Testing French BMS, FINDERS

In FFI-project 1019, “TEKNISK”, we aim to advice the Norwegian Army on what functionality they should require from a future Battlefield Management System (BMS). The French Army will be using a BMS called FINDERS, developed by NEXTER (formely GIAT) We have been testing FINDERS to examine its functionality and user friendliness, and make an assessment as to how FINDERS can help tank commanders execute their tasks. Apart from studying FINDERS and playing with its various menus, we have connected FINDERS to a simulator in order to test it in simulated scenarios. We have played several test scenarios, and also had one day where officers from the Norwegian Army played several scenarios with us, and gave us their feedback on the system and its functionality.