Eagle Dynamics

Eagle Dynamics (often abbreviated as ED)[2][3][4] is a software company originally founded by Nick Grey and Igor Tishin in 1991. Originally located in Moscow, Russia, it is now headquartered in Villars-sur-Glâne, Switzerland.[5] The company is known for its flight simulation video games.

Eagle Dynamics SA
IndustryVideo games
Founded1991 in Moscow, Russia
HeadquartersVillars-sur-Glâne, Switzerland
ProductsSu-27 Flanker
Flanker 2.0
Lock On
DCS
Number of employees
55 (2008)[1]

History

Founded in 1991 by Nick Grey and Igor Tishin, the company teamed up with publisher Strategic Simulations (SSI) to produce its first game, a combat flight simulator. Released in November 1995, Su-27 Flanker offered players the opportunity to engage in combat aboard the eponymous aircraft over the Crimean peninsula.[6]

Flanker 2.0 was released in 1999. Developers have incorporated better graphics, training missions, multiplayer, and the naval variant of the Su-27, the Sukhoi Su-33, into this release. The theater of operations remained limited to Crimea. Although graphically very accomplished, the game had a significant number of bugs.[7]

Digital Combat Simulator was released in 2012 and made DCS: Black Shark and DCS: A-10C Warthog playable under a single platform. Since then, Eagle Dynamics has released many more "modules" (DLC) along with graphical and engine upgrades.

The company is currently based in Switzerland.[8][9]

Controversies

In 2019, one of the company's developers, Oleg Tishchenko, was extradited from Georgia to the United States on charges of illegally acquiring documentation for an F-16 fighter and smuggling its technical manuals to Moscow.[10] In June 2019, Tishchenko returned home. He was sentenced by the Utah District Court to a term of 12 months and 1 day. But since the term of his conviction had already been served during the investigation period, after the trial, Oleg was released for immediate deportation from the United States.[11]

Combat Flight Simulators

Eagle Dynamics has developed a number of combat flight simulators beginning with Su-27 Flanker in 1995. DCS: Black Shark was the first simulator to feature a fully functional cockpit with a near-total simulation of all onboard systems including sensors, controls, and interfaces. It also launched under a new title, Digital Combat Simulator, which now incorporates all Eagle Dynamics products. DCS: World has also supported third-party products since Belsimtek released the UH-1H Huey.

Year Title Developer Publisher
1995 Su-27 Flanker Eagle Dynamics Strategic Simulations
1999 Flanker 2.0 Ubisoft
2001 Flanker 2.5
2003 Lock On: Modern Air Combat EU: Ubisoft
RU: 1C Company
2008 DCS: Black Shark The Fighter Collection
2011 DCS: A-10C Warthog
DCS: Black Shark 2
2012 DCS: World

Evolution of the Black Sea theater

Since its first productions, Eagle Dynamics has systematically included a theater of operations located on the shores of the Black Sea. Its scope has evolved significantly over the company's publications.

  • Su-27 Flanker1995(Crimea alone)
    Su-27 Flanker
    1995
    (Crimea alone)
  • LOMAC2003(Crimea and Northwest Caucasus)
    LOMAC
    2003
    (Crimea and Northwest Caucasus)
  • Flaming Cliffs 22010(Caucasus extended to Batumi)
    Flaming Cliffs 2
    2010
    (Caucasus extended to Batumi)
  • Black Shark 22011(Caucasus extended to Tbilissi)
    Black Shark 2[12]
    2011
    (Caucasus extended to Tbilissi)

References
  1. "Eagle Dynamics General Information". Archived from the original on 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  2. Eagle Dynamics. "ED Forums". forum.dcs.world. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  3. Eagle Dynamics. "ED Miles terms and conditions". digitalcombatsimulator.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  4. Julius (2020-12-18). "Neues aus der DCS World" (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  5. "Legal". www.digitalcombatsimulator.com. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  6. "A quick look at the Su-27 Flanker Fighter Jets Evaluated by Western Countries". theaviationgeekclub.com. December 16, 2019.
  7. "Lock On: Modern Air Combat". www.simhq.com. 5 December 2003. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  8. "Eagle Dynamics SA". OpenCorporates. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  9. "Eagle Dynamics SA". Zefix - Central Business Name Index. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  10. "Дело разработчика компьютерных игр Олега Тищенко в США". RIA Novosti. June 19, 2019.
  11. "U.S. Deports Russian Convicted Of Smuggling F-16 Manuals". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. June 19, 2019.
  12. DCS official website DCS: Black Shark 2
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