Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
Australia is adopting a new training approach with the introduction of the Decisive Action Training Environment (DATE), a concept and name that the US Army introduced around a decade ago, and which was subsequently adopted by both Canada and the UK.
The supposition of DATE is that the Australian Army will be able to train against a dynamic and free-thinking enemy, with DATE becoming the army’s standardised training system aligned with a multinational framework.
A spokesperson from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) told Shephard: ‘The Decisive Action Training Environment is a modernisation initiative by the Australian Army to improve
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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.