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AFCEA M&S Seminar, Lisbon, 18th February 2015

M&S Technology Development in NATO.Current Trends and Vision.

AFCEA Seminar on M&SLisbon (Portugal), 18th February 2015

Colonel (ESP A) Francisco J. Gómez‐Ramos, Dr. Ing, PhDNATO STO/CSO, Head MSCO


• The NATO S&T Overview• The STO‐CSO and the CPoW (overview)• The NMSG & MSCO

– History and Organization.– Business Model. The NMSMP.– Some Relevant outputs.– Current Activities

‐MSG‐071 MissionLand‐MSG‐088 Data Farming in Support of NATO

– Future Activities and Trends ‐‐M&S for Experimentation: CD&E

Summary


M&S S&T in NATO


Science & Technology in NATO

“Scientific results cannot be used efficiently by soldiers who have no understanding of them, and scientists cannot produce results useful for warfare without an understanding of the operations.”

Theodore von Kármán (1881-1963)

This continue being the spirit of the current STO


Research and Technology Organization (RTO)

Advisory Group for Aerospace R&D (AGARD)

Defense Research Group (DRG)1998 2012

Science & Technology Organization (STO)1952

1967

The STO – Building on a Long Legacy...

Over years this “long legacy” allowed a lot of scientists to forge very profound professional relationships based on trust and confidence


The NATO S&T Community since 1 July 2012

Conference of National Armament

Directors

STO

North Atlantic Council

Science for Peace & Security Programme

Allied Command Transformation

Political & Partnership Committee

NATO C&IAgency

C&I‐ASB

COMEDS

LC

NATO Air Force Armaments Group

NATO Naval Armaments Group

NATO ArmyArmaments Group

NATO Industrial Advisory Group

Non‐NATO“S&T partners”

OCS

Military Committee

C3B

C3BCaPs

CMRE

CSO

In‐house S&T

CollaborativeS&T

S&T Board


Science and Technology Organisation

NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL

Scientific and Technical Committees (Panels/Group)

Science and Technology BoardMC CNAD

Collaborative S&T Business Model

In House Delivery Business Model

OCSNATO HQMax. 10

Max. 0.7 M€

CSONeuilly46

5.5 M€

CMRELa Spezia

15026.6 M€

1Board

2Business Models

3ExecBodies


NATO S&T Strategic Guidance

NATO S&T Priorities

provide guidance for the medium‐ to longer‐term planningof NATO S&T activities taking into consideration the full spectrum of Alliance requirements.

NATO S&T Strategy

articulates the long‐term vision, mission and objectives that shape the overarching reference frame for S&T within the Alliance context.

Strategic S&T

Initiatives

present a collection of finite duration projects on highly relevant time‐sensitive issues that require orchestrated efforts in order to jointly achieve results that are beyond the reach and scope of individual NATO S&T stakeholders.


A Knowledge & Information Basefor NATO and the Nations

Collaborative S&T EnvironmentToolbox:

• SY: Symposia (>100 people, 3‐4 days)

• SM: Specialists’ Meetings (<100 people, 2‐3 days )

• WS: Workshops (selected participation, 2‐3 days)

• TG: Task Groups (study group, 3 years max.)

• LS: Lecture Series (junior and mid‐level scientists)

• TC: Technical Courses

• ST: Specialists’ Teams (quick reaction)

• ET: Exploratory Teams

Collaborative Networking Environment

Reports & Standards

TechnologyDemonstrations

Educational Opportunities


STO Modelling & Simulation (M&S) Activities


The NATO Modelling & Simulation Group(NMSG)

and its executive body, the NATO MSCO(Modelling & Simulation Co‐Ordination Office)

M&S is a valued asset for the Alliance

M&S Development in STO/CSO


M&S Today

A Critical Technology


NATO and National Challengeswhere M&S contributes solutions

• Training (Prepared Force)• Decision Support,

Mission Planning, Mission Rehearsal• Concept Development and Experimentation• Sensors & Systems Networking• Green Technology• Cyber operations (Cyber Proving Grounds)• Serious Games for Tr&Ex ….

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Origin of the NATO M&S Group

• Decided in 1998 and established in 1999, by the highest authority in NATO, the NAC:NMSG as the leading and voluntary participation organization;MSCO (M&S Co‐ordination Office) as a full time support office;Reporting to the RTO (now STO).

• Ref: “NATO M&S Master Plan” AC/323 (SGMS)D/2 , issued 07 Aug 98) – updated and noted by NAC in Jan. 2014


The Mission of the NATO Modelling and Simulation (M&S) Group(NMSG) is to promote co‐operation among Alliance bodies, NATOMember Nations and Partner Nations to maximise the effectiveutilisation of M&S in NATO and the Nations.

Primary mission areas includeM&S standardisation, education, andassociated science and technology. The Group will provide M&Sexpertise in support of the tasks and projects within the STO andfrom other NATO organisations.

NMSG’s Mission

‐M&S Fundamentals ‐

Interoperability, Standardisation, Re‐use, Security, V&V&A


23 NATO Member Nations:

8 Partner Nations:

9 Ex‐Officio Members / STO:

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Belgium

Bulgaria

Canada

Czech

Denmark

Estonia

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Italy

Latvia

ACT JFTC JWC NCIA NIAG

CMRE M&S CoE CASPOA CoE JCBRN CoE

Australia New Zealand Austria Belarus

Finland Rep of Korea Switzerland Sweden

Slovenia

Spain

Turkey

U.K.

U.S.A.

REPRESENTATION


NATO M&S Vision and Guiding Principles• Exploit M&S to its full potential across

NATO and the Nations to enhance both operational effectiveness and cost effectiveness.

• Guiding Principles as Reflected in the NATO M&S Masterplan (NMSMP): Synergy Interoperability Reuse and Affordability


Group’s Role w.r.t. NATO M&S Master Plan (NMSMP)

• NMSG has been designated by NAC to:– Supervise the implementation of the NMSMP– Propose changes to NMSMP as required

• The NMSMP v 1.0 was revised under coordination of the NMSG to reflect changes in NATO structures and organisations and to position NATO M&S for the future;

• NMSMP v 2.0:– Approved by STB in Fall 2012– Noted by NAC in Jan 2014

NMSMP: describes the roles and responsibilities of all M&S stakeholders in NATO defines the NATO M&S Community of Interest


Establish aCommonTechnical

Framework

Establish aCommonTechnical

Framework

ProvideCoordination& Common

Services

ProvideCoordination& Common

Services

DevelopModels &

Simulations

DevelopModels &

SimulationsEmploy

SimulationsEmploy

SimulationsIncorporate

TechnologicalAdvances

IncorporateTechnological

Advances

Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3 Objective 4 Objective 5

• Develop NATO standard interoperability architecture and supporting material

• Establish recommendedstandards pertaining todata interchangefor M&S and C2 systems,promotion of trueinteroperability,pursue trust in M&S

• Establish a NATO wide(incl. NationalStakeholders)technical environment fordistributed networkedM&S application areas

Sub-objectives Sub-objectives Sub-objectives Sub-objectives Sub-objectives• Develop common process

and procedures to guideactions and decisionsregarding M&S application

• Compile M&S information• Establish capability

to share M&S education resourceswith NATOorganizations andAlliance nations

• Promote the sharingof M&S resourcesthrough a knowledgemanagement processand system

• Establish a help deskto facilitatethe developmentand use of M&S

• Identify andprioritizeM&S requirements

• Identify the mosteffective strategiesto satisfy eachsimulationrequirement

• Allocate resourcesto satisfy thehighest prioritysimulationrequirements

• Execute the selectedand resourceddevelopmentstrategy

• Provide information tothe larger NATO community regardingthe resultant simulationsand any lessons learnedduring development

• Plan employment• Provide resources

to operatesimulations

• provide databases• Operate simulations

to improve allaspects ofNATO/national military activities

• Conduct impactassessments anddocumentlessons learnedto guide furtherdevelopment /investments

