HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM

Abstract

The objective of this program element (PE) is to provide cost effective tools the Department of Defense (DoD) needs to provide the address the most difficult defense problems. These tools include modern high performance computing hardware, parallel software, wide area networking services and the expertise to use them. The High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) enables DoD personnel to: 1) conduct basic research into areas such as materials, fuels, turbulence, proteins, electromagnetic fields, signal image relationships, structural response, blast effects, and combustion; 2) conduct applied research into areas such as aerodynamics applied to fighter and transport manned and unmanned aircraft, automated target recognition; hydrodynamics applied to new hull forms, structural performance of new armor and penetrator concepts, and explosives performance; 3) design elements of weapon systems such as the Hellfire missile, F-35, MRAP, C-17, the Javelin missile, and directed energy weapons systems; 4) test and evaluate weapons system performance on systems such as F-16, F-22, F-35, C-17, FCS, AIM-9X, GBU-39 and Stryker; and 5) immediately support urgent operations for efforts such as counter improvised explosion devices, Hurricane Katrina related flood modeling, and the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill migration modeling. High Performance Computing has been identified as a key enabling technology essential to achieving the DoD's research development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) objectives. Validated requirements collected across the DoD reflect the needs of 4,400 scientists and engineers located at hundreds of locations (DoD Laboratories, Test Centers, academic institutions and commercial businesses). The integrated HPCMP consists of DoD Supercomputing Resource Centers (DSRCs), the Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN), and Software Application Support. DSRCs provide extensive capabilities to address user requirements for hardware, software, and programming environments. Dedicated HPC project investments (DHPIs) augment the DSRCs to form the total HPCMP computational capability. DHPIs address critical HPC requirements that cannot be met at DSRCs, such as real-time, and near real-time computing requirements, and leverage significant HPC and mission expertise located at these remote sites. All elements of the HPCMP are interconnected with all Science and Technology and Test and Evaluation user sites via the Defense Research and Engineering Network. DREN provides the flexible wide area network fabric needed by the RDT&E community to support technology demonstrations and distributed test and evaluation events in addition to providing access to the supercomputing centers. The Software Application Support component develops critical common DoD applications programs that run efficiently on advanced HPC systems, supports technology transition activities with academic and commercial institutions, trains users, and builds collaborative programming environments. The Computational Research and Engineering Acquisition Tools and Environments (CREATE) produces supercomputer-based engineering design and test tools, improving the acquisition process for major weapons systems. HPCMP activities are coordinated with the High Performance Computing Modernization Office and the Services. The cited work is consistent with the Director, Defense Research and Engineering Strategic Plan, the Army Modernization Strategy, and the Army Science and Technology Master Plan. The HPCMP transfers from the Office Secretary of Defense to the Department of the Army in FY12.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2012
• Source ID: 0603461A_3_2040_PB_2012
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Energy and Power Technologies
• Human Systems
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Anti-Tank Missiles
• Application Software
• Automated Target Recognition
• Blast
• Budgets
• Computational Science
• Computer Programming
• Computer Science
• Department Of Defense
• Directed Energy Weapons
• Elements
• Engineering
• High Performance Computing
• Test And Evaluation
• United States
• Weapons

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Directed Energy