Modeling and Simulation Foundations - MSF
Abstract
Modeling and Simulation Foundations (MSF) focuses on integrating foundational capabilities needed to improve the usefulness of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) capabilities derived from the Warfighter Readiness (WR) thrust. The efforts supporting the MSF thrust include both concept exploration and development. MSF provides the capability to rapidly and efficiently create realistic and accurate synthetic operational battlespaces to support the full spectrum of activities associated with concept development to acquisition and testing through composite training and mission rehearsals. ACE-IOS project is a federation of constructive models for the authoritative representation of Air Force ISR and Information Operations. ACE-IOS provides simulation modeling and stimulation systems, software, and contract support in support of ISR/Cyber training from the AF ISR Schoolhouse to Joint mission rehearsal for the Air Force, Joint Task Force commanders, and Combatant Commands battle staffs during Joint and Service exercises, tests and experiments. ACE-IOS provides ISR and Cyber live-virtual-constructive (LVC) environments to support the Joint training of offensive and defensive ISR/Cyber capabilities for the AF, DoD, select Coalition, and national agencies. AF Joint ISR operational training is conducted by the AF Simulation centers worldwide using the ACE-IOS M&S models and stimulations with specific extensions in support of the Air Force Cyber Simulation Center (CSC) and the AF ISR schoolhouse. Overall development and integration efforts of the ACE-IOS program are imperative to ensure that air, space, and cyberspace training and mission rehearsal activities are supported with realistic, interoperable, and readily available tools, data, and services. Specific ACE-IOS capability enhancements are built in direct support of the Distributed Mission Operations Center for Cyberspace (DMOC-C) and the AF ISR schoolhouse. The specific cyber effects software extensions for DMOC-C are in support of the training and exercising of tactical cyber mission forces (CMF), cyber service providers (CSP), and operational-level command and control, intelligence, and cyber planners and operators supporting global operations. LVC environments today are used as one of the most cost effective and practical means to meet mission needs. These efforts enable more efficient delivery of effective capabilities to the warfighter while reducing the time and resources required for design, development, test, and evaluation, maintainability and sustainment. Authorization and Accreditation and Networthiness is maintained via the Information Technology (IT) systems Risk Management Framework (RMF) for seven classified ACE-IOS configuration and two supported cross domain solutions, which includes codes and ruleset development, testing, and fielding, and meets AF Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications Systems (JWICS), AF Secret Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET) and AF and Joint Staff training network net worthiness standards and evaluation. This program also supports the DoD Transformation Initiative. This program is part of the overarching Kessel Run portfolio and is assessing the extent to which All Domain Common Platform (ADCP) will be leveraged. The ADCP provides an extensible cloud based Infrastructure and Platform as a Service (IaaS/PaaS) hosting platform built to deliver highly resilient mission applications and data to Airmen deployed around the world. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY22 1.090M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY23 1.349M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 674567_0801380F_7_3600_PB_2024
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