• Monitor M&S relatedtechnologicaladvances

• Conduct R&D,experiments andpilot projectsas neededto supportAlliancerequirements

• Share informationon realizedadvancesto facilitateincorporation

• Implementtechnologicaladvances

NMSMP Objectives


Applied Vehicle Technology

Human Factor & Medicine

Information Systems Technology

System Analysis & Studies

Systems Concept & Integration

Sensors & Electronics Technology

Modelling & Simulation

Autonomy

Data Collection & Processing

Information Analysis & Decision Support

Advanced Human Performance

Precision Engagement

Cultural & Social Behaviours

Communications & Networks

Power & Energy

Advanced Systems Concepts

Platforms & Materials

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PoW

NMSG PoWMapping

one‐wayone‐way

+M&S in support of CFI => Action Plan


Group’s Role in Standardization

• As a Policy Management Body for M&S in NATO, NMSG is also THEDelegated Tasking Authority for Standardization in the M&S Domain since 2005 (recognized by the NATO Standardization Agency).

• NATO recognizes SISO (Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization) as THE Civil Standards Developing Organization of interest for NATO M&S, supporting IEEE and ISO (Technical Cooperation Agreement signed in 2007).

“The Alliance will use suitable civil standards to the maximum practicable extent unless there are compelling reasons not to do so.“ Ref: C‐M(2004)0009 NATO Framework for Civil Standards


NATO M&S Standardization

NEW PROMULGATED STANAGs: ‐ STANAG 4662 – “SEDRIS*: Environmental Data Coding Specification (EDCS)” ‐ STANAG 4663 – “SEDRIS: Spatial Reference Model (SRM)” ‐ STANAG 4664 – “SEDRIS: Functional Specification And Transmittal Format”

STANAGs UNDER RATIFICATION: 4603 Ed 2 “High Level Architecture”

ALLIED PUBLICATION UNDER REVISION: AMSP‐01(B) “NATO M&S Standards Profile”AMSP‐02 “The NATO M&S Glossary”; AMSP‐03 “CAX Profile”

EXCELLENT COOPERATION WITH SISO: Production of Standards of interest for NATO (C‐BML, GM V&V, UCATT, etc)

*Synthetic Environment Data Representation and Interchange Specification


NMSG Completed Activities(Some Examples)

“EXPLOITATION & IMPACT”


AnalysisConcept Development

AnalysisConcept Development

Operational Decision Support

Operational Decision Support

Development and Procurement

Development and Procurement

Training & InstructionTraining & InstructionNMSG

Expertise

Operational Systems &Tactics

Operational Systems &Tactics

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

Concept Development & Experimentation

Concept Development & ExperimentationNew Systems & ProcessesNew Systems & Processes

Capability Lifecycle

The NATO Modelling and Simulation Group knows how to effectively Develop, Apply and Exploit M&S to

support the complete life-cycle of customer Capabilities

The NMSG is the de-facto leader of NATO’s community of M&S customers and suppliers

The NMSG is the de-facto leader of NATO’s community of M&S customers and suppliers


NATO MSG‐068 Simulation Reference Architecture

“Comprehensive Expertise”“Comprehensive Expertise”


UCATT – NMSG demo impressions


NMSG Impact: C2-Sim MSG-048 and MSG-085 demo impressions

”M&S Guidelines and Policy””M&S Guidelines and Policy”


NATO Training Federation NATO Education & Training Network / DTE

NMSG Contribution to Distributed Training Exercises (DTE)

ACT

JWC

JFTC


ICC

NORTaC

JSAF

POLLUX+

SCIPIO

ISIS

SIMBAD

C-BMLWS

C2 Systems

Standards

Simulators

BattleView

C2LG

OneSAF

ABCS

Networked Simulations and C2 Systems


NMSG Impact: Validation of Simulations (GM‐VV)

NMSG Leads development of international GM-VV standard

”M&S Guidelines and Policy”


• Mission Training through Distributed Simulation has great potential to enhance force readiness and operational effectiveness

• In joint and distributed simulations one COMMON synthetic natural environment is needed

