Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
Tapestry Solutions has been awarded a contract worth up to $58 million to provide mission command training support services to the 7th Army Training Command of the US Army, the company announced on 23 May. The contract has a one-year base period and four option years.
The 7th Army Training Command provides realistic, tailor-made training solutions to US, NATO and partner nations in overseas locations throughout Europe and Africa.
Under the terms of the contract, Tapestry will continue to support live, virtual and constructive training exercises at the Joint Multinational Simulation Center (JMSC) in Grafenwoehr, Germany; its satellites in Kaiserslautern, Germany and Vicenza, Italy; and the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. Theater Security Cooperation exercises throughout NATO will also be supported.
Tapestry has provided support to the US and allied training exercises throughout Europe under the JMSC Battle Simulation Training contract since 2011. The company designs, plans and conducts computer-based simulations to prepare commanders and their staff for full-spectrum military operations. This includes all levels of training from unit-level to joint and multinational exercises in classroom and force-on-force environments.
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.