The modern Navy is confronted with a rapidly changing world order and it is essential that Navy personnel achieve the highest possible levels of proficiency on their assigned tasks. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Warminster and Naval Training Systems Center are collaborating on an effort to develop an onboard trainer which will provide the AN/SLQ-32 operator with situation assessment training. To accomplish this, intelligent tutoring capabilities will be integrated into the knowledge base of an intelligent control architecture for data fusion. This design will provide the operator with an opportunity to practice electronic warfare skills and to receive guidance and feedback (via the computer) on his performance. The objective of this paper is to document the potential for data fusion technology to enhance onboard training.