Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
The first European Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Course (EAATTC) of 2016 is currently underway at Spain’s Zaragoza Airbase, the European Defence Agency (EDA) announced on 16 February.
The course, which is running between 14 February and 26 February, is being attended by crew and aircraft from Poland, Germany, Spain and Belgium, and instructors from Italy and the European Air Transport Command (EATC). EDA staff are also engaged in the programme.
The course aims to provide air transport crews with a robust airlift tactics training syllabus in order to enhance interoperability between European air forces. It takes crews into a theatre-deployment mindset, exposing them to airland and airdrop missions in a tactically challenging environment, with an emphasis on aircraft operations and application of procedures in a changing environment.
As part of the training, crew will complete multi-threat missions in a winter mountain environment. A selection of crew will also undertake Night Vision Goggle technology training in the same conditions.
The training includes academics sessions followed by a low-level navigation exercise. The crew will face familiar but fictitious scenarios progressing from a surface-to-air to an air-to-air threat environment.
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.