Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
Following on from the Cobham Special Missions announcement of 14 July that it had teamed with Draken International for the UK’s Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) requirement, it has now emerged that Draken International has left the Babcock-led team and that remaining team members are now reassessing the situation.
Originally, the Babcock team included Draken International and CAE but its departure has led to both remaining partners to consider their respective positions.
Babcock International has not responded to a request to comment on the situation.
The UK MoD’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) ASDOT project team is expected
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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.