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Synthetic Training Environment (STE)
Budget figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USAspending reports awards on a rolling basis, and this corpus runs through 2026-09-04. why partial FY2026 data? →
Budget trajectory
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $230.2M |
| FY25 | $194.0M |
| FY26 | $166.4M |
All series figures: P-1 TOA · PB2026
Decade view
P-1/R-1 workbook TOA basis, shown compact in $B/$M (the workbook records USD thousands); each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
The vertical scale does not start at zero: the baseline sits just below this program’s smallest year, so a low point on this line is not a small amount. Read the shape for direction and the grid below for the figures.
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $92.3M | $186.5M | $230.2M | ||
| Enacted | – | $186.5M | $235.0M | $194.0M | |
| Request | – | – | $235.0M | $218.2M | $166.4M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $235.0M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $230.2M as actual total obligation authority — $4.77M below the request. 230.2 − 235.0 = -4.8 USD millions — the compact figures above are rounded for reading.
Program lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Description — Synthetic Training Environment (STE)
These funding lines are directly aligned to the Army Modernization Priorities. STE continues to support the SECARMY and CSA's guidance on the Army's continuous transformation to become more lethal in the live, virtual and constructive training environments enabling Commanders to prioritize time and resources towards building lethality and cohesive teams. STE continues to develop and deliver capabilities that enable Soldiers to shoot, move, communicate, and be experts in their craft through tough, realistic squad to brigade level individual/collective training tasks. The Synthetic Training Environment (STE) is the next generation holistic collective training capability that will enable leaders, Soldiers, and units to train where they will fight, with the partners they will fight with, and in complex operational environments to include dense urban, woodland, jungle, dessert, and sub-terrain, before the first fight begins. STE will revolutionize Army training by providing the repetition necessary at the Point of Need for improved proficiency prior to live training or operations - improving Soldier lethality and survivability. The STE program has multiple OTAs awarded in support of prototyping capabilities and will implement multiple adaptive acquisition framework pathways including the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP) and the Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) pathway. The STE will be available where training occurs (home station, combat training centers, armories, institutions, shipboard, deployed). The STE is comprised of five main signature efforts: 1) STE-Software (STE-SW); 2) Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Trainers (RVCT); 3) Squad Immersive Virtual Trainer (SiVT), in partnership with Soldier Lethality's IVAS program); 4) STE Live; and 5) Soldier Virtual Trainer. STE-SW is comprised of Synthetic Training Environment training capability consisting of One World Terrain (OWT), Training Simulation Software (TSS), Training Management Tools (TMT), and Next Generation Constructive (NGC). NGC will be scaled up from what the vendor is able to deliver through the STE-SW platform. NGC, as part of STE-SW, will provide constructive training capability to Corps and Army Service Component Commands (ASCC) to train commanders and their staffs. The RVCT will allow units to collectively train, using proponent developed Combined Arms Training Strategies (CATS), on a simulated, fully interactive, real-time battlefield. Squad Immersive Virtual Trainer (SiVT) is the immersive training capability delivered as part of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) for the close combat Squads that enables IVAS to be a fight, rehearse, and training platform. STE Live focuses on the twelve engagement types and five instrumentation enablers. The twelve engagement types are direct fire, counter-defilade fire, indirect fire, dropped objects, placed objects, thrown objects, guided weapons, autonomous weapons, cyber, directed energy, radiant energy, and plume; the five instrumentation enablers are calculations, networks, sensors, terrains, and transmitters. STE-Live enables real Soldiers to train on "bloodless battles" against human opposing forces with all the capabilities of Brigade Combat Team with higher realism than ever before. Currently, 40% of the weapons and capabilities cannot be replicated in live force-on-force training. SVT will provide training to Soldiers Army wide by providing Weapons Skills Development (WSD) and Joint Fires Trainer (JFT). Notes: The fluctuations in overall unit costs on the P-40 are dependent on the mix of items being procured in the sub-projects. Details on specific unit costs will be found on the individual P5's. STE-Software (STE-SW) was previously referred to as STE-lnformation System (STE-IS). STE is part of Army Transformation Initiative.
