LONDON, Sept. 18 (UPI) — Thales has introduced a new portable sonar training simulation system for Britain’s Royal Navy that allows mission rehearsal scenarios with raw real-time data.
“The introduction of the Rapidly Reconfigurable Training Technology package is a significant step forward in customer training that can be used in the classroom or deployed directly to the customer’s environment, allowing operators to train on the individual sensor fit of submarines at various upgrade stages,” Thales said.
The package is based around the training needs of the Thales Sonar 2076 system and recognition that traditional remote classroom-based methods of training are not as effective as hands-on learning.
The training system can be reconfigured to reflect the various sonar upgrades to individual submarines to allow sonar system operators to train on the exact sonar system they will be using once deployed, thus overcoming training lag — the tine needed for an operator to familiarize themselves with individual sonar upgrades on different boats.
Through a joint effort by Thales, the Royal Navy and Britain’s Defense Equipment and Support organization, Thales Sonar 2076 training service is now integrated into the Royal Naval Submarine School at HMS Raleigh, the company said.
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