US Army Selects DiSTI to Build Family of Maintenance Trainers

The DiSTI Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Army todevelop a prototype Family of Maintenance Trainers (FMT) – Common Corearchitecture and software baseline to support the existing FMT Product Line andfuture Maintenance Training Systems (MTS). The purpose of this effort is toanalyze existing systems, develop a prototype Common Core Product LineArchitecture and software baseline, and validate the Common Core Architectureby developing prototype maintenance trainers for multiple vehicle platformssuch as Stryker, Bradley, Abrams, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), andArmored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV).

Although the current trainers have common software within aparticular platform’s MTS (i.e., within the Diagnostic/Troubleshooting Trainer(DTT), Part Task Trainers (PTT), and Hands On Trainers (HOT) for a singleplatform), there is no commonality across different platforms. Each platform’ssoftware architecture and source code is unique and stove-piped. With thisprototype effort, the Army desires to establish a Common Core (CC) softwarebaseline to replace the current stove-piped software architecture with a commonproduct line architecture, which completely supports the entire FMT ProductLine (PL). The FMT-CC will produce a set of plug-and-play applications in thePL architecture that are applicable across the FMT product portfolio of legacyand future combat/tactical vehicle training systems without a loss of currentfunctionality.

DiSTI, a member of the Training and Readiness Accelerator(TReX) consortium, will leverage its twenty-five years of experience working onvirtual training solutions for the development of the prototype Diagnostic andTroubleshooting Trainer (DTT), which is part of the FMT PL.

Working in conjunction with teammates Leidos, CAE, AITEngineering, O’Neil & Associates, and Design Interactive this exceptionallyqualified team will combine the specific experience needed for FMT successcoupled with the commitment and skill to implement a Common Core that isadaptable to address new and emerging technologies for future training needs.The developed solution will allow the U.S. Army to define curriculum on a grandscale, train on multiple variants at the same time, while developing astandardization of training across all models.