The Combat Maneuver Training Center - Instrumentation System (CMTC-IS) was developed by Cubic for the Seventh Army Training Command in Hohenfels, Germany. Fielded in October 1993, CMTC was the world's first turnkey CTC-IS and the most advanced of its kind.

The system, which supports up to 1,100 soldiers and vehicles, was the first GPS-based ground combat training system. It was also the first CTC to integrate Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) and the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) into training exercises.

Using GPS technology, CMTC-IS tracks the position, action and movement of each participant. Information from battlefield action, including hits and kills, is fed through a data link to a central computer facility. Battle analysts then monitor the data and graphic depictions, and select key events for after-action reviews in field mobile facilities or in a central theater.

Strengths and weaknesses of the participating units can be identified and discussed in detail, and improvements can be enacted.

The success of CMTC launched Cubic into a new product line that led to other major awards in the mid-1990s, including the Joint Readiness Training Center- IS (JRTC-IS) and the UK's Area Weapons Effects Simulator (AWES).

Major Features

• Mechanized forces company through brigade
• First CTC to use GPS for position
• High fidelity after action reviews
• First CTC to integrate DIS player from virtual and constructive domains
• First integration of MILES II/SAWE