Marwane Bahbaz, chief technology officer for the Army’s Capability Program Executive Simulation, Training, Test and Threat (CPE ST3), talks to industry representatives during a tabletop exchange/workshop for the CPE ST3 "Army Training Verse" Innovation Prize Challenge on July 15, 2026, at the Central Florida Tech Grove in Orlando, Florida. This workshop allowed innovators to collaborate with Army leaders on the Digital Enterprise Engineering Environment (DE3). The CPE ST3 prize competition will award a total of $450,000 across four challenge phases that advance from foundational infrastructure to a fully integrated digital thread demonstration. Each phase focuses on validating key components of the DE3 architecture. The prize challenge timeline includes multiple hybrid information sessions, the initial submission deadline on Sept. 4, semifinalist selection on Sept. 18, 2026, finalist notifications on Sept. 30, and final Demo Days scheduled for Dec. 1–3, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Donnie Ryan)
| Date Taken: | 07.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.21.2026 08:46 |
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