Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
After winning the US Air Force’s Advanced Pilot Training (APT) programme Boeing is now in discussions with potential international customers for the T-X training aircraft.
These are early days for the T-X, an aircraft that is yet to be named by the US Air Force, but Boeing is balancing the clear and present need to focus on delivery to the home customer before getting too carried away with an export drive.
That said, the export market is a major opportunity. ‘We’re having discussions [with customers] globally,’ said said Tom Breckenridge, VP international sales at Boeing, ‘And although there is no request for
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The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
The company will operate in two new locations in the coming years to better support US services.
This type of tool provides more realistic training easing the incorporation of new scenarios that accurately represent the threats of the battlefield.
The Engineering Corps has been conducting individual instruction using FLAIM Systems’ Sweeper and should start collective deployments in 2025.
The next-generation platform is motion-compatible and can be used in OTW and NVG applications.
The system can be used to prepare soldiers for both drone offensive operations and CUAS missions.