Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
The Link Training & Simulation division of L3 Harris Technologies has been awarded a $10.86 million firm-fixed-price modification to a previous contract for F-16 aircraft simulation and training programme services.
The modification increases L3 Link’s role in maintaining and supporting technology for the F-16 Simulators Training Programme.
The contract is expected to run until 31 March 2021 and will take place at unspecified locations within the US and abroad.
The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Centre is the contracting organisation.
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.