About

MILO is a world-leading provider of interactive simulation training, curriculum, range design, and equipment. We are widely regarded as the nation’s fastest-growing manufacturer of best-in-class firearms and use-of-force training systems. Since 1994, our award-winning MILO product line has been continuously selected as the de-facto training simulator for all branches of law enforcement, military, security, and public safety agencies throughout the United States and the world.

In 2020 Shooting Range Industries, “SRI” joined the MILO Live division. A premier provider of live-fire shooting range solutions and equipment, specializing in the design and manufacturing of modular shooting ranges that are available as self-contained, single containers, Ready Range systems, or fully configurable multi-container solutions for wide-open layouts with custom lane widths.

 

MILO—What does it stand for?

When we first designed and released the MILO simulator system, it was unique because, for the first time, you could use one computer-based system to accomplish several training tasks in the same location at once, including classroom-based lessons,  instructional presentations, interactive-individual and group testing, and scoring, physical hands-on firearms and use of force training exercises and scenarios. This multiple training and testing capability led to the acronym MILO.

Multiple Interactive Learning Objectives

The MILO acronym, first used as a simple internal product development placeholder name, became so widely used and popular among our customers and professional trainers that we generally use it now for the default product and company name. In fact, it is so widely known now that any kind of simulation training done for judgmental training and the application of force in a simulator has become known as “MILO training.”

 

MILO History

For three decades, MILO has been proud to serve thousands of public safety and military agencies of all sizes and disciplines in over forty nations. Our main goal is to provide the highest level of customer support and service to all our current and future customers, continually improve and expand our product’s capabilities and quality, and provide a superior immersive training environment to the men and women who rely on our systems to prepare for the challenges they face now and in the future.

 

MILO Milestones

1994: IES Interactive Training, now MILO Range Training Systems (MILO Virtual), was founded in Colorado

1995: MILO introduces the first all-digital video, MS Windows™ based training simulators for law enforcement.

1996: MILO  introduces the first integrated and easy-to-use end-user scenario authoring features, allowing users to create their own local scenarios without expensive vendor support.

2001: MILO  introduces the Taser® version facsimile training device designed exclusively for video scenario-based simulation training systems.

2003: IES Interactive Training (MILO) acquired by Arotech Training and Simulation Division-ATSD

2004: MILO includes High-Definition Video and 5.1 sound as standard product features

2006: MILO moved from Colorado to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to join FAAC Inc.

2006: MILO is the first to build and deliver integrated police driving simulators made by the same company that shares the same scenario storylines between both systems.

2009: MILO offers one of the first simulators to offer full touchscreen operation at the IOS.

2012: MILO Range is the first and only simulation system to incorporate Microsoft Kinect for Windows to increase interactivity for voice and physical moves and gestures.

2013: MILO Range is the first simulation system to offer a fully dedicated CO2 recoil shotgun for police simulation training.

2017: MILO  introduces the industry’s first authentic wireless haptic feedback distraction device (MILO Range React!) to replicate the stress-related challenges and physiological changes that occur in the human body during high-intensity training.

2018: MILO  introduces M-SATS (Mobile-Situational Awareness Training System), a rugged, portable self-contained system designed for mobile use.

2019: MILO adds 4K projection capability to all MILO Range simulators and includes a 4K scenario library with all systems.

2020: MILO integrates Shooting Range Industries (SRI) into its portfolio, rebranding it as MILO Live, a key component of MILO products and brands.

2021:  MILO Range diversifies into MILO: MILO-Virtual, MILO-Live, and MILO-Cognitive to drive more science and research into system courses and programs.

2022: MILO and FAAC selected as the baseline system for the weapons skills development (WSD) and Use-of-Force (UoF) prototype development programs under contract  to CAE as a prime integrator for the Army’s Soldier Virtual Trainer (SVT) program

2023: MILO VR is developed to complement MILO Range simulators as a stand-alone or embedded system.  MILO VR was developed with research from law enforcement, industry, and academic experts to provide a more immersive learning environment for scenario-based training.