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Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau offers a new training system L. Mageramov marketing@morozov.com.ua Ukrainian enterprise - SOE KMDB - offers a new training system for the personnel of armoured equipment - mobile crew simulator. The mobile simulator can be a universal means for training of the armoured equipment personnel. Owing to original design of the dynamic platform, the designers managed to mount two dynamic simulators with all the requisite systems in a standard 20-foot marine container. One of them being the driver's simulator, whereas the second one ??“ for the turret crew (commander and gunner). Thus, the complete tank or infantry fighting vehicle crew simulator is mounted inside one container. It can be transported by any means, designed for transportation of 20-foot containers, and it can be activated for operation and vice versa within the shortest possible time. Up to 20 simulators can be connected in the network for joint elaboration of tactical tasks within one virtual test range. Its serviceability both in stationary conditions of the specialised training centres and in field conditions is ensured by independent power supply source. All these facilities make it possible to use such simulators not only for training, but also for maintaining of the crew skills and their preparation for fulfilment of particular combat operations at the units permanent places of disposition. The use of mobile simulators allows to solve a wide range of training tasks ??“ starting with driving training and firing - to practical solution of tactical tasks of the company level, and without deceasing the quality of training, to considerably reduce its terms and cost several-fold. The Morozov KMDB has been engaged for many years in developing of various training systems for the armoured equipment and supplied them both to the Ukrainian army and to armies of some other countries. New Bushmaster Vehicles to Be Deployed to Iraq Australian Department of Defence Up to 10 new Bushmaster vehicles will be deployed to southern Iraq with the Al Muthanna Task Group to provide additional transport protection for ADF personnel. Defence Minister Robert Hill said the state-of-the-art vehicles will be used to provide enhanced protection to logistic personnel deployed to the southern province this month. "The Bushmasters will be in addition to the 40 ASLAVs drawn primarily from 1st Brigade in Darwin," Senator Hill said. "The Army`s new Bushmaster vehicles are currently being prepared for deployment and are expected to be loaded for transport to Iraq later this month. This will be the first operational deployment for the vehicles, although an earlier version was trialed in East Timor. "The vehicles are designed to transport troops and provide protection against mortars and small arms ammunition. They have also been designed to deflect the effects of a landmine explosion, providing a high level of protection to soldiers on the battlefield. "The Bushmasters on the Iraq deployment will also be fitted with enhanced protection against fragmentation. "ADI and the Defence Materiel Organisation have worked hard and consistently over three years to produce a good vehicle that is Australian designed and manufactured and that Army has great confidence in. " Each vehicle is being fitted with a weapon station capable of mounting the Army`s light machine guns. The Bushmaster can maintain speeds in excess of 90 km/h on Australian roads with a range of more than 500km carrying nine infantry soldiers. |
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