Contract to Supply Simulator for SA’s New Armoured Infantry Vehicle

AFRICAN ARMED FORCES – SEPTEMBER 2007

ThoroughTec, the South African simulator manufacturer, has been awarded a R88.5-million contract to design, develop and supply training systems for the S.A. Army’s new armoured Infantry Combat Vehicle, the Badger. Under the seven-year contract, which was awarded to Denel Land Systems (DLS), ThoroughTec will deliver 60 Badger Simulators and eight instructor stations.   Badger is the name given to the vehicles specified in the Department of Defence’s Hoefyster Project, for which DLS is the prime contractor.

The system consists of driver and turret simulators, in addition to instructor stations. Five variants of turret training simulators will be delivered to match the five different turret versions ordered by the SANDF for the Badger vehicles. ThoroughTec already supplies and supports the SA Army’s simulators and virtual battlefield training systems for the Rooikat armoured fighting vehicles, ZT3-A2 Anti-tank Guided Missile Vehicle and Olifant Mk2 Main Battle Tank. These are located at the SA Army’s vehicle training centre in Bloemfontein.