The Synthetic Training Environment: Forging the New Frontier

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The Synthetic Training Environment enables digital simulation of terrain that can incorporate night vision imaging.
The Synthetic Training Environment enables digital simulation of terrain that can incorporate night vision imaging.

September 5, 2023 | Originally published by U.S. Army on August 14, 2023

FORT MOORE, Georgia — As the Army prepares for the potential of large-scale conflict with near-peer adversaries, it is rigorously examining the resources required to conduct realistic combat training and enable peak operational readiness.

Among the challenges of ensuring Soldier preparedness is the force’s ability to execute live fire training at scale, an undertaking that is often constrained by limitations on time, budget, and availability of personnel, among other complicating factors.

The development of the Army’s Synthetic Training Environment, or STE, however, provides a unique and continuously evolving solution to several of the Army’s most pressing training needs, harnessing the versatility and transportability of virtual exercises to significantly bolster Soldier readiness.