Distributed Simulation and Test Evaluation: A Midterm Report on the Utility of Advanced Distributed Simulation to Test and Evaluation

摘要

The Joint Advanced Distributed Simulation Joint Test Force (JADS JTE) is chartered by the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to determine the utility of advanced distributed simulation (ADS) for both developmental and operational test and evaluation (DT&E and OT&E). The program is at its midpoint, and this paper is designed to provide a progress report on the lessons learned to date on the use of ADS in test and evaluation (T&E). The paper opens with a brief overview of ADS technology and then a short description of the JADS Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E) program. Third, the main portion of the paper discusses the results and lessons learned during the ADS-enhanced testing conducted throughout the first major phases of the JADS JT&E program. Fourth, the JADS study on the linking of electronic warfare (EW) test facilities, the Threat Systems Linking Architecture (TSLA) Study, is briefly described. Finally, other considerations are offered for the T&E professional interested in whether ADS might be a suitable test tool.