Defence and security company Saab has received additional orders of approximately $31 million from the U.K. Ministry of Defence to enhance their existing provision of live training capabilities to the British Army abroad and at home.
“We have achieved good results in recent and current projects and have a trustful relation with the U.K. Army,” said Henrik Hojer, managing director Saab Training & Simulation.
“Building upon this we have secured contracts that include the provision of additional simulators for weapons and target systems under the current Direct Fire Weapon Effects Simulator (DFWES) program to support Mission Specific Training (MST) on Salisbury Plain Training Area. An extension to the contract also provides instrumental C-IED training capability as part of a managed training service,” he said in a statement.
In addition and in support to the U.K. training effort later this year, the complete Deployed Tactical Engagement Systems (D-TES) capability will be shipped from Kenya to the United Kingdom and deployed to Salisbury Plain.
“Our Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) training capability improves skills through enhanced coaching and realistic practice. We are proud to continue to support this mission essential training through the employment of our expertise, which is helping to save lives,” Hojer said.
The capability is being delivered by field teams to the point of need, such as in barracks, training establishments or training areas where U.K. military personnel conduct pre deployment training.
The recently awarded contract extension provides for more training, an improvement to GPS accuracy and increased video recording coverage and range. These product improvements provide greater accuracy and richness of feedback to troops and commanders regarding their C-IED performance.