The consortium consists of Capita, Cervus, Rheinmetall UK and Skyral, working in partnership with the British Army. Raytheon UK is part of Raytheon, an RTX business.
The Army’s Collective Training System is intended to provide soldiers with an integrated, digitally enabled training system. RTX said the programme will transform how soldiers train, prepare and adapt for future missions.
The system will combine virtual, synthetic and data-driven environments to upgrade traditional live exercises. It is designed to better prepare soldiers for complex modern warfare and enable training whenever and wherever required.
“We launched Omnia Training over three years ago to deliver cutting-edge training systems to help the British Army effectively prepare for operations,” said James Gray, Managing Director and Chief Executive of Raytheon UK. “Our UK based team of innovators, engineers and experts will give soldiers and commanders a new level of training realism and set an example for effective collaboration between the Army and industry”.
Omnia Training will use synthetic technologies, advanced analytics and next-generation training platforms to enhance operational readiness. The system will integrate virtual, synthetic and data-driven environments to support realistic, immersive and adversarial collective training.
RTX said the programme will use UK-developed technology and a team of UK-based partners and suppliers. The company said the approach is intended to prepare soldiers for warfighting through integrated collective training.
The contract award will create 270 jobs and sustain a further 150 positions. Omnia Training said the team brings together five organisations with experience in multi-domain training and defence innovation.
Across the team, the organisations have more than 1,500 personnel working in defence training roles. During preparations for the contract, the partners worked as a co-located, integrated team for more than two years to develop a unified approach to training transformation in the UK and beyond.
