Surface Tactical Team Trainer (STTT)

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The Department's submission reflects the results of a deep dive into Fleet Training Wholeness (FTW) and how to provide a means for Strike Group Training in a contested environment, in accordance with Chief of Naval Operations guidance and Fleet Training Wholeness 2025 objectives. The analysis determined the most cost effective means to provide this training is via a combination of Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) capabilities. The department of the Navy has identified 21 LVC Capabilities that can be begin in FY19 leveraging combat system product line architecture components, contract vehicles, warfare center subject matter experts, and engineering practices for iterative development. The deep dive identified that there is no other cost effective way train in a contested environment. The foundation for LVC has already been established. FY19 continues the iterative investment strategy to provide initial at sea LVC capability to train a Strike Groups in the environment they expected to fight in. The development, integration and testing of LVC's, along with ensuring interoperability with surface and air communities, will be accomplished across Integrated Warfare Systems (IWS), Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE), and the Navy's Tactical Training Network. Surface Tactical Team Trainer (STTT) develops modifications during sustainment of Battle Force Tactical Training (BFTT) system and modernization into the Advanced Training Domain (ATD). Both BFTT and ATD are the core system that is used to integrate the weapon system elements, and combat system components to create the Total Ship Training Capability (TSTC). BFTT and ATD continue to integrate and update, as new tactical capabilities are being introduced, to enable crew operator proficiency training for basic and sustainment level training events, through distributed strike group certification fleet synthetic training (FST) events and including Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) FST at Sea integration into LVC environment. Continued Development is required to integrate new capabilities and interfaces to provide training for AEGIS and Ships Self Defense System (SSDS) combat system capability upgrades, and to address the Fleet's LVC FTW initiative. Additionally, modernization is needed to support the Department of Defense (DoD) Training Transformation Plan, the Chief of Naval Operations Fleet Response Plan and Commander United States Fleet Forces Command Fleet Readiness Training Plan. The Advanced Training Domain (ATD) is being developed to combine BFTT and the AEGIS Combat Training System (ACTS) into a common system that integrates with AEGIS Base Line (BL) 9.2.2 And Follow, and Ships Self Defense System (SSDS) BL 11.xAF. ATD is being hosted along with the AEGIS and SSDS combat system on Technical Insertion (TI)-16 common processing and display hardware. ATD is being designed to be the core of the Total Ship Training Capability, and is projected to be more reliable, simpler to use, and architected to be extensible to meet interoperability and capability enhancement challenges in the future. The BFTT is being updated to maintain integration and capability enhancements developed for the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC), Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP), and the Carrier Tactical Support Center (CV-TSC), and SSDS Fire Control Loop Improvement Program. TSTC provides realistic joint warfare training across the spectrum of armed conflict, realistic unit level team training in all warfare areas (e.g. NIFC-CA and BMD missions to support IAMD). TSTC provides ships' Commanding Officers and Battle Group/Battle Force Commanders with the ability to conduct coordinated realistic, high stress, combat system level team training as an integral part of the Afloat Training Organization, the Tactical Training Groups and C2F/C3F FST/LVC events. Develop and integrate MH-60R simulator to enable single ship basic and sustainment training, and distributed multi-ship pier-side Fleet Synthetic Training (FST) events. Develop and Integrate Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) Enhanced Training (CET) to enable single ship basic and sustainment training, and distributed multi-ship pier-side FST events. CET also provide enable proficiency training of Naval Integrated Fire Control - Counter Air (NIFC-CA) capability. Develop CEC Interim Training (CIT) capability to enable multi-ship pier-side FST events. Develop and integrate upgrades to Battleforce Electronic Warfare Trainer (BEWT) to support soft kill training with NULKA Decoys. Develop Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) simulator to enable training of Modes 1, 2, 3A, 4, C, 5 and S on both AEGIS and SSDS ships. Capability will support AEGIS and SSDS IFF MODE 4/5 Integration program will address training Mode 4 Inoculation, and allow training of Modes 5 and S IFF. Develop and integrate commensurate training improvements to Ships Self Defense System in support of Enhanced Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) and Electronic Warfare (EW) tactical improvements. Integrate Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE) networking and cyber security upgrades.

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Publication Date: Oct 01, 2019
Source ID: 1427_0204571N_7_1319_PB_2019

Surface Tactical Team Trainer (STTT)

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