The Cubic Corp. [CUB] was awarded a $12 million contract amendment by the Canadian Department of National Defence for the initial phase of the Urban Operations Training System (UOTS) capability, the company said on Dec. 9.
The UOTS complements the Weapon Effects Simulations (WES) force-on-force engagement training system that was deployed by Cubic in 2006. The UOTS is to add an urban village training capability in several Canadian regions.
In the first phase of the UOTS, Cubic is to complete the integration and validation tasks for the system instrumentation employed in the UOTS environment, the company explained.
“Cubic is committed to providing our customers with innovative solutions that deliver more dynamic and effective training experiences to not only improve operational readiness but also reduce training costs,” Dave Schmitz, president of Cubic Defense Applications, said in a statement.
After the initial phase is completed, additional task orders are planned to be awarded to Cubic as the lead systems integrator for the training instrumentation.
If ordered, Cubic will then install hundreds of devices for high-fidelity tracking solutions. This includes grenade and improvised explosive device (IED) simulators, video equipment, video servers, special effects generators, and targets.
Information from the tracking devices will be routed to a central location for aggregation into a real-time view of the training scenario, stored for after-action review, the company noted. This provides detailed assessment and feedback to evaluators and soldiers.
The initial phase of the contract is expected to be completed in December 2015.