LAF is seeking upgrades for its combat simulators

Unclassified information from PEO STRI reveal that the LAF is looking to upgrade two of its combat simulators.

1. Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) 2000
   Value: USD900K | Q4 F2018
   
1. AT4 Simulated Weapons hardware
2. Spares
   
2. Call For Fire Trainer (CFFT)
   Value: USD140K | Q4 FY17
   
1. Terrain Data
2. Spares

The award for CFFT was likely granted, but it is still not clear if the EST 2000 upgrade was awarded or not. It is worth noting that the EST 2000 employed by the LAF supports the RPG 7 weapons simulation (Ref).

This article first appeared on LAF Digest (Unofficial)

Possibly more Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) 2000 for the LAF

Cubic Simulation Systems, Inc. received a contact on Feb 2013 for "EST" systems for Lebanon with expected completion by Dec, 2014. The contract is worth 4.58 million USD (Ref).

The amount of the new contract is higher than the first contract (worth 3.67 million USD) for 5 EST 2000 systems already signed in 2009 and delivered in 2010.

The available details of the contract are not decisive to confirm that there are new simulators and how many; hence why the title of this article says "possibly", but if true, it is yet another step forward for the LAF and it means that the LAF has successfully used the existing 5 systems and realized effective & recognizable training.