Saab AB received an order to deliver a high fidelity Tactical Engagement Simulation System (TESS) for an undisclosed sum, the first under a recently signed five-year agreement with New Zealand, the company said Monday.
TESS is a live training laser-based system that draws on over 35 years of simulation design, delivery, and support expertise, the company said. Saab will work with the New Zealand Army to deliver an off-the-shelf TESS capability meant to help enhance the army’s ability to conduct and analyze the outcomes of force-on-force exercises.
“We look forward to working closely with the New Zealand Army to enhance its training outcomes. We are proud to deliver this significant training system to the New Zealand Army, which will now lead the region in the employment of advanced laser-based tactical engagement systems to support training,” Saab Australasia head of training and simulation, Inger Lawes, said in a statement.
“With this agreement and order for training systems, the New Zealand Army will have a market-leading live training system that will improve their training capability,” Åsa Thegström, head of the training and simulation business unit in Saab’s dynamics business area, said in a statement.
“We deliver a modern system that enables a wide range of training scenarios and the highest realism. This order further strengthens our market position within this field” Thegström added.