Cubic to deliver urban operations training to Canada
Cubic Corporation will provide urban operations training to the Canadian Department of National Defence under a contract amendment announced on 9 December. The $12 million amendment covers the initial phase of the Urban Operations Training System (UOTS) capability.
The UOTS complements the Weapon Effects Simulation (WES) force-on-force engagement training system deployed by Cubic in 2006 with an urban village training capability. To be delivered to several regions throughout Canada, Cubic will complete the integration and validation tasks for the system instrumentation utilised in the UOTS environment.
If this initial phase of the programme is successfully completed, the training capabilities will be installed across all UOTS villages and buildings. This will involve the installation of devices for high-fidelity tracking solutions, including grenade and IED simulators, video equipment, video servers, special effects generators (sights, sounds, and smells), and targets.
The system enables information collected from high-fidelity tracking devices to be routed to a central location where it is aggregated into a real-time view of the training scenario and stored for after-action review, providing detailed assessment and feedback to evaluators and soldiers on the execution of their tactics, techniques and procedures.
Dave Schmitz, president, Cubic Defense Applications, said: ‘Cubic is committed to providing our customers with innovative solutions that deliver more dynamic and effective training experiences to not only improve operational readiness but also reduce training costs. Our solutions prepare warfighters to engage in the complex and constantly changing urban environment and help develop warfighters’ intuitive decision making skills so they have the confidence to act appropriately and decisively.’
This phase of the contract will run through December 2015.
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