Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
Cubic Defense Applications is to continue logistics support on its P5 Combat Training System (CTS) for multiple non-US customers, under a new $193.3 million contract from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.
The previous CTS contract for Cubic expired on 20 July.
Work will be performed in San Diego and is expected to be completed in September 2027, the DoD noted in a 10 September announcement.
FMS customers in this contract include Australia, Egypt, Morocco, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the UK.
P5 CTS is the USAF and USN programme of record for Autonomous Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation (AACMI) systems.
The system is embedded within the F-35 and Eurofighter Typhoon programmes.
P5 CTS is expected to be supported by the USAF until 2030, when it is scheduled to be succeeded by the Secure Live, Virtual and Constructive Advanced Training Environment (SLATE).
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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.