General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has secured $330 million in contracts from the U.S. Army to modernize soldier training. Spanning Pacific and XVIII Airborne Corps facilities, the contracts leverage advanced live-virtual-constructive (LVC) environments, aiming to enhance readiness and meet the evolving demands of modern warfare.
Want to know more? Below, we provide an in-depth breakdown of the military’s recent moves in this department.
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is a global technology and professional services company that specializes in developing innovative solutions to government agencies. It boasts having worked with every major agency across the U.S. government, the military, and intelligence sectors.
The company was first established as a subsidiary of the General Dynamics Corporation in 1999. General Dynamics Corp. is an American, publicly traded aerospace and defense organization founded in 1950. It has a rich legacy of partnering with U.S. government and military agencies, stretching almost across its entire history.
General Dynamics is also a market leader in its own right; it’s the fifth-largest company of its kind in the world by arms sales and the fifth-largest in the U.S. by total sales.
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General Dynamics used the acquisition of companies like GTE Government Systems and Anteon International as a springboard to launch its specialized IT division under GDIT.
Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, GDIT employs over 30,000 professionals, including engineers, data scientists, and consultants, distributed across 30 countries. The company’s expertise spans digital modernization, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and application development, amongst other IT fields.
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. GDIT has a long-standing history of collaboration with U.S. government agencies, including the Department of Defense (DoD), intelligence agencies, and civilian institutions.
Over the decades, the company has delivered cutting-edge technology to enhance military readiness, strengthen cybersecurity, and modernize IT infrastructure — critical projects in the age of state-sponsored cyberwarfare.
Typical examples of its contracts include multi-billion-dollar projects in flight school training, Navy education systems, and advanced mission simulations for the Army.
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Finalized in August of 2024, General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has been awarded $330 million across two task orders.
These fall under the Mission Training Complex Capabilities Support II (MTCCS II) contract, a $975 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) framework that focuses on enhancing the readiness of U.S. Army personnel through advanced training methodologies.
The first task order, valued at $180 million, includes a one-year base period with four optional years. This contract centers on training soldiers at mission training complexes across the U.S. Army Pacific region. The second task order, worth $150 million, features a five-year base period and six optional months, carried out at the XVIII Airborne Corps’ mission training complexes.
As part of these contracts, GDIT will train more than 500,000 soldiers using live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) environments. These advanced training solutions simulate complex scenarios that mirror real-world combat situations, with the aim of enhancing soldier’s critical operations readiness.
Beyond training, GDIT will provide logistical and technical support to maintain seamless operations at the mission training complexes.
As per, GDIT’s senior vice president for Defense, Brian Sheridan, “Advanced training capabilities are critical to maintaining warfighter superiority. We look forward to continuing our long-standing support to the Army with modern training services that will meet the demands of a constantly evolving battlefield environment.”
These awards mark a continuation of GDIT’s extensive partnership with the U.S. military, especially in recent years:
The U.S. military is undertaking expansive measures to modernize its training programs through a multitude of massive contracts over recent years.
Among the most prominent examples is the Marine Corps' Project Tripoli, launched in 2022. This initiative integrates live-virtual-constructive (LVC) environments to create scalable, immersive training experiences, allowing troops to prepare for complex operations across diverse terrains and combat scenarios.
The Corps is also heavily investing in its 5G-enabled training platform, committing $20 million to achieve high-speed connectivity for real-time simulation and coordination during large-scale training exercises.
Additionally, the U.S. Army awarded a $344 million hybrid contract in November 2024 to develop live training ranges and combat training centers. This program involves multiple contractors and aims to expand and enhance interactive training facilities to simulate real-world combat conditions.
Another interesting contract is a $226 million contract awarded by the Navy to MVP Robotics to develop “Trackless Mobile Infantry Targets (TMIT).” These will be used in infantry target exercises to create highly realistic and adaptive training environments. The firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is expected to be completed by November 2029.
The U.S. military’s spending spree in advanced training solutions signals a serious intent to revolutionize defense preparedness.
Contracts like GDIT’s $330 million award and others for cutting-edge technologies such as LVC environments and 5G platforms show a willingness to rework personnel readiness training from the ground up.
As the battlefield evolves with technological advances, these initiatives prepare soldiers for present-day challenges and set the stage for future innovations that could revolutionize the very nature of military training and warfare.
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