Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced on 8 November that it had signed an approximately $90 million contract with Indonesia covering the provision of three KT-1B basic trainer aircraft and the upgrade of T-50i advanced jet trainers.
The deal was signed during Indo Defence 2018 by Kim Jo-won, KAI’s CEO, and Agus Setiadji, head of the Indonesian Defence Facilities Agency.
The KT-1B is already operated by the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU), with 17 having been purchased in previous orders since 2003.
However, the fleet had been diminished by the loss of three aircraft, one in a training accident in June 2010
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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.