Fully-owned subsidiary of EADS (European Aeronautics Defence & Space), GDI SIMULATION has been a European leader in the field of Training & Simulation for Defence & Security activities for 6 decades.
Our development, production and support activities are structured around 3 product lines:

• Gunnery Training Simulators (GTS),
• Combat Firing Simulators (CFS),
• Behaviour and Gunnery Training Simulators (BGTS)

GDI relies on its staff's know-how to deliver innovative, versatile, reliable and affordable products, that meet the evolving training and practice needs of our customers.

Backed by its past history but firmly facing the future, GDI SIMULATION endeavours to preserve its customer-oriented management, a strong identity and its responsiveness relying on a streamlined organization adapted to the stakes and challenges we face.

Since July 2009 GDI SIMULATION's activities have been transferred to the Elancourt facilities grouping several EADS businesses (CASSIDIAN, ASTRIUM) within a unique engineering environment that provides industrial synergies, broadens the scope of our competences (modelling and design of complex systems, security, telecoms) and offers new business opportunities.

GDI SIMULATION relies on the vast network of EADS local sales representatives to foster our international development.

1949 : Establisment of Giravions Dorand Industries (DGI)

1954 : Registration of the first patent for helicopter pilot simulation (DX 50)

1975 : Development using own capital of the DX 143 simulator for MILAN missile. 1400 units sold.

1981 : DX 175 simulator adapted to AMX 30B, 30B2, 10RC and RC90 tanks.

1990 : Delivery of Small Arms Simulators to the french army.

1992 : First shooting simulator for the Leclerc Main Battle Tank

1993 : Start-up of the GTS DX 166 and DX 407 simulators for the ERYX missile.

2000 : Establishment of EADS group.
Start-up of the CFS anti-tank ERYX and MILAN.

2009 : Transfer of activities to the Elancourt facilities.

2012 : Delivery of 800 simulators for the french army adapted to Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV), Armored Personel Carriers (APC), Main Battle Tanks (MBT) and sniper rifle.