Cubic tailors mortar simulator for the US Army
The company’s mortar trainer received improvements based on soldier’s feedback.
Although perhaps not at the top of everyone’s mind when listing simulation companies, J.F. Taylor Inc. has been providing engineering services, simulator design and fabrication as well as simulator support since its formation in 1983.
The company’s major customer is the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and it has just been brought under contract to provide ‘management, operation, and development services’ for NAVAIR Aircraft Simulation Division’s Manned Flight Simulator (MFS) at NAS Patuxent River in Maryland.
This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is potentially worth $33.7 million and covers support for a variety of platforms primarily for the US
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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.