Arotech’s FAAC Incorporated Receives $10.5 M Award for U.S. Army National Guard Operator Driving Simulators
August 08 2017 - 4:06PM
FAAC Incorporated, a part of Arotech Corporation’s (Nasdaq:ARTX)
Training and Simulation Division, announced that it has received a
sole source contract for its Army National Guard Operator Driving
Simulators. The General Services Administration contract from the
National Guard Bureau is valued at $10.5M, with a period of
performance of two years.
This award builds upon FAAC’s previous Army
National Guard Operator Driving Simulator (ARNG ODS) efforts, which
began in 2006 and have resulted in the fielding of a total of 27
training systems to 25 different states. The current effort
procures nine new multi-simulator mobile systems and provides
capability enhancements for 16 of the currently fielded
systems.
The ARNG ODS educates soldiers on the operation
of a variety of military vehicles. The ARNG ODS supports the
training of vehicle operators of the M915 and M939 trucks, the
family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), the Heavy Expanded
Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT), the Palletized Load System (PLS)
and the Heavy Equipment Transport System (HETS), the M1114 High
Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), the Mine Resistant
Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAP) and the MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle
(MATV). The ARNG ODS provides student operators with a realistic
and high fidelity operational experience for both on-road and
off-road conditions in multiple physical and weather
environments.
“We are honored to have been selected to
continue our support of the Army National Guard’s Operator Driving
Simulator program. We are especially pleased that the fielded
systems have validated these additional requirements and that we
are in position not only to expand the National Guard’s training
capacity but also to update legacy systems with current technology
and increased capabilities,” said Todd Glenn, FAAC’s Executive
Director of Military Business Development.
About Arotech’s Training and Simulation
DivisionArotech’s Training and Simulation Division (ATSD)
provides world-class simulation based solutions. ATSD develops,
manufactures, and markets advanced high-tech multimedia and
interactive digital solutions for engineering, use-of-force, and
operator training simulations for military, law enforcement,
security, municipal and private industry personnel. The division’s
fully interactive operator training systems feature
state-of-the-art vehicle simulator technology enabling training in
situation awareness, risk analysis and decision-making, emergency
reaction and avoidance procedures, conscientious equipment
operation, and crew coordination. The division’s use-of-force
training products and services allow organizations to train their
personnel in safe, productive, and realistic environments. The
division supplies pilot decision-making support software for the
F-15, F-16, F-18, F-22, and F-35 aircraft, simulation models for
the ACMI/TACTS air combat training ranges, and Air-Refueling Boom
Arm simulators. The division also provides consulting and
developmental support for engineering and research simulation
solutions.
Arotech’s Training and Simulation Division
consists of FAAC Incorporated (www.faac.com), MILO Range Training
Systems (www.milorange.com), and Realtime Technologies
(www.simcreator.com).
About Arotech
CorporationArotech Corporation is a defense and security
products and services company, engaged in two business areas:
interactive simulation for military, law enforcement and commercial
markets; and mobile power systems for the military, commercial and
medical markets.
Arotech is incorporated in Delaware, with
corporate offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and research, development
and production subsidiaries in Michigan, South Carolina, and
Israel. For more information on Arotech, please visit Arotech’s
website at www.arotech.com.
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