Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
CAE USA has received a contract from the USN to continue providing comprehensive T-44C Pegasus aircrew training services at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas.
The contract is worth more than $70 million with a baseline performance period of 12 months and additional 12-month options until mid-2027, CAE announced on 6 January.
CAE USA provides T-44C aircrew training services to the Chief of Naval Air Training under a contractor-owned and contractor-operated training programme.
The company began delivering T-44C aircrew training to the USN in 2013. The T-44C is the USN variant of the King Air aircraft used for intermediate and advanced multi-engine pilot training.
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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.