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Updates can take significant time and effort, but the upgrade is expected to reach soldiers by 2025. The existing Javelin trainer was developed in 2001 and modeled on real-world training ranges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both U.S. and foreign purchasers of the Javelin receive an allotment of trainer devices, and approximately 900 are in operation around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SAIC officials said the trainer is typically employed in a classroom setting, where troops become familiar with the device and its controls. While U.S. personnel sometimes progress to fire expensive, live missiles in their training, not all users around the world have that opportunity. That means the trainer could be their only experience with the Javelin platform until it\u2019s time to face down an enemy vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And the new Unreal Engine-powered version of the trainer will ensure a more realistic experience, SAIC experts said. After viewing the current software and comparing it to the forthcoming one, Army Times observed significant improvements in picture quality, terrain options and target realism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The company is hopeful that bringing the program up to modern graphics standards can help \u201cborn-digital\u201d Gen Z troops focus on training rather than graphical shortcomings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adopting an off-the-shelf physics and graphics engine will make maintaining the trainer and developing new scenarios \u2014 customized to each customer\u2019s specifications \u2014 easier and cheaper, SAIC officials said. The Unreal Engine has a large user community across several industries, making it easier to solve problems, find talent and continue building additional capabilities into the new trainer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The next-generation trainer\u2019s expected 2025 release will come on the heels of an expansion of the anti-tank platform\u2019s production line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Javelin is among several Western weapons that gained popularity over the last year, as Ukraine fights off its Russian invaders. In spite of the demand, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth pushed back on the narrative of a \u201cJavelin crisis\u201d at a March 15 event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re making 2,500 Javelins a year already,\u201d the Army\u2019s top official said. \u201cAnd we\u2019re going to be getting that up to 5,000 Javelins a year in the next year or two.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Javelin’s Basic Skills Trainer update is expected to debut in 2025, according to SAIC, the contractor overseeing the program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":117840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":7,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[7,29,36],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3358],"class_list":["post-36530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-battlefield-tech","category-home","category-it-networks-battlefield-tech"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"2RVSUOXFKND27HZ675ADWJTVQ4","arc_canonical_url":"\/training-sim\/2023\/03\/29\/how-a-video-game-engine-will-power-javelin-anti-tank-training\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0617.JPG_6caca6.jpg\")
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