Officer training in the virtual firearms training simulator

Firearms training simulator for law enforcement and academies

Marksmanship and decision-making practice without live ammunition: use-of-force scenarios with objective per-officer evaluation.

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Firearms training simulator

The virtual firearms training simulator lets law enforcement agencies and academies train marksmanship and use-of-force decision-making without live ammunition, without a physical range, and with objective per-officer evaluation.

Every live round costs ammunition, a trip to the range, and instructor hours — and even then the range doesn't teach the hardest part: deciding when NOT to shoot. In the simulator, officers face use-of-force scenarios with civilians, aggressors, and ambiguous situations, and every decision is logged for review with the instructor.

More than 80 firearms training simulators operate in Mexico. Training on them are SEDENA (Mexico's Ministry of National Defense), Mexico's National Guard, and the Government of Mexico City, along with Jalisco's Ministry of Public Security, the Nuevo León Attorney General's Office, San Pedro Garza García, the municipalities of Querétaro, Guadalajara, Puebla, and Escobedo, and private security companies.

Success stories

Real results

SEDENA logo — APEX Simulation & Technology client
SEDENA personnel training tactical response on the immersive firearms training simulator

SEDENA (Mexico's Ministry of National Defense) trains marksmanship and use-of-force on virtual simulators — no live ammunition, with objective evaluation of every soldier.

Tacticalteam-based military trainingMulti-weaponduty weapons with live recoil0°five-screen immersion
Return on investment

Measurable impact on your operation

Savings0%ammunition savings
Reduction0%live-fire risk eliminated
Productivity0%more team practice
State of the Art Technology

Marksmanship and decisions under pressure

From shooting fundamentals to use-of-force scenarios: no ammunition, and with objective evaluation.

Five-screen wraparound system of the firearms training simulator with 300 degrees of vision

300-degree immersion

Five seamlessly connected high-definition screens surround the officer with 300° of vision: threats appear head-on, from the flanks, and from behind — just like on the street.
Duty weapon with recoil kit for the firearms training simulator

Real weapons with recoil

Duty weapons fitted with real recoil kits, plus less-lethal tools: muscle memory is built with the equipment the officer carries on duty — not with toys.
Tactical team training in the wraparound firearms training simulator

Tactical team training

Space and field of view for several officers at once: room clearing, active-shooter response, and team coordination with tactical movement inside the same scenario.
Instructor station of the firearms training simulator with live scenario control

Instructor station

The instructor directs the scene live: pausing, branching the outcome, annotating, and replaying every decision — practice becomes a debrief with evidence in front of the group.
Per-officer evaluation

Every session, measured per officer

Accuracy, reaction time, shoot/don't-shoot decisions, and procedural errors for every officer, in real time. The instructor reviews performance at the end of the exercise, and the record is logged per officer in the system, ready for the agency's follow-up.

APEX per-officer telemetry report: performance, errors, and session progress
The software

Simulation and decision software

The simulator is only half the story: the software projects the scenarios, branches the outcomes, and logs every session per officer in the agency's system.

Return-fire device of the firearms training simulator on an officer's belt

Return fire

The officer doesn't just shoot — they can take fire. A belt-worn device responds with a real impulse when they're left exposed: cover, stress, and decision-making are trained with consequences, something no shooting range allows.
Use-of-force scenario in the firearms training simulator

Use-of-force scenarios

Projected situations with civilians, aggressors, and outcomes that hinge on the officer's decision: the most valuable training isn't hitting the target — it's deciding when to shoot and when not to.
Branching scenario in the firearms training simulator with civilians and live decisions

85 outcomes per scenario

A library of HD and 4K video scenarios with 85 branches on average: the instructor triggers the outcome based on the officer's decision — it's never the same scene twice.
Officer training de-escalation with a less-lethal tool in the firearms training simulator

De-escalation and less-lethal tools

Mental health calls, domestic violence, and public crises: the outcome depends on words as much as on the weapon, and verbal de-escalation is trained and evaluated just like marksmanship.
Instructor certification classroom of the firearms training simulator

Certified curriculum

Training modules with an internationally certified curriculum and documented legal defensibility: valid hours for officer training and instructor certification.

Some of our clients

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After-sales support

The largest after-sales network in Mexico

Technicians across Mexico

Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey and the Bajío region: on-site service nationwide.

All-inclusive service plan

When the warranty ends, the annual service plan covers preventive and corrective maintenance and ALL simulator spare parts — travel expenses included.

APEX Drive+

Your after-sales hub: support tickets, service records and each unit's full history — in the cloud, in real time.

Misuse coverage

Broken levers, impacts, operator error: real rough use is covered. Your equipment never sits idle over a mishap.

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Frequently asked questions

What agencies ask us

The questions we hear most from academies, law enforcement agencies, and private security companies.

What is a virtual firearms training simulator?

It's a training system that projects marksmanship and use-of-force scenarios onto a screen, with replicas of duty weapons, and logs every shot and every decision the officer makes. It trains shooting fundamentals and judgment under pressure without live ammunition, without a physical range, and without the associated costs and risks, with objective per-session evaluation.

Who uses firearms training simulators in Mexico?

More than 80 firearms training simulators are installed in Mexico. Training on them are SEDENA (Mexico's Ministry of National Defense), Mexico's National Guard, and the Government of Mexico City, along with law enforcement agencies and police academies such as Jalisco's Ministry of Public Security, the Nuevo León Attorney General's Office, and the municipalities of Querétaro, Guadalajara, Puebla, Escobedo, and San Pedro Garza García, plus private security companies.

What's the advantage over a traditional shooting range?

The cost per shot is zero, there are no trips or range protocols, and above all it trains what the range can't: decision-making. A paper target doesn't hesitate, doesn't run, and isn't a civilian; projected scenarios are. The range remains necessary for live-fire certification — the simulator multiplies the practice hours leading up to it at a fraction of the cost.

How is each officer evaluated?

Every session logs accuracy, reaction time, shoot/don't-shoot decisions, and procedural errors, per officer and per scenario. The instructor reviews performance at the end of the exercise, and the agency keeps the full record: who's progressing, who needs reinforcement, and which officers are ready for the next stage of their training.

What does support and maintenance include?

An annual service plan with preventive and corrective maintenance, remote and on-site support, software updates, and spare parts, with our own technicians in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, and the Bajío region. We are manufacturers with our own operation in Mexico and more than ten years serving law enforcement agencies across the country.

How is this firearms training simulator different from other simulators?

The value isn't in hitting the target — it's in deciding: the projected scenarios stage use-of-force situations with civilians, aggressors, and outcomes that hinge on the officer's reaction — something a range with paper targets can't teach. Add to that duty-weapon replicas with real recoil, the return-fire device, per-officer results, and the largest after-sales support operation in Mexico, with our own technicians in four regions.

What's included when you buy an APEX simulator?

Delivery is turnkey: APEX installs the equipment, calibrates it, and trains your instructors — it's up and running from day one, with no integrators or third parties. It includes the equipment warranty and access to APEX Drive+, the app where support tickets are filed and service history is kept. Once the warranty ends, the annual maintenance plan covers preventive and corrective service and every spare part, with technician travel and expenses included.

What makes APEX after-sales support different from other simulator vendors?

Most vendors sell the equipment with limited coverage: spare parts are quoted separately, technician travel and expenses are billed on top, damage from misuse isn't covered, and service depends on a distributor or an overseas manufacturer. The APEX service plan includes every spare part in the simulator, technician travel and expenses, and coverage even against equipment misuse. Everything is tracked in APEX Drive+, and service is delivered by our own technicians in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, and the Bajío region.