Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will provide training-related products and services to the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) under a task order announced on 17 July.
The order, placed by the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, was issued against a US Foreign Military Sales sole-source, three-year, single award IDIQ contract.
Jose Diaz, Sr, vice president of Kratos' Training Division, said: ‘This award expands our ability to continue to support the RSNF’s commitment to the transformational goals of the Ministry of Defence as it modernises its growing naval fleet. It is another example of the rapid international expansion of our training services in areas including the Middle-East, Australia and Europe.’
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.