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Army To Begin Fielding New RVCT Training Simulators In FY ‘24

Army To Begin Fielding New RVCT Training Simulators In FY ‘24
Maj. Thane Keller, RCVT lead for the Army's Synthetic Training Environment Cross-Functional Team, showcases the new Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Trainer in an Abrams tank configuration during a media demonstration at the Pentagon on July 24, 2023. Photo: Matthew Beinart

The Army will begin fielding its new air and ground platform training simulators in fiscal year 2024, which follows a recent $500 million production award to Cole Engineering Services Inc. (CESI) and plans to hold an operational demonstration next February.  Officials showcased the new Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Trainers (RVCT) set up in configurations for an Abrams tank and a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a media demonstration at the Pentagon on Monday, and cited the systems’ ability to offer soldiers…

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