Digimation Receives Follow-up Purchase Order for Multiple DART Firearm Training Simulators from United States Army
Digimation, an innovator in 3D virtual training and simulation, announced that it has received a second purchase order from the U.S. Army for 23 of its highly portable and versatile DART firearm training simulators. The Army intends to use the systems at multiple bases including Fort Polk, Louisiana; Fort Drum, New York; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Bliss, Texas; and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to train soldiers in firearms handling, marksmanship, and safety.
The DART system, at just six inches wide by four inches tall by five inches deep, is the most portable firearms simulator available and can be set up and used in virtually any location. The system’s portability keeps training within easy reach of soldiers making it convenient to train often. Yet, despite its small size, DART is feature-rich and includes capabilities not found on any other platform.
“The military is moving away from large, expensive firearms training systems because they don’t provide the accessibility and throughput of DART and can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars more,” said David Avgikos, president of Digimation. “The fact that this is a repeat order speaks for itself.”
The Army added DART Studio authoring software for each system it purchased underlining its need for enhanced tools that allow every aspect of a course or drill to be customized.
“DART Studio is another significant advantage of the DART system”, said Brian Gaynor, director of training for Digimation. “Gone are the days of practicing with static targets. DART Studio allows the creation of courseware and drills with intelligent, moving targets capable of interacting with the shooter without intervention from the instructor.”
“The fact that this is the second such order from the Army speaks volumes,” said Avgikos. “After fielding and using DART across multiple bases for a year, the Army is expanding their implementation of DART because it gets the job done more easily and affordably than legacy simulation systems.”
