{"id":53068,"date":"2019-06-28T20:22:38","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T20:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/28\/army-awards-key-contracts-to-build-virtual-trainers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:49:21","slug":"army-awards-key-contracts-to-build-virtual-trainers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2019\/06\/28\/army-awards-key-contracts-to-build-virtual-trainers\/","title":{"rendered":"Army awards key contracts to build virtual trainers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Army has awarded several key contracts to build virtual trainers, which make up a critical part of the service\u2019s developing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/itsec\/2017\/12\/21\/networking-simulators-to-create-complex-training-environments-on-horizon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Synthetic Training Environment (STE)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cole Engineering Services, Inc. (CESI) was selected from a pool of vendors with solutions for ground and air virtual trainers on June 28 to build a prototype of the Army\u2019s Synthetic Training Environment\u2019s Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Trainer (RVCT).<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2019\/05\/17\/us-armys-jumping-to-next-level-in-virtual-training-world\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Orlando-TSS-TMT-OWT-Assessment-2-1.jpg-1.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Army\u2019s jumping to the next level in virtual training<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Army is rapidly developing its synthetic training environment that will prepare soldiers at every echelon to fight in a multidomain environment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army sifted through a total of 11 responses to a request for solutions issued in April \u2014 eight RVCT solutions that address aircraft, two that address ground platforms and one that covered both air and ground capability in a comprehensive solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs a result of a multi-stage competition, the comprehensive solution, provided by Cole Engineering Services Inc., was selected as the winning vendor providing best value to the government,\u201d a June 28 statement sent to Defense News from Army Contracting Command- Orlando said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total value of the prototype project, if all phases and options are exercised, is $81.4 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army also awarded a $95 million contract June 19 to VT MAK, a subsidiary of Singapore company ST Engineering in the United States, to deliver both Training Simulation Software (TSS) and a Training Management Tool (TMT) \u2014 two essential elements that, when combined with One World Terrain, form the STE\u2019s Common Synthetic Environment (CSE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CSE enables the RVCT, the Soldier Squad Virtual Trainer and the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The awards mark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/global-force-symposium\/2018\/03\/26\/army-creating-virtual-world-for-multidomain-battle-training\/\" target=\"_blank\">big progress in developing the STE<\/a> \u2014 essentially a virtual world in which to train soldiers for war and aims to move the service away from its stove-piped training systems from the \u201880s and \u201890s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new system will allow soldiers to train collectively \u2014 which is critical to preparing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2018\/10\/09\/from-multi-domain-battle-to-multi-domain-operations-army-evolves-its-guiding-concept\/\" target=\"_blank\">multidomain operations<\/a> across air, ground, sea, cyber and space \u2014 with greater fidelity. The STE will ultimately also be used as a mission planning tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea is to be able to click on any place on a virtual globe and go there. Soldiers can then train virtually in an exact environment in which they can expect to operate in reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The STE was prioritized through the establishment of Army Futures Command and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2017\/11\/06\/armys-modernization-command-taking-shape-under-freshly-picked-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\">has its own cross-functional team<\/a> led by Maj. Gen. Maria Gervais to push efforts forward quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to the standing up of the new four-star command aimed at rapidly building and procuring more modern equipment, the STE wasn\u2019t going to be ready until 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that timeline has been shrunk through new approaches in development and acquisition. The contracts awarded this month, for example, are Prototype Other Transaction Agreements under the Training and Readiness Accelerator (TReX), which allowed the service to move more quickly through a competitive process.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/defense-news-conference\/2018\/09\/05\/25-bloodless-battles-synthetic-training-will-help-prepare-for-current-and-future-operations\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARM-vision.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">25 bloodless battles: Synthetic training will help prepare for current and future operations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The military is building synthetic training capabilities aimed at preparing to operate against near-peer adversaries now and in the future.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan moving forward for the RVCT is \u201cupon successful completion of this prototype effort,\u201d the Army would award a follow-on production contract \u201cwithout the use of competitive procedures,\u201d according to the ACC-Orlando-issued statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But if the vendor fails to \u201cdemonstrate progress\u201d or \u201cbe unsuccessful in the accomplishment of the goals of this prototyping effort,\u201d the Army \u201creserves the right to 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