Modeling & Simulation
Abstract
The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA's) Modeling and Simulation (M&S) program consists of system and product planning, development, integration, and operation; threat model development, verification, and analysis; and integration and deployment of improved M&S capabilities. Models and simulations are tailored to the specific needs of the Agency's test events and to match Missile Defense System components in their various stages of development, ranging from low-to-medium fidelity analyses supporting concept definitions studies, to high-fidelity models used to support engineering level activities. MDA validates and accredits System-level models and simulations by anchoring them to ground and flight test events, per the Integrated Master Test Plan (IMTP), to enable accurate and comprehensive assessments. MDA's M&S systems and products provide analysis, decision-making, and planning capabilities for Real-World Operations to inform the National Command Authority, Joint Staff, Military Services, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Combatant Commanders (CCMDs), Operational Test Authority (OTAs), Director of Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E), and Allies. MDA's M&S Program executes a single, integrated, and synchronized program to manage M&S development and sustainment; improves System Flight and Ground Test execution and provides a digital assessment venue; leverages MDA test activities to collect data to anchor models and simulations; and supports Warfighter training and tactics validation. The M&S program also addresses the following key elements of DOT&E assessments: Ensure that future M&S architectures are composable and flexible, and simplify the integration process to conserve resources and improve capabilities; Ensure that future M&S architectures incorporate and require the use of consistent truth representations (phenomenology, lethality, environmental factors, threat simulations, etc.); Improve cross-organizational system engineering processes to optimize requirements generation and ensure the inclusion of all stakeholders; Develop refined M&S accreditation criteria between MDA and the OTA; Enable top-down systems engineering and management of agency-wide M&S federations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- MD31_0603890C_4_0400_PB_2025
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