Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) 2000

MISSION
To simulate weapon-training events that lead to live-fire individual and crew weapon qualification
and other weapon-training events and activities.

DESCRIPTION
The EST 2000 provides initial and sustainment marksmanship training, static unit collective gunnery and tactical training, and shoot don’t shoot training. It supports the following three modes of training: marksmanship, squad and fire team collective and judgmental use of force. The system uses various weapon systems including; M9, M4, M16, M249, M240B, MK19 and M2, AT4 and Shotgun. All EST 2000 training scenarios are U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) validated.

HEAT (HMMWV Egress Assistance Trainer) & MRAP Rollover Trainers

MISSION
To provide training to Soldiers on the effects of rollover and to conduct drills that will provide the skills to react properly during a rollover and/ or egress situation in an up-armored HMMWV or MRAP.

DESCRIPTION
The HEAT and MRAP trainers increase the situational awareness of vehicle rollover by permitting the instructor to observe driver performance and reaction to emergency conditions without requiring the use of an actual vehicle. The device reinforces the importance of seat positioning, wearing seatbelts, demonstrating the feeling of being disoriented and the actual effort required to execute rollover procedures. The trainer allows individuals and crews to rehearse and physically execute the necessary steps required to survive a vehicle rollover.

Virtual Convoy Operations Trainer

MISSION
The VCOT provides training for combat convoys under realistic conditions through the streets of Baghdad and other areas. 

DESCRIPTION
VCOT ensures that soldiers are trained to anticipate ambushes and other insurgent actions from all possible directions by allowing the crew to observe, maneuver, and fire their weapons through a full 360 circumference.  Crewmembers are not limited by fixed screen projections; they have a complete and continuous view of the entire virtual world around them – as they would under real combat conditions. This system is the best answer for training soldiers for combat convoys and for rehearsals of actual convoy missions.

Laser Marksmanship Training System (LMTS)

MISSION
To simulate weapons training events that lead to live-fire qualifications for individual and crew weapons.

DESCRIPTION
The LMTS is a commercial-off -the-shelf laser marksmanship training system that supports the Army’s marksmanship training strategy. Since it is light, transportable, uses self-sustained power or power from a vehicle and requires no fixed facilities support, it is ideal for training scenarios in the field during the day or at night. LMTS accommodates numerous weapons and calibers to include the following: M9 pistol, M16 and M4 rifles, and M249, M240 and M2 machine guns. It uses the individual Soldier’s personal weapon, optics and accessories. LMTS allows units to conduct individual and sustainment marksmanship training using nuclear, biological and chemical equipment.

Virtual Battlespace 2: US Army (VBS2)

MISSION
To field and support an Army-wide, game-based training system that provides the War fighter with a platform to train small unit tactics, techniques and procedures in a contemporary operational environment.

DESCRIPTION
VBS2 is a commercial-off -the-shelf game-based training platform, incorporating a high-fidelity virtual environment, scenario and mission editors, after action review and a powerful development suite. Soldiers move in a shared, immersive, first-person environment that supports mounted and dismounted operations. The system provides ground and air vehicles, small arms and vehicle-mounted weapons, communications, and interactive opposing forces of the contemporary operational environment, including improvised explosive devices. War fighters learn to anticipate and respond to tactical situations by practicing existing and developing tactics, techniques and procedures. Trainers and leaders use VBS2 to rehearse tactical missions and conduct after action reviews of training sessions using easy-to-use authoring tools integrated in the simulation.