The Abrams ITT, acquired by the Australian Army under Project LAND 907, was presented as part of U.S. government assessment activities examining future virtual training systems. The evaluation included the containerized variant, known as Abrams ITT C, and was conducted in collaboration with the Australian Defence Force.
A formal assessment was led by the U.S. Army Capability Program Executive Simulation, Training, Test & Threat (CPE ST3). The engagement forms part of broader efforts to inform the U.S. Army’s future acquisition strategy for virtual systems and interoperability with allied partners.
“This activity underscores how scalable, COTS based virtual training solutions can accelerate interoperability, readiness, and rapid capability delivery across multinational forces,” said Angus Hutchinson, Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Global Systems. “We’re proud to showcase our synthetic training capability to the United States Government and in-country partners in support of the Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 — the most advanced Main Battle Tank platform in the world.”
The Abrams ITT is designed as a unified training system combining a Tactical Crew Trainer, Gunnery Training System, and Driver Trainer into a single high-fidelity platform. It is purpose-built to enhance operator performance and combat readiness for the Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 while reducing reliance on costly live-fire exercises.
“Our mission is to deliver modern, full crew training solutions that go beyond individual system operation and enable crew, platoon and multi-force training through networked systems,” said Andrew Hutchinson, Chief Operating Officer of Thomas Global Systems. “As a Prime Systems Integrator and defense manufacturing partner to Allied nations, we remain committed to enabling force readiness through advanced armored vehicle training simulation; in this case for the Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 platform.”
Following completion of evaluation activities in the United States, the Abrams ITT will return to Australia. It will continue supporting the training of Australian Army Abrams M1A2 operators in preparation for mission readiness.
