Development of Simulation Services to Support Military Experimentation

Abstract

One certainty for the future of warfare is change. To be prepared for tomorrow's new challenges, Defence requires organisational flexibility and innovation. A Joint Synthetic Environment (JSE) may facilitate this capacity for change and innovation across Defence. A JSE would link existing and emerging synthetic environments such virtual air, land and maritime platforms; C4ISR, EW and IO simulations developed in DSTO, industry and by our allies through the use of interoperable standards and simulation services based on High Level Architecture (HLA). The extension of the Experimental Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Technology Environment (EXC3ITE) network to support the use of distributed simulation and military synthetic environments is examined from a corporate research perspective. Issues from operational, systems and technical perspectives are presented, addressing the use of emerging simulation middleware (e.g., HLA), in harmony with legacy simulation standards. Recommendations are made for progressing the development of simulation services, which will require a response from industry to develop as a National capability to underpin future military experimentation and innovation in Australia.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA392328

Entities

People

  • Andrew Au
  • Jennie Clothier
  • John Best
  • Moira Chin
  • Peter E Clark

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Personnel Management
  • Situational Awareness
  • Software Development
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare
  • Web Browsers

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control