{"id":21695,"date":"2018-06-19T22:00:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T22:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/19\/4-companies-start-work-on-the-armys-cyber-training-platform\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:10:09","slug":"4-companies-start-work-on-the-armys-cyber-training-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2018\/06\/19\/4-companies-start-work-on-the-armys-cyber-training-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"4 companies start work on the Army\u2019s cyber training platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Four companies have been awarded contracts to develop initial prototypes for components to make up the Department of Defense\u2019s comprehensive cyber training range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They include ManTech, Simspace, Metova and Circadence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Persistent Cyber Training Environment, which the Army is managing on behalf of U.S. Cyber Command, will effectively be the module where cyberwarriors can conduct ongoing individual and collective training on par with rifle ranges for infantry troops and combat training centers for brigades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, no system exists for cyberwarriors to conduct ongoing training; typically, they test readiness in large-scale annual exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\t