re-lion SUIT is a training system for close quarters battle (CQB/CQC) in urban operations. Trainees can enter and clear buildings/planes/ships ranging from basic, single room zero persons, to complex, linked rooms multiple persons, scenarios.

Scientific research[1] has shown that in certain situations virtual training results in better skills than is the case with live training. An example where virtual training is better: due to the large amount of scenarios that can be executed in a short timespan, trainees learn to reason about situations instead of memorizing each situation seperately thus decreasing time required to make a decision, increasing their judgemental skills. We believe that live training combined with virtual training results in a higher skilled unit.

Of course, there are things that make no sense when doing it with virtual simulation: physical aspects of training like breaching walls/doors, using a hooligan tool to force an opening through a window - these things are well suited for live training. All actions and communications are recorded for use during after action review, using re-lion Replay, where students discuss what they did and why. This is where higher order skills are developed, through discussions with your fellow teammates.

The system enables teams of up to 12 persons to educate, train, rehearse and sustain their skills. We designed SUIT with an emphasis on natural interaction between the trainees and the simulation. An example: maneuver in the simulation is not done via mouse, keyboard or joystick on the weapon but by physically walking, crouching, proning, running, etc. Just as you would do in live training. As all trainees will be moving during the simulation, floor space has to be available. Fortunately, the system scales easily with the amount of available physical space.

Weapons are wireless blueguns or pistols that contain trigger and reload functionality allowing trainees to count the number of bullets still present in the current magazine. each trainee has the ability to use his/her primary weapon and a backup weapon. Next to that flashbangs, handgranades and break lights are of course also included.

SUIT's primary effectiveness is that it acts as a time compressor. This has been validated scientifically[1]. 

- Skill level = Time available x Training asset effectiveness

and

- Training cost = Time required to reach required skill level x Training asset cost

The effectiveness of SUIT is higher than conventional live training for a specific set of tasks required in urban operations. The result is that the skill level will go up or that the time required for a certain skill level can go down. This has consequences for the training cost. Secondly, there isn't any cost for hiring actors as they are virtual and no cost for fuel consumption, pyrotechnics, lost travel time or ammunition.
Finally, the through life cost depend on if you buy, operate and maintain SUIT yourself, if we do it for you or if we can do it together. Everything depends on your requirements and constraints.

The SUIT system has been engineered with mobility in mind and as such can be taken with you on an exercise or when deploying. Of course, using it at your home station is always possible. The system enables units without live assets at their home station to partly train at their home station and save precious travel time as well as partly freeing up live training assets.

can be played using SUIT and VBS2 depending on the requirements. Also, it is possible to author your training scenario in VBS2 and let SUIT be part of the simulation. We see a growth path of SUIT towards a platform that allows you to run close quarters battle but also non-kinetic scenarios like cultural awareness, social education, etc. in the very near future.