United States, Aug. 18 -- Cubic Defense has been awarded a three-year Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) contract to support U.S. Army PEO STRI programs. The contract provides engineering and manufacturing of 60mm and 81mm mortar Tactical Engagement Simulation Systems (TESS) training systems under the STE Increment 1 rapid fielding to the U.S. Army's Continental United States (CONUS)-based combat training centers, the National Training Center (NTC) and Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC). The LTS-Mortar system began as a prototype under the U.S. Army's STE LTS FoF Focus Area 2 (Indirect Fires) OTA awarded in 2021. The system was advanced through multiple engineering integration events, Soldier Touch Points (STPs), and with iterative subje...