The 'new' air combat modeling, simulation, and analysis federation at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

摘要

Sweeping changes throughout the Department of Defense to improve efficiencies in acquisition processes have led to the creation of the simulation and analysis facility, or SIMAF, at Wright-Patterson AFB (WPAFB), OH. ^SIMAF is owned and operated by the Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) in a substantial teaming partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). ^The facility is staffed with a new modeling, simulation, and analysis federation. ^The federation has been formed through partnerships with engineering, analysis, and simulation offices at WPAFB. ^With SIMAF, this federation is conducting simulation and analysis for system and requirements trades in a way that is prototypical of the Simulation Based Acquisition vision. ^SIMAF fulfills the need for a facility appropriate for conducting highly classified simulations. ^This capability enables collaborative teams of USAF decision-makers, warfighters, and analysts to better and more quickly evaluate and develop advanced concepts and technologies for military applications. ^The federation's innovations include a more rigorous analytical approach to modeling and simulation using state-of-the-art distributed computing capabilities. ^The analysis approach capitalizes upon the complementary strengths of constructive and virtual simulation methodologies. ^SIMAF provides cutting-edge visualization capabilities, computing power, and air-to-air and air-to-ground combat simulations. ^(Author)