INTEGRATION IMPERATIVE
The Target Modernization program includes plans to upgrade an additional 40-plus ranges over the next year. Fur- thermore, the Army has committed to deploying all future new ranges with TRACR and to using FASIT-based devices. The technical solutions identi- fied through the Target Modernization program will allow the Army to revital- ize existing ranges at a fraction of the cost associated with constructing new ranges.
The Target Modernization and FASIT architecture are predicated on lowering life-cycle costs through open standards, leveraging commercial communication frameworks, and a tight coupling of the
CONTROLLING FIRE
A Soldier uses the TRACR Control System at the Modified Record Fire Range at Fort Eustis, VA. TRACR uses the FASIT interface with a single control system that is compatible with all Army live-fire training ranges. (U.S. Army photo courtesy of PEO STRI.)
interfaces to the control systems. The decoupling of the ranges from specific vendors and the ability to move targets between ranges create significant savings. The Target Modernization program has documented more than $15 million in value engineering cost avoidance through deployment of the TRACR program alone.
THE FUTURE PM TRADE is now focusing on estab- lishing interface standards for live, virtual, and constructive training that can be partially or fully embedded into weapon systems. While embedded training (ET) has been difficult to define, let alone achieve, TRADOC’s vision, as outlined
in the U.S. Army Training Concept 2012- 2020, includes training while deployed.
Training in a deployed environment will necessitate maximum use of organic equip- ment and minimum use of appended training devices that require warehouses and maintainers. PM TRADE will lever- age the experience of the LT2 product line, expanding it to include standards and architecture for ET. Over the next year, PM TRADE will be working with weapon system PMs and TRADOC to leverage the LT2 approach.
Based upon the benefits demonstrated by MC-ITS and Target Modernization, the future of live training devices will drive leader development, training, and edu- cation outcomes, and will continue to expand the LT2 product line and realize necessary savings during this era of bet- ter buying initiatives. PM TRADE will be the premier provider and integrator of all live training products that are made available through the integrated training environment and that evoke the behav- iors necessary to achieve Army training standards today and beyond.
JAMES TODD is the Lead Systems Engi- neer and Architect for FASIT at PEO STRI, and a Senior Systems Engineer for the LT2 product line. Todd holds a B.S in mechani- cal engineering from the University of New Orleans and an M.S in industrial engineer- ing from Texas A&M University.
DR. JEREMY T. LANMAN is the Lead Systems Architect for PEO STRI’s CTIA and CPM construct, supporting the LT2 Family of Training Systems. Lanman holds a B.S. in computer science from Butler University, an M.S. in software engineering from Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University, and a Ph.D. in modeling and simulation from the Uni- versity of Central Florida.
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