Synthetic Environment, Defence

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Synthetic Environment, Defence Acquisition

• Dave Bowman

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• Background
• Internal
• Issues

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Background
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Customer Imperatives

• Whos the enemy ?
• How do we measure need ?
• What Capability do we need ?
• How do we get it ?
• What do we train against ?
• What forces do we need ?
• Peace Dividend ?

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Industrial Imperatives

• Industrial response to changed defence
  marketplace
• Shareholder value
• Increasing competition
• Skillbase and resource issues

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Enabling Technology
Synthetic Environment
Equipment Evolution
Force Structure
Force Development
Force Training
Equipment Familiarity
Tactics Development
Land/Sea/Air Balance
Need Reqt Defn
Mission Rehearsal
Mission Planning
Costs
Concept Assessment
Readiness Evaluation
Engagement Planning
Synthetic Manufacture
Costs
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Foreign Policy
Geopolitical Analysis
Own Capability
Threats
Includes costs logistics
Strategic Analysis
Force Structures
Tactical Analysis / Wargames
Need
Force Development
Reqt Analysis
Operation Planning
Acquisition
Virtual Product Devt
Operation Simulations
Training
Assessments
Dev / Prodn Contract
Doctrine
New Capability
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Benefits

• UK MoD
• Support to Acquisition
• Reuse of models, analysis
• Train as you will fight
• Common views with industry
• Managed Risk
• Addresses whole life costs

• Industry
• Leverage internal investment in MS
• Influence
• Managed Risk
• Common views with MoD
• Customer support
• Re-use of models, techniques etc.

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WHAT IT IS
that combination of people, models,
simulations and real equipment necessary to
understand, develop and exercise defence
processes
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SE History

• DCDS(S) Briefing
• Shrivenham Event
• SERIN
• Fastrack Report
• COA
• SEMB
• SEPROMT
• SECO

• Technology Demonstrators
• SE CWG
• EASG
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• NAC

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Smart Procurement

• Capability Management
• Central Customer for Equipment Acquisition
• MoD PE DPA
• DLO created
• IPTs everywhere
• Faster, Better, Cheaper

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Internal to BAE SYSTEMS
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Mission Level Analysis Tools
Engagement Level Analysis Tools
Transfers of Data between Levels for Non
Real-Time Operation
Network data links for Real-Time Operation
Engineering Level Tools
Remote SE Assets or Simulation Facilities
Public Domain or Secure Link(s)
SIMULATION FACILITY
ASSET 1
ASSET 2
ASSET N

• SE INFRASTRUCTURE -
• LAN WAN Hardware
• Routers
• Network Control S/W

WAN Link Facilities
SE Control
SE Viewer(s)
SE Data Logger
SE Analysis Stn
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Issues Challenges
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REQUIRED EFFECTIVENESS INPUTS
GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS
STRATEGIC STUDIES
COSTS / LOGISTICS
WARGAMING/BATTLE MODELLING
SOLUTION CONCEPTS
PRODUCT DEFINITION
COMPONENT DESIGN
COSTS AND MANUFACTURE
PRODUCT SUPPORT
COST- EFFECTIVENESS TRADE OFFS ?
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Points to Note

• Synthetic Environment is about the whole defence
  process
• Linked simulators are a part of the overall
  concept
• SEBA is the integration of technology and process
  for optimum benefit
• Alignment of Value Chain processes is critical to
  benefit delivery
• SE provides the conceptual framework for such
  alignment
• SE demands a lot of out-of-box thinking
• Commonality between US UK drivers provides
  opportunity

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Issues

• Many commercial and organisational challenges
• decision loop alignment
• culture
• NIH
• blank sheet
• it isnt all technology
• Process and Standards
• Human Factors
• Data,configuration and information management
• High Bandwidth Wide Area Networks available on
  demand
• Model fitness for purpose
• Users fitness to use