AVS DELIVERS ADVANCED SIMULATORS TO 3 BRIGADE

Applied Virtual Simulation has delivered its flagship Protected Mobility Tactical Trainer (PMTT) to 3 Brigade (Lavarack Barracks, Townsville). The PMTT is a simulation-based training system which provides soldiers who operate Army’s Protected Mobility Vehicle (PMV) fleet with an accessible and realistic training tool. 

The PMTT is designed to deliver collective training and allows rapid iteration of training serials, which can involve complex scenarios in varied terrain and operational conditions. The system provides a comprehensive training capability from the delivery of orders through to execution and after-action review. Through successive training serials, soldiers can quickly gain skills and experience in a wide range of areas, from vehicle craft, to mounted tactics, navigation and communications.  

The delivery of the PMTT for 3 Brigade marks the fourth delivery of a production model PMTT by AVS, with previous systems delivered to 7 Brigade, 5 RAR (1 Brigade) and the Army School of Transport. PMTT’s are now in service at all of Army’s primary combat Brigades and form an essential part of skills development and retention for Army’s PMV operators.  

Applied Virtual Simulation (AVS) Director Martin Carr says: 

“We are extremely proud to deliver the 4th production PMTT to Army. The PMTT represents an agile approach to training system development and implementation, its success is a testament to the hard work of a diverse group of people, from the G7 Branch at FORCOMD to the instructors and staff at AST and the brigade locations, to the engineers and support team at AVS, not to mention the hundreds of soldiers who have used the system and provided valuable feedback. We continue to look for ways to improve the PMTT capability and look forward to continuing to deliver this capability to army.”  

Former Director of Plans & Effects at FORCOMD, Colonel Stuart Cree has previously spoken about the benefits of simulation and simulators such as the PMTT: “Providing realistic, repeatable and measurable training environments is critical for Army’s work towards a Future Ready Training System. Immersive, networked simulation systems are key to preparing our people for complex, congested and lethal operating environments.” 

The PMTT represents a tangible example of Army’s Future Ready Training System which delivers training which is scalable, accessible and realistic.    

Find out more about the PMTT simulation system here. 

7NEWS Townsville Story

Townsville troops are among the first in the country to use state of the art vehicle simulators.

The new tech strives to imitate real life terrain but it’s not the only tool the army is deploying to help train soldiers virtually.

The soldier’s gun is trained on the landscape looking out for enemies but what he sees is a virtual battlefield.

This is the next iteration of army training.

Soldiers from the Third Combat Support Battalion are some of the first in the country to have access to the protected mobility tactical training system. Teams enter the simulator and coordinate their movements as gunners with VR headsets survey what’s ahead.

Major Mick Gordon 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion - “They move to a vehicle casualty with their vehicles, they effect repairs to that casualty and then they move safely back to their home location.”

These troops are all moving in a virtual convoy, that will be part of a real-life operation next week.

Major Mick Gordon 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion - “It allows us to work smarter not harder.”

The training can even add night conditions or a mob of kangaroos to test the wits of the troops

Corporal Mark Dias, 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion – “These vehicles act just like the vehicles would in real life, you have to drive and be congnisant of the environment.”

Simulations are becoming an important part of a soldier’s daily life. Some sniper training and large-scale war games are already played out on screens.

Major Mick Gordon 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion - “Different simulation centres all around Australia, we play opposition force against each other.”