Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has been awarded a place on the US Army's Training Support Systems - Enterprise (TSS-E) contract.
The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract has a five-year ordering period and a ceiling value of over $554 million.
Under this contract, the awardees will provide networked, integrated and interoperable training support capabilities to active duty, reserve, and national guard soldiers, units, commands and installations located throughout the continental US and overseas.
The contract will include development, delivery and enablement of an operationally relevant and totally integrated live, virtual, constructive and gaming training environment through the army’s TSS-E products, services and facilities worldwide.
These training services and solutions fall into five major task areas including Sustainable Range Program; Combat Training Center; Mission Complex and the army’s Live, Virtual, Constructive, Integrating-Architecture; soldier training; and training development.
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.