Surface Tactical Team Trainer (STTT)
Abstract
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 began 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 to train in a contested environment. The foundation for LVC has already been established and will continue to execute the investment strategy to provide initial underway LVC capability to train Strike Group(s) in an environment that they expect 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 underway LVC events. 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 (AF), and Ships Self Defense System (SSDS) BL 12.xAF. ATD is being hosted along with the AEGIS and SSDS combat system on Technical Insertion TI-12H & 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 architecturally extensible to meet interoperability and capability enhancement challenges in the future. The ATD is undergoing transformation to align with various virtualization and modernization efforts being accomplished within the surface combat systems. ATD is being augmented through the development and adaptation of high fidelity simulations used in the Combined Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Trainer (CIAT), for the purposes of providing high fidelity, LVC training capability that represents the high end fight in a contested environment. These enhancements will align to the combat systems Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) virtualization efforts to provide the required training capability to the ships. This effort has formerly been referred to as Internal Training Domain (ITD). The BFTT and ATD are being updated to maintain integration and capability enhancements developed for the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC), Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP), 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. Naval Integrated Fire Control - Counter Air (NIFC-CA) and Ballistic Missile Defense (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. TSTC integrates ATD or BFTT with combat systems elements such as such as AWS/SSDS, SQQ-89, Vehicle Control Domain/CV-TSC via MH-60R Sim, Surface and Air Search Radars, Electronic Warfare Systems (BEWT/SEWTT), IFF, CEC & Data Link Systems, and Missile/Weapon Systems to provide a multi-warfare integrated training capability used for training and certification of crews and strike groups. Maintain alignment and integration with Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE) networking and cyber security upgrades to maintain authorization to participate in distributed shipboard training events.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 1427_0204571N_7_1319_PB_2025
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