The EUMP system is a portable missile launcher training simulator and was developed and installed by ESPELSA for squadron instruction purposes. This system is capable of realistically simulating geographical spaces, terrains, manoeuvring areas, target behaviour, firing effects, etcetera, and it provides trainees with a simulated environment where they can accustom themselves to the means and organic methods by which these factors act.

Colonel José Pulido, the officer in charge of the academy’s Simulation and Educational Resources Centre, gave Colonel Cervantes a demonstration of the trainer’s operational and technical capacities. The attaché was able to see first hand how effective this particular tool is for training and teaching squads without having to use real weapons. There is a double advantage inherent in this feature of the system:  From the economic standpoint it means a big savings in training costs, and from the safety standpoint using a hardware/software system that recreates situations highly realistically means young soldiers need not be exposed to hazardous conditions.