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AVL SIMpulse

A New Era for Defense Vehicle Development
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Defense platforms have become more complex, more connected, and more software-driven than ever before. Electrification, fuel flexibility, operational autonomy, and increasing system integration are transforming how military platforms across land, sea, and air are developed and deployed. 

At the same time, development cycles are accelerating while off-road performance, range, robustness, ease of operation and maintenance, modularity, active protection and mission readiness requirements continue to rise.

Traditional development processes based on late-stage testing and long prototype cycles can no longer keep pace with this evolution. Defense programs need an approach that enables early system validation, rapid iteration, and robust design decisions from the very beginning.

AVL SIMpulse Security and Defense Edition focuses on an integrated development framework that combines high-fidelity simulation, advanced testing, and system-level engineering into a single workflow.

By linking virtual development with physical validation, we enable security and defense organizations to understand complex system interactions, identify risks early, and optimize architectures before expensive prototypes are built.

With decades of experience in special-purpose applications, we support the development of mission-critical systems with scalable engineering services, our simulation methods, and tailored testing solutions that meet the highest technical and regulatory standards.

Join our SIMpulse online event and discover how new simulation, testing, and engineering methods are shaping the next generation of defense vehicles.
 

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Presentation language
English
Duration
2 h
Topics
  • Integrated defense vehicle development: combining simulation, testing, and system engineering into one workflow
  • High-fidelity virtual validation: enabling early system verification and rapid design iteration
  • End-to-end defense vehicle testing: powertrain, integration, and system-level validation
  • Future defense mobility: engineering methods for next-generation land, sea, and air platforms
Stefan Szuecs

Stefan Szuecs
Director Product & Business Development – Security & Defense
AVL Powertrain Engineering

Bjorn Wultsch

Björn Wultsch 
Project Manager – Dev. Process Innovation & Implementation
AVL Testing & Methodology 

Oliver Knaus

Oliver Knaus
Skill Team Leader – Product Management
AVL Advanced Simulation Technologies

09:00 – 09:10 AM CET

Opening Remarks and Welcome

Maximilian Sommer
Business Development Manager
AVL Advanced Simulation Technologies

Stefan Szuecs
Director Product & Business Development – Security & Defense
AVL Powertrain Engineering

09:10 – 09:40 AM CET

Strategic Advantage: Simulation, Testing, and Engineering in a Changing World 

Stefan Szuecs
Director Product & Business Development – Security & Defense
AVL Powertrain Engineering

09:40 – 10:00 AM CET

High-Fidelity Simulation Methods for Defense and Special Purpose Applications

Oliver Knaus
Skill Team Leader – Product Management
AVL Advanced Simulation Technologies 

10:00 – 10:20 AM CET

Next-Generation Defense Platforms: Virtualization & Testing Methodologies 

Björn Wultsch
Project Manager – Dev. Process Innovation & Implementation
AVL Testing & Methodology

10:20 – 10:50 AM CET

Round Table

All presenters

10:50 – 11:00 AM CET

Wrap-up and Closing

Maximilian Sommer
Business Development Manager
AVL Advanced Simulation Technologies

Stefan Szuecs
Director Product & Business Development – Security & Defense
AVL Powertrain Engineering

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