The US Army has awarded a US$2.5m contract to global Survival Technology solutions provider Survitec to supply an Inflatable Walls Training System (IWTS), a portable tactical structure designed specifically for temporary urban combat training. The company will roll out the IWTS packages to undisclosed bases from August 2023, with supply scheduled for completion by mid-2024.
The deal, which represents Survitec’s first large-scale supply deal with the US Army, is for eight Level 4 IWTS and eight Level 2 IWTS Expansion kits to cover an area of more than 2000m2 when inflated, the equivalent size of five basketballs courts. The contract award with the US Army followed a successful three-day, side-by-side military-grade evaluation process with a competing hard wall system.
“We are delighted that the Survitec Inflatable Wall Training System has been selected by the US Army to meet its tactical training requirements,” said Nick Mulhall, Business Development Director , Survitec – Aerospace & Defence. “While IWTS is in use with US law enforcement and naval defence units across the United States, this contract represents our first major contract with the US Army. It is a huge achievement for IWTS and Survitec in the global land forces arena.”
Survitec’s IWTS offers a rapidly deployable and economical solution of providing a reality-based environment in which to train. A series of lightweight and portable inflatable walls, available in six modular shapes, fixed together to replicate any physical structure allowing the US Army to simultaneously create complex structures and target training scenarios. Every room, corridor, entrance, exit and window can be recreated so land forces can effectively train in a number of real-life scenarios.
By providing realistic ‘shoot house’ scenarios that simulate the challenges faced in combat situations, Scott Tonks, Defence Category Manager, Survitec, said services personnel can “hone their urban combat skills” in a safe and controlled environment.
“Given global geopolitical tensions, the training and readiness of military personnel for urban warfare has never been so important,” he said. “IWTS provides a physical environment that can simulate real-life scenarios. This can provide a more realistic training experience than VR/AR simulations, which rely on virtual environments and may not offer the same level of physical interaction. IWTS optimises safety through training.”
Since its market introduction in 2019, IWTS has been widely adopted by defence and security services worldwide and has received training ammunition Simunition and FX certification by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems.
Unlike legacy systems, the innovative IWTS is lightweight, portable, reconfigurable, compact when stowed, and easily deployable wherever a unit is based and reconfigured to create different layouts. A complete 800m2 shoot house takes approximately 35 minutes to inflate and build.
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