—— Defence

Realistic training starts here.

High-precision 3D assets, immersive scenarios and custom software tools.

Training and simulation are critical for modern defense. They prepare soldiers to operate effectively, safely, and adaptively in complex and high-risk environments. Soldiers must master weapons, tactics, communication, and coordination. Regular training, especially in highly realistic simulations, helps to develop procedures and decision-making skills to react quickly under pressure.

We at cantaloupe specialize in delivering high-fidelity 3D assets, terrain datasets, and simulation-ready content tailored to the needs of defense and security. Our workflows prioritize accuracy, interoperability, and performance, ensuring smooth integration into training and simulation platforms. From mission rehearsals to joint-force training exercises, our solutions empower defense organizations to visualize complex environments and prepare for real-world operations with confidence.

01 — Environments

Real-world details.

Immersive environments for realistic military training and simulation

We create highly detailed, mission-specific 3D environments designed to elevate realism in military training scenarios. From large-scale terrains and operational bases to fully modeled vehicle and ship interiors, our environments are built to support immersive, interactive simulations. Every element—from layout and materials to lighting and scale—is crafted to reflect real-world conditions, ensuring trainees experience authentic operational settings that enhance preparedness and decision-making under pressure.

Total view of a German Leopard 2A6 tank on a military training area

02 — Assets

Weapons & environments – crafted for realism and readiness

From armored vehicles and naval ships to aircraft, weapons, and detailed soldier characters—our 3D military assets are built for accuracy, performance, and visual realism. Designed for seamless integration into simulation and training platforms, we also recreate real-world environments including buildings, vegetation, and terrain features to support fully immersive and operationally relevant scenarios.

Authentic 3D assets.

3D asset of a Russian Amur class submarine

3D asset of a Russian sailor, Kruzenstern

3D asset of an airport snow plow vehicle Vammas

3D asset of an Airbus helicopter EC145 ADAC

03 — Models

Variants

Flexibility through customization

When it comes to tailoring your model, the possibilities are endless. Whether you think of unique destruction models, a variety of weapon options, or even a switchable camouflage net, we’re here to make it happen.

Your vision, our expertise – the perfect partnership to bring your wildest ideas to life. Let’s transform your model into a masterpiece of your own design!

3D asset of a French AMX 30 in various states - camo, destroyed and with camouflage net

3D asset of a French AMX 30 with colored rigged parts

Rigging

Unlocking the potential of your models

From the detailed chains and wheels to the turret, complete with weapons and hatches for the driver, commander and gunner – it’s all there, ready to bring your model to life.

Research

Discover the history of a model

In the world of military simulations, historical accuracy is the key to an immersive experience. Some vehicles have been in service for a very long time and have been visually modified through countless combat upgrades.

Let us be your historical detectives. We meticulously research the rich background history of your chosen vehicle or aircraft, paving the way for customized simulation scenarios.

3D asset of a French AMX 30 over overlaid blueprints for box modelling

3D asset of a French AMX 30 with four texture sets: IR, winter, desert and standard camo

Options

Textures for diverse scenarios

Our models are designed to excel in a variety of scenarios. Whether you’re simulating summer environments, navigating desert landscapes, or braving the icy challenges of snow-covered terrains, our models come equipped with a range of camouflage options included in the package.

Photorealism

Tailored materials for your engine

At our core, we adapt to your needs. Depending on your engine’s specifications, we craft the perfect materials for your project.

For cutting-edge engines, we specialize in PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials and textures. Whether it’s Spec-Gloss or Metal-Rough, or even Normal Maps optimized for OpenGL or DirectX, we ensure your visuals are at the forefront of realism.

3D asset of a French AMX 30 with layered PBR (physically based rendering) materials

3D asset of a French AMX 30 in four LOD levels, each halving the polygon count

Performance

Streamline models to specification

We go the extra mile to ensure our models are perfectly suited for your target platform/engine. One of the key aspects of this optimization is our creation of LOD levels (Level of Detail). These are crafted manually to maximize the quality.

Depending on your planned visibility needs, we take the initiative to reduce the polygon count for each LOD level.

04 — Software

Code that powers realism.

Custom tools

In defense-focused 3D media production, performance and precision are non-negotiable. Our software development expertise powers the pipelines behind large-scale simulation projects—optimizing asset workflows, automating processes, and ensuring seamless integration across platforms. From custom toolsets to advanced shader programming, we build the technical backbone that brings complex environments and assets to life with realism and efficiency.

05 — Synthetic AI Training Data

AI training with our synthetic database

Bring light into darkness.

Availability-Efficiency-Flexibility

Object recognition is unthinkable today without leveraging the capabilities of deep neural networks (DNN). Suitable training data forms the basis of reliable DNN-based image recognition and classification of objects, images, and videos.

Cost & time efficiency

Synthetic training data cannot replace real data, but it can help to develop classification and tracking algorithms cost-, personnel-, and time-efficiently.

Context & availability

The availability of sensor data or pictures of the required object classes is often very limited. Even if only little research material is available, we know how to create highly-realistic scenes and to simulate a wide variety of sensor data.

Flexibility in development and test

Particularly in the early phase of a project, when different sensors and object recognition models are being tested, synthetic AI training data can help accelerating your project.

3D asset Schwerer Waffentraeger of the Bundeswehr

3D asset Schwerer Waffentraeger of the Bundeswehr at night

3D asset Schwerer Waffentraeger of the Bundeswehr in green night vision

3D asset Schwerer Waffentraeger of the Bundeswehr in greyscale night vision

3D asset Schwerer Waffentraeger of the Bundeswehr on a thermal imaging device

3D asset Schwerer Waffentraeger of the Bundeswehr on LiDAR

06 — OmniDrone

OmniDrone.

The new Training & Simulation Platform for Unmanned Systems

OmniDrone aims at a new training and simulation platform designed for Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), and Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV). Built for defense, security, and research applications, OmniDrone delivers a unified, high-fidelity environment for realistic mission rehearsal, operator training, and AI development.

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