Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826-3224

69 -- PREDATOR WEAPON SYSTEM TRAINER DUE 013195 POC Contract Specialist, John W. Purser, (407)380-4011 The US Marine Corps is looking for Non-Developmental Item training systems to support force on force and gunnery training requirements for the PREDATOR weapon system. The PREDATOR is a low cost, man-portable, fire-and-forget, day/night assault weapon designed to support short-range (17-750 meters) anti-armor and direct-attack missions. Using the anti-armor warhead, PREDAROR's inertial guidance system acquires a target (stationary or moving), senses both its leading and trailing edges, flys over the target and using a downward explosion ultimately kills the target. Using the direct-attack warhead, PREDATOR's inertial guidance system facilitates firing along a line-of-sight against stationary targets (Bunkers, Structures, and light armor). The US Marine Corps requires training systems to satisfy the PREDATOR's force-on-force and gunnery training requirements. The PREDATOR Force-on-Force training system should as a minimum be man-portable, MILES compatible (real-time and training data), and ruggedized to meet the enviromental demands for a field tactical trainer. The PREDATOR's gunnery training system should visually replicate day/night scenarios, both European and desert terrain, a variety of target types (OPFOR and BLUFOR), weapon effects (anti-armor launch/hit/miss, direct-attack launch/hit/miss, missile plume, etc.), and flight characteristics of both the anti-armor and direct-attack warheads. Additionally, the gunnery training system should have automated performance measurement, feedback and reporting features (i.e. reticle aim error). The PREDATOR's gunnery training system should as a minimum be capable of full operation in a sheltered enviroment (classroom and deployed). The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division encourages companies that have Non-Developmental Item training systems that can currently meet or be adapted to meet one or both of the Marine Corps' force-on-force and gunnery training requirements to contact John W. Purser at the phone number and address listed prior to 31JAN95. The target date for delivery of the trainer is the second quarter of FY 99. Please provide a brief written response with your approach to develop this trainer and include your business size. (0010)

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