The necessity of enhancement of the information component in the military engineer training is determined by the result of a comparative analysis of global and national engineering education standards. The purpose is to substantiate the effectiveness and relevance of applying information technology in the system of military engineer training of cadets. The methodological part of paper includes analyses of the problem information approach, system integrity and competency-based approaches. The article proves the effectiveness of using information technology in the system of military engineer training of cadets; describes the conditions and results of using information technology in the system of military engineer training of cadets. The obtained results can be used in the system of military engineer education, as well as in general in the system of military education when providing military engineer training of cadets.