Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
Bagira Systems has won the Netherlands Ministry of Defence's Joint Fires Training Exercise and System tender with its Joint-fire BattleSpace Simulator (JOBSS), the company announced on 28 August.
The company will supply JOBSS to the Royal Netherlands Army, where it will be used as a comprehensive simulator for joint-fires processes training.
Under the contract, Bagira Systems will adapt JOBSS to the customer’s doctrine and concept of operations through a formal NATO accreditation process.
The company will provide simulator configurations from individual education and training up to a Joint Fires Support Team tactical training, using high-resolution dome displays and highly realistic simulated equipment.
The new systems will be installed at various training bases around the country. A number of transportable systems will also be provided to enable training during exercises and missions. Bagira will also sustain and support the simulators on-site over a period of at least ten years.
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.
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The next-generation platform is motion-compatible and can be used in OTW and NVG applications.
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