Denel Land Systems has awarded ThoroughTec a contract worth $12.2 million to design and supply training systems for the South African Army’s new armoured infantry combat vehicle, the Badger.

The seven-year deal calls ThoroughTec to deliver 60 Badger simulators and eight instructor stations to the Army.   The training simulator system consists of driver and turret training simulators along with the instructor stations.  Five variants of turret training simulators will be delivered to match the five versions ordered for the actual vehicles.

ThoroughTec, based in Durban, has contracts in place already to supply and support the South African Army’s simulators and virtual battlefield training systems for the Rooikat armoured fighting vehicle, the ZT3-A2 anti-tank guided missile vehicle and the Olifant Tank Mk2 main battle tank.  All are located at the service’s vehicle training centre in Bloemfontein.