Training & simulation
programme of development, though the system will be complete in 2025 and some capability will be brought forward from 2023 onwards. After the initial improvement of existing collective training over the next two years, there will be a transition period to the new platform, followed by continued development and improvement of the system from 2025 onwards.
At every step on that journey, there will be a concerted effort to better align collective training to regions of the world that will help to cement the UK’s joint and international partnerships, as well as increasing the Army’s responsiveness to future strategic demands and changing threats.
A framework for future warfare CTTP will deliver a comprehensive framework for improved collective training focused on individual soldiers and the teams in which they operate. Through a process that allows soldiers to train, reflect, learn and train again, not only will their effectiveness improve, but also their own sense of competence and professional satisfaction. This is achieved by making training both more adversarial and more realistic, reflecting the complexities of 21st century warfare to develop an ingrained combat ethos. “Transformation needs to include many things,” says Chalmers. “Among them is a fundamental and massive shift in the use of data to support all aspects of training, from individual learning through to assurance at formation level. Data will be used to improve learning and assurance, continually improve the training system, lessons, force development and management of training contracts.” “Similarly, we need modern, massive simulations, which blend seamlessly the live environment, virtual simulations – deployable or in fixed locations – and constructive training,” he adds. “Simulations must be deeply immersive, where action and consequence are linked by artificial intelligence (AI) and played out in real-time or faster than real-time, and which form part of a defence and, potentially, cross-government or multinational single synthetic environment.” In the new training paradigm, simulations will provide the scale and capacity needed to increasingly move training from the live environment to the synthetic, and will incorporate training systems that are globally deployable, providing the ability to train both on renewed Collective Training Establishments and on an expeditionary basis.
The CTTP will develop and implement FCTS 2025, delivering the transformation necessary to provide collective training that meets the UK’s future defence needs. FCTS will prepare forces to protect, engage, constrain and fight across multiple domains, above and below the threshold of conflict in combined, joint, intra-governmental, inter-agency and multinational (CJIIM) contexts.
“The FCTS will bring joint warfare into Army collective training by realistically replicating CJIIM contexts, multi-domain operations and Joint effects through comprehensively-modelled simulation and transformed instrumentation,” says Chalmers. “This will offer the Army increased opportunities to train in the pan-domain context, at all levels, while also creating opportunities for other services to train with the Army in the land environment.” To create an inherently versatile, flexible and adaptable system, the Army’s collective training will be supported by modern synthetics and simulation, and will exploit data to empower individuals and commanders, and maximise effectiveness. To deliver the necessary efficiency, innovation, flexibility, responsiveness and adaptability, a closer relationship with industry is paramount.
Simulations will offer immersive synthetic training to army officers.
“We need modern, massive simulations, which blend seamlessly the live environment, virtual simulations – deployable or in fixed locations – and constructive training.”
Industry engagement Ultimately, training will be supported and, potentially, planned and delivered by industry. This will free- up military manpower and allow industry to drive constant innovation, efficiency and productivity. The aim is to deliver a training system that adapts as technology evolves, without the cost of ownership of obsolete systems. Currently, the Army is engaging technology partners in pathfinder projects, though the contract for delivery of the CTTP has not yet been tendered. Now, the goal is to explore a broad range of technologies, not least those that deliver data and connectivity.
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The cost of CTTP over 10 years.
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