Bohemia Interactive Simulations: Difference between revisions

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Bohemia Interactive Simulations (a.k.a BISim, known in the past as "Bohemia Interactive Australia" or BIA) was formed in 2001 as an initiative of both David Lagettie (of the band Seventh, whose music features in the soundtrack for Operation Flashpoint) and Bohemia Interactive; it is the company behind the Virtual Battlespace (VBS) series, a professional training simulation aimed at armies and military entities.

Bohemia Interactive Simulations was sold to Riverside in 2013^[1].

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While they shared the "Bohemia Interactive" part in their name and VBS 1 and 2 respectively partly used Operation Flashpoint's and Armed Assault's engine,
Bohemia Interactive and BISim became two completely separate companies that did not share any more technologies past this point.

Bohemia Interactive Simulations was bought by BAE in 2022^[2] and was renamed OneArc^[3] when merged with Pitch.

↑ 2013-01-08: Riverside buys military training firm
↑ 2022-03-07: BAE Systems completes acquisition of Bohemia Interactive Simulations
↑ 2025-12-04: BAE Systems launches BAE Systems OneArc (...)

[1] 2013-01-08: Riverside buys military training firm

[2] 2022-03-07: BAE Systems completes acquisition of Bohemia Interactive Simulations

[3] 2025-12-04: BAE Systems launches BAE Systems OneArc (...)

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-The BIS spinoff studio Bohemia Interactive Australia (BIA) was formed by BIS and David Lagettie, where joint development of a special military training simulation program, VBS1, began in December of 2001.
+'''Bohemia Interactive Simulations''' was sold to Riverside in '''2013'''<ref>2013-01-08: {{Link|https://www.privateequityinternational.com/riverside-buys-military-training-firm/|Riverside buys military training firm}}</ref>.
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+While they shared the "Bohemia Interactive" part in their name and VBS 1 and 2 respectively '''partly''' used {{ofp}}'s and {{arma1}}'s engine,<br>
+'''{{Name|bi}} and BISim became two completely separate companies that did not share any more technologies past this point'''.
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+'''Bohemia Interactive Simulations''' was bought by BAE in 2022<ref>2022-03-07: {{Link|https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/bae-systems-completes-acquisition-of-bohemia-interactive-simulations|BAE Systems completes acquisition of Bohemia Interactive Simulations}}</ref> and '''was renamed OneArc'''<ref>2025-12-04: {{Link|https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/bae-systems-launches-bae-systems-onearc-a-defense-technology-innovator-to-transform-the-modern-battlespace|BAE Systems launches BAE Systems OneArc (...)}}</ref> when merged with Pitch.
+[[Category:Bohemia Interactive]]