Using the Multinational Experiment 4 (MNE4) Modeling and Simulation Federation to Support Joint Experimentation.

摘要

Multinational experimentation is a critical element of the United States Joint Forces Command's (USJFCOM) Experimentation Directorate (J9) joint concept development and experimentation program. The Multinational Experiment (MNE) series explores ways to achieve a coalition's political goals by influencing the behaviour of our adversaries by relying on the full weight of the coalition's collective national powers (diplomatic, information, military and economics actions). MNE4, conducted in February-March 2006, was one such experimentation venue that explored new ways to apply the various elements of the coalition's considerable influence, short of direct military conflict. MNE4 required an extensive international modeling and simulation (M&S) development effort with models provided by France, Germany and the United States. The resultant constructive environment rendered by MNE4's four simulation components supported the entire range of the effects-based approach to assist in the development of future processes, organizations and technologies. Many M&S challenges were addressed as three countries conducted a series of integration milestone and spiral development events to make their respective models interoperate. M&S components provided the constructive environment at the platform and unit levels, which were displayed via web-enabled Command, Control, Communications, and Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. As the M&S community better learns to work together, it will favorably influence the coordination and cooperation needed to advance other work associated with MNE5. MNE5 will seek to include representative participants from non-military organizations to explore how to integrate international capabilities across the spectrum of international security issues. This paper discusses the technical approach to create a sufficient M&S environment for MNE4, and how this development effort may be leveraged for MNE5.