Distributed Simulation and Test Evaluation: A Midterm Report on the Utility of Advanced Distributed Simulation to Test and Evaluation

Abstract

The Joint Advanced Distributed Simulation Joint Test Force (JADS JTE) is chartered by the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense (0 SD) to determine the utility of advanced distributed simulation (ADS) for both developmental and operational test and evaluation (DT&E and OT&E). The program is at its midpoint, and this paper is designed to provide a progress report on the lessons learned to date on the use of ADS in test and evaluation (T&E). The paper opens with a brief overview of ADS technology and then a short description of the JADS Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E) program. Third, the main portion of the paper will discuss the results and lessons learned during the ADS-enhanced testing conducted throughout the first major phases of the JADS JT&E program. Fourth, the JADS study on the linking of electronic warfare (EW) test facilities, the Threat Systems Linking Architecture (TSLA) Study, is briefly described. Finally, other considerations will be offered for the T&E professional interested in whether ADS might be a suitable test tool. The material in this paper fuses material from other JADS documents prepared by many members of the JADS JTF. Readers are encouraged seek more information JADS has compiled either via the address above or their web site (http://www.jads.abq.com).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA359417

Entities

People

  • Larry Mckee
  • Mark E. Smith

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Links
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Lessons Learned
  • Radar
  • Reliability
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Software Testing
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities
  • Voice Communications
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics