Eagle Dynamics

Eagle Dynamics (often abbreviated as ED)[2][3][4] is a software company known for its flight simulation video games. It was founded by Nick Grey and Igor Tishin in 1991. Originally located in Moscow, Russia, it is now headquartered in Villars-sur-Glâne, Switzerland.[5][6][7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

Digital Combat Simulator was released in 2012 and made DCS: Black Shark and DCS: A-10C Warthog playable under a single platform that incorporates all Eagle Dynamics products. Since then, Eagle Dynamics has released many more "modules" (DLC) along with graphical and engine upgrades. 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. DCS: World has also supported third-party products since Belsimtek released the UH-1H Huey.

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]

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)

Video games
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

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. "Eagle Dynamics SA". OpenCorporates. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  7. "Eagle Dynamics SA". Zefix - Central Business Name Index. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  8. "A quick look at the Su-27 Flanker Fighter Jets Evaluated by Western Countries". theaviationgeekclub.com. December 16, 2019.
  9. "Lock On: Modern Air Combat". www.simhq.com. 5 December 2003. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  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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