

The stunning 3D imagery and model interactions replicate a real world environment and can be delivered to the Fleet at a fraction of the cost and reduced development time. Studies conducted by the Submarine Learning Center prove a significant decrease in training and qualification times, resulting in increased operator throughput, which ultimately keeps the Submarine Force mission ready.

This application simulates the torpedo room for the block I and II variations of the Virginia-class submarine. There is a fire control center that is controlled by the instructor, for procedural compliance, to enable torpedo launching. Operators are able to conduct weapons handling for ADCAP torpedoes and Tomahawk Missiles. Operators can practice the sequence of setting launch characteristics through the four torpedo tubes and vertical launches for twelve silos. Operators are expected to be able to conduct team based procedures to ensure visual checks are in compliance prior to conducting a horizontal or vertical launch. The instructor has the capability to insert up to 25 different casualty scenarios among the fire control center and torpedo room environments.

In the Block I and II torpedo room variants, operators conduct weapons handling and both vertical and horizontal launches through manipulations of analog buttons, dials, switches, and valves. There are digital screens for operators to perform visual verifications for horizontal launches.