Fidelity Technologies Corp. Secures a $2.2 Million Contract to Build Soldier Training Simulators for the U.S. Army National Guard

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Fidelity Technologies Corp. Secures a $2.2 Million
Contract to Build Soldier Training Simulators for the
U.S. Army National Guard

Technology to Train Soldiers in Controlling and
Directing Firepower

READING, PA. – May 15, 2007 – In the most basic rule
of battle, scoring devastating and decisive hits are
the key to victory.

Training lead soldiers with the critical task of
reporting enemy positions and calling for indirect
fire support is now a military priority – just as
important as marksmanship.

To that end, Fidelity Technologies Corp. of Reading,
Pa. has been called upon to develop and manufacture
The Call for Fire Trainer (CFFT), a state-of-the-art
training simulator to help “forward observers” conduct
calls for fire missions. These observers serve as
scouts who call in coordinates of enemy locations for
coordinating artillery, mortar, naval gun fire and
bombing missions.

Like all advanced training simulators, CFFT is a
software-intensive “plug and play” modular package of
training realism, presenting with enhanced graphics,
virtual sound and pluggable software.

The CFFT provides realistic training under a variety
of battlefield conditions. Trainers can integrate
geo-specific high resolution terrain databases,
realistic moving and stationary models, simulated
weapons effects, US Army software, and a combination
of simulated and virtual military equipment. Soldiers
can participate in scenarios that emulate real-life
missions – including the enemy and friendly forces.

“The military first asked us in 1993 to develop
important technology to support these forward
observers on the battlefield,” explained J. David
Gulati, president of Fidelity Technologies Corp. “Over
time, we have revamped and updated the product to
address the ever-evolving technology involved in
warfare. We are proud to offer The CFFT, which will
play a critical role in protecting our soldier in
combat.”

The defense contract, issued through the U.S. Army
Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, &
Instrumentation, calls for production to begin
immediately, with the new systems delivered in the
fall.

Fidelity will construct 24 portable CFFTs, with 12
stations. There will also be six portable systems,
each capable of training four students.

In addition, Fidelity will update and retrofit a
predecessor of the classroom version of the CFFT,
known as a GUARDFIST II.

Under the contract, Fidelity will install systems at
National Guard training centers throughout the United
States.

Gulati noted this is the latest contract in an ongoing
program to upgrade and replace the forward observer
training simulators at all National Guard training
centers. The upgrades, which began in 2004, will
ultimately satisfy the needs of all National Guard
units.

The system trains the soldier to use proper procedures
and protocol to call in target coordinates in support
of operations using artillery, mortars, naval gunfire,
and close air support assets. The CFFT can be used for
procedural, tactical, and strategic training in
controlling and directing ground and air firepower.

“As a result of lessons learned in Iraq, the Army
directed that every soldier receive basic training in
call for fire mission procedures,” Gulati said. “The
Call for Fire Trainer is comprehensive in its
capability to support introductory task-based skills
training, intermediate and refresher training, and
complex mission planning.”

Fidelity was awarded its first military contract for
this product in 1993 from the National Guard. At the
time, the product was called a “Guard Unit Armory
Device Full-Crew Interactive Simulation Trainer
(GUARDFIST-II).

For the last several years, Fidelity worked closely
with the U.S. Army and Army National Guard to optimize
the GUARDFIST-II hardware and other components for
development of The CFFT. GUARDFIST-II is now being
used for training exercises in Iraq, Afghanistan and
Korea.

Fidelity Technologies Corporation provides services
and products to Government clients in the areas of
simulation and training, field support services,
military and aerospace manufacturing, and
meteorological products and systems. Fidelity’s
Simulation and Training unit has more than 14 years of
experience in developing and fielding simulation
trainers for soldiers. Log on to www.fidelitytech.com
for more information.