Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
Cobham has received a follow-on contract from NATO to deliver operational readiness training for up to five years, the company announced on 16 January.
Under the contract, Cobham will deliver electronic warfare and threat simulation training to NATO allied forces to prepare for complex and multi-layered front line threats.
Training will be delivered using Cobham’s owned and operated aircraft carrying a suite of either NATO-furnished equipment or Cobham’s electronic warfare podded training technology.
Darren Moncrieff, vice president of Cobham Special Mission, said: ‘Securing this follow-on contract, with a customer as prominent as NATO, demonstrates that we have a world leading, technically advanced operational training capability that is innovative yet affordable.
‘Our training solution is able to meet the current training requirements of a modern military fighting force, and can adapt to meet future threats and requirements. Cobham remains committed to providing NATO with world leading training and technology solutions.’
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.