SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, 14 August 2008. AT&T Government Solutions Inc. has contracted Parvus Corp. to supply the vehicle interface control unit (VICU) for the U.S. Army's next-generation tactical engagement simulation system. Parvus won an initial order worth roughly $200,000 for 14 pre-production units. Initial operational capabilities for the One Tactical Engagement Simulation System (OneTESS), deployed at Army training centers, are planned for fiscal 2008 for use on Bradley M2/M3A3, Abrams M1A2 SEP, and M109A6 SP Paladin vehicles.
The VICU component of the OneTESS program is based on Parvus' commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) processor platform, the DuraCOR 810, integrated with optional MIL-STD-1553 interfaces from Data Device Corp. The modular DuraCOR 810 is a rugged open-architecture solution for military/civil command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) applications. It is designed to survive harsh mobile environmental conditions experienced under MIL-STD-810F, including extreme temperatures, shock/vibration, and ingress, as well as power requirements of MIL-STD-1275 and MIL-STD-704.
The Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) previously announced a contract award to AT&T Government Solutions Inc. for Phases II and III of OneTESS, worth approximately $94 million.
The Army's OneTESS has the capability to support up to brigade-level, scaleable to theater-level, training and testing exercises. OneTESS will provide live combined arm Force-on-Force (FOF) and Force-on-Target (FOT) training that supports all Army tactical missions, and crosses all battlefield operating systems at homestation, Maneuver Combat Training Centers, test ranges, and deployed sites.
OneTESS is a component of the Army's interoperable, systems-of-systems, live-virtual-constructive operational architecture, simulating combat realism for live players.
