Fleet Synthetic Training
Abstract
Fleet Synthetic Training (FST) provides Naval Forces with an enhanced in-port training capability. This effort provides more effective training for our deploying naval forces by integrating embedded shipboard training devices, aircraft, and submarine simulators into an interoperable network with joint, coalition, and interagency partners. The required training is based on realistic characterizations of the physical environment, a key factor in achieving this new way of training Naval Forces. This project develops and delivers software that characterizes the ocean and atmospheric environments; adjusts to meet fleet-required training scenarios; allows synthetic training to be conducted in areas of planned and contingency operations and provides sufficient detail to simulate the real-world conditions of the physical environment in those areas of interest. IW INTEGRATION INTO LIVE, VIRTUAL, AND CONSTRUCTIVE (LVC) TRAINING DEVELOPMENT Not a New Start, previously funded in PE 0605013N, Project 2901 The Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) Training program funds will be used to develop, integrate and deliver Information Warfare (IW) training in a scalable, Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE) compliant capability in a controlled environment. This effort builds upon existing trainers Fleet Synthetic Training (FST) Electronic Warfare (EW) Trainer and the Naval Research Development and Engineering (NRD&E) labs to enable continuous development and iterations introducing new technologies and methodologies to advance the IW capabilities in a shore and afloat Tactical Level environment to address the continually evolving threats. LVC includes fleet requirements to integrate realistic IW capabilities and effects - specifically Intelligence (Intel), Cryptology (Crypto), Electronic Warfare (EW), Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) inputs at the Secret and TS/SCI level. This capability enables individual units and Carrier Strike Group (CSG), Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) to exercise integrated kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities at the Shore Tactical Level utilizing the Maritime Operation Center (MOC) to include operations/intelligence fusion required to overcome Strategic Competition threats. Additionally, LVC facilitates classified IW Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP) development (including Signals Intelligence / Counter - Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (SIGINT / C-ISR)) in a closed network, minimizing the potential for compromise to adversaries. Integration of a realistic IW capability into LVC events via NCTE supports holistic readiness through force generation of effectively trained, resilient IW forces. The key pieces to integrate IW capabilities into current and future LVC Training Environments include: - Leverage existing trainers (e.g. Naval Research, Development and Engineering (NRDE) laboratories and Electronic Warfare (EW) Fleet Synthetic Trainer) to employ current virtual IW capabilities (including Intel, Crypto, METOC,) via Navy Enterprise Tactical Training Network (NETTN) to enable distributed training for the fleet. - Virtualize existing IW training tools using serious gaming technologies. - Develop additional unit level and team training vignettes, scenarios, and curricula based on real-world use cases to provide "reps and sets" and build IW critical thinking skills and tactical proficiency. - Utilize authoritative standards, such as NCTE Interoperability Standards (NIS) as means to guide future training development. - Provide Warfare Development Centers the capability to evaluate blue force doctrine and TTP capabilities and limitations in a threat representative environment against replicated realistic opposing force/adversary TTPs to generate viable training events and scenarios.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 3207_0603207N_4_1319_PB_2025
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- Root: Air/Ocean Tactical Applications
- Child Accomplishment: Live Virtual Constructive (LVC)
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- Child Accomplishment: IW Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) Training Development
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- Child Cost Item: 0731a4a1c754cbda6d8aa8974edf4c60
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