Full Combat Mission Training
Full Combat Mission Training (FCMT) supports Air Force Distributed Mission Operations (DMO), Live-Synthetic, Blended, and Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) integration. FCMT funding provides research in areas benefiting the DMO/Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) environment as a whole; provides research and development to facilitate integration of fielded and newly acquired Air Force owned training devices into DMO/LVC networks; enhances the quality of training for the systems added to the network; enables aircrews to network with LVC components to form the integrated DMO battlespace; links geographically distributed high-fidelity combat and combat support training devices including Command and Control and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance systems and develops, demonstrates, and inserts Multi-Level Security (MLS) capability. This capability enables warfighters to exercise and train at the operational and strategic levels of war as well as conduct networked unit-level training at home station. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY 2025 $0.00M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element. FY 2026 $0.00M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element.
FY2027 planned work Continue development of automated tools for CDS rule set development. Test algorithms, processes and tools in representative simulation environments.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Nominal decrease due to requirements fluctuation.
FY2026 plans — current year Develop automated tools for CDS rule set development. Continue work to rapidly search SCGs to identify CDS rule set requirements.
FY2027 planned work Continue research and development of tools and techniques for distribution of JSE via DMO. Support multiple test events over DMO network.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease due to completion of simulation environment to support development and testing of JSE distribution approaches.
FY2026 plans — current year Focus on research and development of tools and techniques for distribution of JSE via DMO. Set up simulation environment to support development and testing of JSE distribution approaches.
FY2027 planned work Refactor tools to support JSE and distributed JSE environments. Support cloud-based and SCARS-based deployments.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase due to additional development and testing to ensure JSE compatibility.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue analytic activities and leverage lessons learned to refine and revise components, tools, and methods to improve virtual ecosystem integration that support local and distributed blended training events. Evolve demonstrations of blended training and virtual training interoperability with ongoing findings and project to new capabilities, emphasizing JSE compatibility.
FY2027 planned work Continue integrating purpose-built components into the range ecosystem to support local and distributed blended training events. Continue to demonstrate blended training interoperability in live and virtual flight exemplars.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease due to budget fluctuation and shifts in priority reflecting change in levels of activity.
FY2026 plans — current year Continue trade space analytics for integrating purpose-built components into the range ecosystem to support local and distributed blended training events. Demonstrate blended training interoperability in live flight exemplars.