U.S. Army Awards Synthetic Training Environment Contract to Vantor
Follow-On Production Award Advances the Army’s One World Terrain Program
A follow-on production contract supporting the U.S. Army’s One World Terrain (OWT) program has been awarded to Vantor. The contract, which is worth up to $217 million when including option years, is structured as an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA), a flexible acquisition method that enables the Army to rapidly procure innovative technologies outside traditional federal contracting rules. It is designed to advance the Army’s ability to train and rehearse missions using high-precision, immersive 3D terrain.
“Our team is delivering high-precision, immersive 3D terrain that enhances the Army’s ability to train, rehearse, and execute missions with confidence.”
Susanne Hake, Vantor
Building on more than 6 years of successful prototype work, Vantor will leverage its 3D Vivid Terrain product and advanced modeling technology to deliver accurate, ultra-realistic 3D representations of Earth. Powered by Vantor’s Forge production and fusion software—which continuously ingests and fuses data from satellites and drones—Vivid Terrain represents the most precise, texture-rich digital twin of the planet available today. The resulting datasets feature sub-3-meter accuracy in all dimensions with real-world surface textures, enabling immersive simulation and mission-rehearsal environments that support both classified and commercial operations.
The OWT program serves as a cornerstone of the Army’s Synthetic Training Environment (STE), providing realistic, automatically generated global geospatial datasets for simulation-based collective training, mission rehearsal, and mission execution.
“We’re proud to continue our partnership with the Army’s One World Terrain program,” said Susanne Hake, EVP & General Manager, U.S. Government at Vantor. “Our team is delivering high-precision, immersive 3D terrain that enhances the Army’s ability to train, rehearse, and execute missions with confidence anywhere in the world. This award reflects Vantor’s commitment to providing trusted, innovative spatial intelligence solutions that meet the evolving needs of the U.S. Army.”
Vantor will continue to support modernization of STE programs, including both Next Generation Constructive (NGC) and Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Trainer (RVCT). These programs provide the Army’s core constructive and virtual training environments, enabling large-scale, computer-generated exercises and immersive collective training for units preparing for real-world missions.
Since 2019, Vantor, formerly known as Maxar Intelligence, has provided the foundational geospatial content for OWT. The follow-on production contract includes a base year with four option years, enabling multi-year scaling of OWT capabilities to meet Army requirements.