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Arotech’s FAAC Incorporated
receives USMC Operator Driving Simulator Contract Modification Valued
at $4.0M to Include Additional Key International Installations
February
3, 2009 - FAAC Incorporated, part of Arotech Corporation’s
(NasdaqGM: ARTX) Training and Simulation Division, has received
a contract modification valued at $4.0M. The modification adds a
dual-simulator mobile system for Marine Corp Air Station Iwakuni,
Japan; three full-motion 6DOF simulators for Camp Hansen Okinawa,
Japan; and 3 additional dual-simulator mobile systems for U.S. based
Marine Force Reserve sites.
This modification to FAAC’s contract with
the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command, Program Manager for Training
Systems (PM TRASYS), increases the total number of USMC ODS systems
procured to 26 systems with a total of 51 simulators.
The USMC ODS originally employed in operations
of M1114 Up-Armored HMMWV and MK-23 with Marine Armor System has
been extended to include USMC Mine Resistance Ambush Protected fleet
of vehicles: 4 x 4 Cougar Category I, 6 x 6 Cougar Category II,
and 6 x 6 Buffalo Category III vehicle. "The advantage of this
system is that it is a one-stop shop for commanders who can train
their Marines on a range of tactical vehicles," said Capt Garrett
Hager, PM TRASYS USMC ODS Project Officer, quoted in the Show Daily
during the recent Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and
Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando in December 2008.
About Arotech’s Training and Simulation
Division
Arotech’s Training and Simulation Division
(ATSD) provides world-class simulation based training solutions.
ATSD develops, manufactures, and markets advanced high-tech multimedia
and interactive digital solutions for engineering, use-of-force,
and driver training simulations for military, law enforcement, security,
municipal and private industry personnel. The division’s fully
interactive driver-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,
and conscientious equipment operation. The division’s use-of-force
training products and services allow organizations to train their
personnel in safe, productive, and realistic environments. The division
provides consulting and developmental support for engineering simulation
solutions. The division also supplies pilot decision-making support
software for the F-15, F-16, F-18, F-22, and F-35 aircraft, as well
as simulation models for the ACMI/TACTS air combat training ranges.
Arotech’s Training and Simulation Division
consists of FAAC Incorporated (www.faac.com), IES Interactive Training
(www.ies-usa.com), and Realtime Technologies, Inc. (www.simcreator.com).
About Arotech Corporation
Arotech Corporation is a leading provider of quality defense and
security products for the military, law enforcement and homeland
security markets, including multimedia interactive simulators/trainers,
lightweight armoring and advanced zinc-air and lithium batteries
and chargers. Arotech operates through three major business divisions:
Training and Simulation, Armor, and Battery and Power Systems.
Arotech is incorporated in Delaware, with
corporate offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and research, development
and production subsidiaries in Alabama, Michigan, and Israel. For
more information on Arotech, please visit Arotech’s website
at www.arotech.com.
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