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Rheinmetall to announce LVCTS team

27th June 2022 - 12:30 GMT | by Norbert Neumann in London

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the LVCTS will transition 50% of current live driver training on targeted IT courses to the new system, 50% of live practices on gunnery courses to LVCTS shoots and it will divest legacy CA simulation systems. (Photo: CAF)

A new land vehicle training system for the Canadian Army will transfer a substantial amount of individual and collective live training to simulations. Once the LVCTS is fully operational, it will serve as the flagship interface for CA’s future live, virtual and constructive training environment.

The Land Vehicle Crew Training System (LVCTS) for the Canadian Army (CA) is actively underway with contract award coming in 2025. With their eyes focused on this key program, Rheinmetall has announced partners and revealed its team name as FORC3, reflecting the strategic partnership between the German company, Lockheed Martin and the Department of National Defence (DND).

LVCTS is the biggest project within the Future Integrated Training Environment (FITE) programme for Canada. On contract award, the C$499 million ($387 million) contract would be delivered by Rheinmetall Canada, Lockheed Martin Canada, Rheinmetall Electronics and Lockheed Martin Training and Logistics Solutions within the

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