Determining Simulation Requirements and Identifying a Course of Action to More Efficiently Support Acquisition Decision-Making for the Current and Future Force Infantry Warrior
Abstract
Maintaining an edge during this time of unprecedented technological growth requires that the Army field Infantry soldier systems quickly. However, the risk of doing so without some assessment of utility is quite high. Accordingly, the acquisition community must develop its ability to predict the operational effectiveness and benefits of proposed systems with an ever-increasing degree of accuracy. To this end, the Army has resorted to combat simulations. However, the representation of the individual soldier within the context of such simulations has evolved at a markedly slower pace than other representations. In this paper, we will discuss the unique simulation requirements we developed to represent the Infantry soldier in adequate detail, the alternative we recommended to fulfill those requirements and to support acquisition decision-making, as well as the first phase of implementation of that recommendation and how it will impact the current and future force.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA432832
Entities
People
- E. S. Tollefson
- G. L. Boylan
- M. J. Kwinn Jr.
- P. G. Martin
Organizations
- United States Military Academy