Justification
Justification — Synthetic Training Environment (STE)
FY 2026 Base procurement dollars in the amount of $166.402 million supports the following STE signature efforts: Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Trainers (RVCT), Training Simulation Software/Training Management Tools (TSS/TMT), Next Generation Constructive (NGC), One World Terrain (OWT), Soldier Virtual Trainer (SVT), and STE Live. NA2012: FY 2026 STE Live base procurement dollars in the amount of $60.485 million will procure Force on Force engagement types, production of STE Live Inc 1 products, and Contractor Logistics Support that will support the integration and fielding of STE Live capabilities to JRTC and NTC. Additionally, base funding will enable the ability to deploy, operate, and secure STE Live capabilities in accordance with OSD and Army Digital Engineering and Software Modernization Strategies. Efforts will promote synergies between the training and testing enablers to improve product integration, deployment, and cyber activities, and to promote re-use of common assets and services to meet Army modernization priorities. NA2013: FY 2026 SVT base procurement dollars in the amount of $23.457 million will procure SVT initial Weapon Skills Development (WSD) capabilities for Increment 1 at 10 sites. NA2014: FY 2026 RVCT base procurement dollars in the amount of $32.627 million procures the RVCT devices in FY 2026 for delivery in FY 2027. These devices include the Instructor Operation Station (IOS), RVCT-Ground Common Wheeled kit, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)/ Medium Machine Gun (MMG), JLTV/Stryker, Bradley, and Abrams kits; RVCT-Air cockpit kits for the Apache, Chinook, and Blackhawk, including Gunner and Cargo loading capabilities; and Unmanned Aerial System Ground Control Station and RVCT-Ground Dismounted Soldier laptops. In FY 2026, RVCT will be fielded at five additional locations. The base funding will provide Interim Contract Support to all fielded locations. Additionally, base funding will enable the ability to deploy, operate, and secure STE Virtual capabilities in accordance with OSD and Army Digital Engineering and Software Modernization Strategies. Efforts will promote synergies between the training and testing enablers to improve product integration, deployment, and cyber activities, and to promote re-use of common assets and services to meet Army modernization priorities. NA2015: FY 2026 OWT base procurement dollars in the amount of $14.941 million will procure new terrain in support of the Synthetic Training Environment (STE) Family of Programs (FoP), extensive data acquisition for Next Generation Constructive (NGC), and terrain refreshes to ensure current and accurate terrain data. Additionally, hardware procurement and refreshes will support NGC's growing processing and storage demands and maintain system performance and compatibility. Additionally, base funding will enable the ability to deploy, operate, and secure OWT capabilities in accordance with OSD and Army Digital Engineering and Software Modernization Strategies. Efforts will promote synergies between the training and testing enablers to improve product integration, deployment, and cyber activities, and to promote re-use of common assets and services to meet Army modernization priorities. NA2016: FY 2026 base procurement dollars in the amount of $34.892 million supports the following efforts: STE Software (TSS/TMT) base procurement dollars in the amount of $24.091 million will procure STE-SW, licenses, and associated fielding activities at ten (10) locations. Furthermore, base funding will provide Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) to conduct software updates, patches, modifications, Risk Management Framework (RMF) concurrency, address Problem Troubleshoot Reports (PTRs) and provide help desk support to fielded systems. FY26 TSS/TMT Base Procurement dollars will also be used to award a competitive OTA for continued expansion/enhancements squad to brigade capabilities, integration/infrastructure of STE Core services in support NGC, and procurement of licenses/hardware/PDSS/fielding activities. NGC base procurement dollars in the amount of $10.801 million will procure operational test support and training terrain data in order to support the terrain capability in FY 2026. NGC will continue to expand to meet Army Warfighter Exercise requirements at the end of FY 2028. Additionally, base funding will enable the ability to deploy, operate, and secure STE Software capabilities in accordance with OSD and Army Digital Engineering and Software Modernization Strategies. Efforts will promote synergies between the training and testing enablers to improve product integration, deployment, and cyber activities, and to promote re-use of common assets and services to meet Army modernization priorities. In accordance with Section 1815 of the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 110-181), this item is necessary for use by the Active and Reserve components of the Armed Forces for homeland defense missions, domestic emergency responses, and providing military support to civil authorities.
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $230.2M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $194.0M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $166.4M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY26 Total | $166.4M |
Exhibit P-1R
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $3.95M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $10.5M |
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY 2026 request | $4.82M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
J-book detail basis (R-2/P-40, USD millions) · PB2026 — a different accounting basis from the P-1/R-1 workbook TOA above; where the two disagree, the reconciliation strip under Budget figures shows both.
Wider than this screen — swipe the table sideways for the remaining fiscal-year columns.
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $209.5M | $230.2M | $194.0M | $166.4M | $166.4M |
Follow the dollar
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 312 of 1,938 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high or medium confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
Oversight
Department-level designation (not specific to this program)
GAO lists 5 high-risk areas for DOD as a whole. That designation covers the department, not Synthetic Training Environment (STE). No program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
Program dossier
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,938 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →
Primary sources
Open any budget figure for its exact receipt. Verified line items lead with the highlighted government PDF; original spreadsheets download with their budget edition and exhibit in the filename.
Budget totals · TOA sources
FY2026 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O288
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O295
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O295
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2026 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1R) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1R · N106,N107
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_P-1R_Procurement.xlsx.
Detailed budget justification
The related TOA spreadsheets above use a different accounting basis from R-2/P-40 detail. Their amounts are not assumed to match these detailed sources.
Other Procurement - BA 3, 4 & 6 - Other Support Equipment, Initial Spares and Agile Portfolio Management · www.asafm.army.mil
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