Headquartered in Budapest, Hungary, Artifex is a well established Hungarian MoD defence contractor since 1989.
Artifex’s ongoing commitment to develop quality software is reflected in its ISO 9001.
Artifex is certified as a supplier for NATO tenders up to highest NATO security clearance levels.
The Hungarian MoD is currently uses more than 15 systems developed by Artifex.
- Artifex's primary focus is the development of cost effective military and emergency response simulation systems.
- Artifex delivers training solutions for individual soldiers and up to corps level units as well. It uses low cost PC based technology even for the most complex constructive simulation system.
- Customers are those military users, who look for elaborated, state of the art, customized solutions based on COTS or low-cost hardware for their training needs.
MARCUS is a comprehensive constructive simulation including detailed modelling of conventional combat and urban operations, combat service support, NBC and electronic warfare modelling, air warfare and air defence simulation, disaster relief, stability and support operation.
– It has a user-friendly, menu-driven, windows-oriented user interface.
– 3D /Stealth visualization of the terrain and the equipment.
– Record, playback, search capability. Execution Statistics in different formats (tables, graphs). Presentation generation support.
– Extendible combat and OOTW scenario archives. Easy extension of terrain database and entities. Units, equipment, ammunition etc. can be customized within seconds.
– Scenario can be easily modified and executed immediately. Drag and drop units and formations to the ORBAT tree and to the map. Large sample scenario archive, MIL, METL library.
KRONOS is a reconfigurable platoon level 3D virtual tactical simulator.
KRONOS provides an environment where mounted or dismounted infantry, tank and antitank units can exercise their jobs in a team or as an individual in a realistically visualized world. Squad and platoon leaders and their subordinates can be trained how to cooperate in a combat. It also provides detailed functions for vehicles’ crew members, especially for the gunners with highly realistic weapon characteristics.
– Trainees have dedicated PC workstations with a user interface specific to their vehicle and weapon system, that are controlled with joystick and keyboard.
– During combat he can observe the surroundings through his prisms and binoculars just like in reality.
– Shots and explosions can be seen in the terrain; realistic sound effects can be heard.
– The operation of the modelled weapons and equipment requires the execution of every essential handling steps of the real weapons and equipment (not just a „shooting game”)
– Vehicle crew and unit personnel can communicate with each other using an imitated radio network.
– Firing instruction
– Tactics, combat service
– Logistics, (marches, ammunition resupply, …)
– UAV and helicopter recce
– Fire observer, fire support group
– Air liaison team, recon troops
– Other special teams
– Armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, e.g.: BTR-80, BTR-80/A, BRDM-2;
– Antitank missiles, e.g.: Fagot (Spigot), Metis (Saxhorn);
– Self-propelled antitank missile complexes, e.g.: Konkurs (Spandrel);
– Gun-howitzers, e.g.: D-20;
– Tanks, e.g.: T-72;
– Hand weapons, e.g.: AK47, RPG-7, hand grenades, IEDs
– All-terrain utility vehicles;
– Civil and transport vehicles;
– aircrafts, UAVs and more.
– Editable terrain database: using standard digital maps combined with aerial/satellite photos from anywhere in the Earth
– Urban areas with street furniture, interior of buildings
– Equipment, military vehicles, photo realistic models (expandable model library) with their interiors
– Main controlling instruments and indicators
– Lifelike visualization of the optical devices
– Realistically limited observation possibilities
– Trajectory of fired projectiles and antitank missiles, muzzle flashes
– Place of hits, explosions, impacts, flares; destruction, injury
–Soldiers animation, hand signs
–Uniform of 5 different nations
– Smoke screen
– dust and smoke
– sight of night vision goggles
– illuminating projectiles
– Firing equipment operational characteristics
– Projectile properties
– Stabilizer (tank), failures
– Vehicle driving
– Meteorological effects
– Sound and noise effects
MTR facilitates the military planning and decision making process on computers, support the staff team work, and gives invaluable help to the military leaders during the execution of the prepared plans.
– Reduces the time consumption necessary for making operational plans
– Improves the basis for decisions, provide the means for the essential checking of adequacy
– Modernizes the presentation of information
– Improves the exchange and handling of information among staff members
– Improves and extends the use of computer assisted exercises (CAX).
– Provides efficient support for tactical command and control, supplies all the required information of a command and control system during operation plan execution, distributes and evaluates the correlated plans and data
Zeus is a multi-mode artillery tactical and fire control constructive simulation used for teaching and training artillery battalion, battery officers and reconnaissance soldiers in team or in personal exercises.
Reduction in operating costs for the whole product team which creates amazing UI/UX.
– D-20 152 mm gun-howitzer
– 122 mm 2S1 self-propelled howitzer
– 122 mm BM-21 multiple rocket launcher
– 82 mm mortar
– Arbitrary artillery guns can be used simply by changing software modules
Connecting Device for Participation in a CAX
Connects to Marcus CAX simulation, develops team spirit between the trainees and the land force commanders participating in combat or OOTW scenario CAX training.