Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
UK Royal Air Force Typhoon fitted with Cubic’s P5 Pods in the Cobra Warrior exercise. (Photo: US DVIDS)
The US military will operate Cubic Defense’s SPEAR capability in multi-domain war games and simulations conducted in the Indo-Pacific region in FY2025.
The platform is engineered to provide a comprehensive common operational picture during live post-mission operations, tests and training. According to Cubic, it seamlessly integrates data from live, virtual and constructive feeds, multiple domains, kinetic and non-kinetic effects, and analytics capabilities.
“We have at least five exercises where we are going to be using SPEAR in the INDOPACOM [US Indo-Pacific Command theatre] in FY25,” Paul Averna, VP and general manager of advanced training solutions for Cubic told Shephard during
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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.