Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
Boeing’s T-X jet trainer aircraft will return to test flights ‘imminently’ following changes as part of the engineering and manufacturing development phase, according to T-X advanced pilot training program senior director, Ted Torgerson.
The two aircraft stopped flying in December 2018 for minor modifications to aircraft systems as part of a contract under the USAF Advanced Pilot Training (APT) programme to eventually supply 350 aircraft up to 2034 with the potential for eventually 475 aircraft. No structural changes were made to the aircraft. First delivery is expected in 2023 with initial operating capability in 2024 but the company believes it
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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.