In concert with the Marine Corps Training Modeling and Simulation Master Plan and as part of the Range Modernization and Transformation (RM/T) programs, there exists a requirement to support the Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) Training Environment within the synthetic battlefield that combines LVC training tools through collaborative interoperability techniques. RM/T is a live training Family-of-systems which supports Planning, Situational Awareness, Exercise Control, and After Action Review capabilities. However, due to system complexity, various acquisition strategies have produced stove-pipe systems with duplicative capabilities. As a result, the overall live training acquisition total-life cycle budget and schedule has been costly.
An architectural framework analysis was conducted to determine the feasibility of implementing a developmental solution verses reuse of other service capabilities. The analysis determined that the Marine Corps should leverage the Army's Live Training Transformation (LT2) product line based on the Common Training Instrumentation Architecture. As a result, the Army's Project Manager Training Device and Marine Corps Program Manager Training Systems - Live Training Systems formally signed a Program Level Agreement to establish an LT2 product line partnership to support synergistic development of Marine Corps RM/T programs. The goal of this partnership is to promote service acquisition total-life cycle cost savings across Marine Corps RM/T and Army LT2 programs by; 1) promoting joint interoperability, 2) implementing architectural standardization, and 3) maximizing reusability and commonality of existing LT2 product line components.
This paper will address the details of the architectural analysis, and the factors that guided the development of the Marine Corps Instrumentation Training System (MC-ITS) program as the first Marine Corps LT2 product integrated use case. The MC-ITS program will provide the basis for extending LT2 reuse to other Marine Corps live training programs, and expanding the current Army LT2 capabilities to further enhance the LT2 Consolidated Product Line Management strategy.