NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A New Orleans based company was awarded $11 million to develop and deliver weapon simulators for use by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.
According to a release, Haptech Inc, which makes electromagnetic recoil systems for training, was awarded three contracts that will bring over $11 million in new U.S. military contracts to downtown New Orleans before the end of this year.
“These three contracts will accelerate our development efforts and get our technology into the hands of more U.S. Soldiers and Marines sooner,” said Haptech CEO and Founder Kyle Monti.
“We are excited about the opportunity to support our nation`s military by making training safer and more engaging, while simultaneously modernizing training and reducing cost. We are proudly developing this technology in our home state of Louisiana to improve training for our nation’s military.”
The three new contracts will supply weapons training capabilities that feature Haptech’s ERS and data tracking technology. Haptech’s surrogate weapons, which is said to be built exclusively for training, include M17 and M18 handguns, M4 and M110 rifles, and the M240 and M2 machine guns.
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