Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
Meggitt Training Systems utilised the live-fire range opportunities at the recent Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show industry range day to highlight its new Location of Miss and Hit (LOMAH) design for a number of military attendees at that event.
According to Jon Read, director of live-fire systems for Meggitt, LOMAH is an acoustical bar that is installed in front of a training target. Typically, these are situated on stationary infantry targets and triangulate the incoming round as it travels over the bar.
Using ‘acoustical mathematics’, the system will score that round on a shooter station display.
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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.