INTEGRATION IMPERATIVE
THE CONCEPT OF OUR CONCURRENT INTEGRATED TRAINING ENVIRONMENT IS DESIGNED TO MAKE OUR TRAINING
MORE RIGOROUS AND RELEVANT IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE, AT HOME STATION
AND AT THE COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS .
TRADE and the Marine Corps’ Program Manager Training Systems (PM TRASYS) formally signed a memorandum of agree- ment (MOA) to establish a partnership. The two PMs expanded this relationship with an MOA signed in June.
The primary goal is to achieve life-cycle cost savings across Marine Corps RM/T
and Army LT2 programs by: promot- ing joint interoperability; implementing architectural standardization; and maxi- mizing reusability and commonality of existing LT2 product-line assets.
The first Marine Corps product to be co-developed was the Marine Corps- Instrumented Training System (MC-ITS).
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The MC-ITS program was developed with 87 percent reuse of Army LT2 product-line software components and infrastructure. The remaining 13 percent were Marine Corps-specific capabilities that were developed and subsequently extended back into the LT2 product line.
LT2 Product Line Return on Investment Figure 2
200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0
FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 Cumulative Cost Avoidance Annual Investment COST AVOIDANCE
It is projected that the LT2 product line will achieve an additional $40 million in exponential cost avoidance over the next five years. (SOURCE: PEO STRI.)
The acquisition cost and schedule for building a new alternative system were quoted at $19 million and nine years. The actual cost and schedule were $8 million and two years, resulting in an immediate cost savings of $11 million and a seven- year schedule.
TARGET MODERNIZATION The Target Modernization program is a dynamic example of the strengths of the LT2 product line. The core of the program is the Future Army System of Integrated Targets (FASIT) standard. Leveraging common performance, com- munications, protocol standards, and specifications, FASIT defines an architec- ture and product line that aligns with the CTIA and LT2 constructs. FASIT helps the Army lower the total ownership and operating costs of its live-fire ranges.
Using the FASIT standard, the Tar- get Modernization program provides a common solution set for range devices, including a single, government-owned, common controller for all Army targets; a standard performance specification; a
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