High Performance Computing Modernization Program
Abstract
Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) faces many challenges. The High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) provides cost effective tools the Department needs to 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 HPCMP helps enables DoD personnel to: - Conduct basic research into areas such as materials, fuels, turbulence, proteins, electromagnetic fields, signal image relationships, structural response, blast effects, and combustion; - 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; - Design elements of weapon systems such as the Hellfire missile, F-35, MRAP, C-17, the Javelin missile, and directed energy weapons systems; - Test and evaluate weapons system performance on systems such as F-16, F-22, F-35, C-17, FCS, AIM-9X, GBU-39 and Striker; - Immediately support urgent operations for efforts such as counter IED, 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 are responsible for as large a part of DoD`s RDT&E computational workload as feasible. 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 S&T and T&E 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. The High Performance Computing Modernization Program transfers from the Office Secretary of Defense to the Department of the Army in FY2012
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 0603755D8Z_3_0400_PB_2012
- Change Summary Explanation
- The High Performance Computing Modernization Program transfers from the Office Secretary of Defense to the Army in FY2012.
- Service Agency Name
- Office of Secretary Of Defense
Related Documents
- Child Project: High Performance Computing Modernization Program
- Child Accomplishment: Department of Defense Supercomputing Resource Centers
- Child Accomplishment: Networking
- Child Accomplishment: Software Applications