Radon makes very good simulators, and their prices have been generally less than their major competitors. I suspect that the government got a pretty good price. The problem is that Radon would have had to bid a simulator that met all of the government requirements and specifications. The tendency of the last 15 years and so has been to add lots of bells and whistles that drive up costs without improving the training quality. The government always chooses the simulator that looks neat and has the fanciest displays and now writes the requirement that way.
These simulators provide IED blast effects, and handling challenges to include rollovers that are not a good idea to do with the real vehicle, but I’m sure that a cheaper simulator could be built that meets all the training requirements - the government would never buy it.
We can all be patriots here and fully support whatever it is our military deems necessary for success - but it is also important to not let our patriotism blind us from making wise fiscal decisions. Still taxpayer $ funding our troops...