Cubic Corporation (CUB) and Thales USA Unveil New Reconfigurable MRAP Vehicle Trainer
Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) and Thales USA unveiled their new Reconfigurable MRAP Vehicle Trainer during a joint news briefing today at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando.
The virtual trainer will allow troops to practice clearing convoy routes of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other weapons and hazards through realistic immersive simulations of battlefield conditions including weather, terrain, allied and enemy vehicles, opposing forces and weapons ranging from small arms to rocket-propelled grenades and IEDs. Initially, the Reconfigurable MRAP Vehicle Trainer will replicate the Buffalo MPCV (Mine-Protected Clearance Vehicle), Husky VMMD (Vehicle-Mounted Mine-Detector Systems) and RG-31 MMPV (Medium Mine Protected Vehicle).
Designed for use in a trailer, the trainer includes a gunner's turret, vehicle cab, motion platform, instructor operator station, power generation, heating and air conditioning. Cubic's Orlando-based Simulation Systems Division will manufacture the gunner's turrets and vehicle cabs and supply training software featuring complex scenarios based on physics-based models. The weapons have accurate ballistics and recoil to provide fidelity identical to the weapon being emulated.
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