Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
Alion Science and Technology has received a $34.9 million contract from the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) to provide Joint Training Synthetic Environment (JTSE) for US personnel, the company announced on 21 May.
The Cyber Security MAC IAC indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity, technical area task was awarded by DTIC in support of the Joint Staff J7, Deputy Director Joint Training (DDJT).
Under the contract, Alion will provide a full range of training application design, development and maintenance support to the joint force. The JTSE solution will allow operations and data exchange between simulations, irrespective of their computing platform.
Terri Walker-Spoonhour, senior vice president and head of Alion’s Distributed Simulation Group, said: ‘Our goal is to help the DDJT train the Joint Force using an evolutionary approach to modelling and simulation development and integration that both stabilises legacy solutions and modernises the JTSE.’
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.