SAIC builds Egyptian training center

Sept. 7, 2011

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- SAIC has been tapped by the U.S. Army to build a third simulation, training and instrumentation center for the Egyptian armed forces.

The single-award contract has a three-year period of performance and a total value of more than $46 million.

The Science Applications International Corp. previously developed and implemented Egypt's the first two armed forces combat training centers as well as a home station training capability for the Egyptian armed forces under direct commercial contracts with the government of Egypt.

Under the new contract, SAIC will design and build a fixed and mobile AFCTC is interoperable with the other AFCTCs to accommodate the execution of large training exercises.

The AFCTC will function at the brigade level, provide realistic force-on-force training, and consist of software and hardware systems that support: exercise control, field instrumentation, weapons engagement simulation, after action reviews and live and constructive commanders training.

"We are pleased to continue SAIC's support of the Egyptian armed forces through the AFCTC No. 3," said Bev Seay, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. "The AFCTC program is critical to preparing Egypt's warfighters for their critical missions, and we look forward to helping them maintain training readiness and enhance their realistic modeling and simulation capabilities."

Source: United Press International (UPI).
Link: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2011/09/07/SAIC-builds-Egyptian-training-center/UPI-82781315400375/.