Sub-contracted by prime contractor Thales Australia, TEOA shipped the final batch of optical components for the ASLAV CPT to Thales in May 2005, concluding a project that lasted more than 24 months.
The ASLAV project proved a very demanding engineering exercise, tapping into a substantial portion of TEOA's in-house engineering resources.
Valuable experience was gained during the course of the project, the most significant being the expertise in optronics needed to complete the project.
The ASLAV CPTs, housed in ISO standard transportable containers, feature a fully immersive environment with a complete suite of simulated sights, periscope and out-of-turret visuals.
TEOA provided various simulator display systems for the ASLAV CPTs, including: electronically switchable video splitters, LCDs for the ‘real world view', and custom designed displays for the thermal imaging displays.
Thales has confirmed that the nine ASLAV CPTs located at Army bases in Darwin, Puckapunyal and Brisbane are now said to have passed 10,000 hours of operational use, with training availability reaching 98.7 per cent and complete system availability standing at 98.4 per cent.
Overall, 1.2 million simulated rounds are said to have been fired across the three sites, delivering major cost savings compared to the price of real ammunition.
Thomas is proud to have been associated with this program and looks forward to the prospect of exporting sales of this Australian developed technology to the world.
IMAGE CAPTION: Thomas Electronics of Australia was sub-contracted to design and manufacture all mission critical sights used in the ASLAV Crew Procedural Trainer built by Thales Australia.