• Setting up this common environment challengesdevelopers due to: Different requirements Different capabilities Correlation issues Political and security issues

MSG‐071 MissionLand: Background


• Shared coherent dataset to build synthetic environments: Out‐of‐the‐window views Sensors (infrared, synthetic aperture radar) Terrain servers CGF applications

• Static parts of the environment, no dynamic elements Multiple climate zones Various elevation settings Coastal areas Large continuous land masses

• Fictitious environment to reduce problems with intellectual property restrictions or with political sensitivity

• Deployment and maintenance process

Missionland Objectives


• Continent Northern part of Atlantic Ocean 2000 km x 2000 km Continuous land mass, islands and coastal areas

Missionland Design

Climate zones Elevation profiles


• Elevation data 30 meter resolution for whole continent Higher resolution for areas of interest

• Vector data For example: land usage, borders, roads, railroads, feature

placement• Feature library Static models for environment, no moving models Material textures for different feature and terrain types

• Imagery 1 meter resolution for areas of interest Lower resolution (5 ‐ 15 meter) for whole continent

• Maps For example military maps, nautical charts, aeronautical charts According to NATO standards for maps

Dataset Products


• Missionland dataset v1.0 Elevation data, vector data, feature library, imagery, maps

• Documentation and guidelines To build a runtime database in a structured manner To ensure optimal correlation between different databases build from the

Missionland dataset To contribute and integrate new data into the Missionland dataset

• Missionland Data Authority (MLDA) To keep governance over the use of the dataset To accept new data, make changes and establish ownership of the data Under the umbrella of NATO Modeling and Simulation Coordination Office

Missionland Results


New Activities in 2015• MSG RTG‐135 “NATO M&S Resources/Standards Support Working

Group” (Open to Partners)

• MSG RTG‐136 “Modelling and Simulation as a Service (MSaaS) –Rapid deployment of interoperable and credible simulation environments ” (Open to Partners)

• MSG RWS‐137 “Commercial Technologies and Games for Use in NATO – 14th WS” (Open to Partners)

• MSG RWS‐138 “C2‐Simulation Interoperability” (Open to Partners)

• MSG RTG‐139 “M&S Use Risk Identification and Management” (Open to Partners)


New Activities for 2015 (2/2)

• MSG RSY‐132 “MSG/MSCO Support to International Training & Education Conferences ITEC 2015 and I/ITSEC 2015” (Open to Partners)

• MSG RSY‐133 “NMSG Annual Conference 2015” (Open to Partners)

• MSG RTG‐134 “NATO Distributed Simulation Architecture & Design, Compliance Testing and Certification” (Open to Partners)

• MSG RTG‐140 “Urban Combat Advanced Training Technology ‐ Live Simulation Standards (UCATT‐LSS)” (Open to Partners)


M&S for Better Tr&Ex (CFI)M&S for Military Experimentation and CD&E

BUT => V&V&A of Models

M&S VISION in NATO


“Process that takes place before a probable change of environment in the future (or short‐term), it allows testing, evaluation and validation of the proposed improvements in an organization, before they are actually implemented”

“Process that takes place before a probable change of environment in the future (or short‐term), it allows testing, evaluation and validation of the proposed improvements in an organization, before they are actually implemented”

Benefits:• It minimizes Risks• It saves resources• It enables facing the challenges of the future

Benefits:• It minimizes Risks• It saves resources• It enables facing the challenges of the future

Concept Development & Experimentation (CD&E):

CONCEPT: Planning (Blueprint) of a possible solution to a proposed PROBLEM


Stages of the CD&E ProcessStage of initial prospective for the identification of threats and future scenarios.Stage of experimentation, in which hypotheses are established and are evaluated using tools such as modelization, simulation, tests and trials in technological laboratories, ….Implementation of a general solution encompassing the complete spectrum MIHTDLS... It will be the answer to the identified need/threat.

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“The main objective of (Military) Experimentation is to validate in a Low CostEnvironment the new concepts, doctrines, procedures, guidelines, reaction mechanisms, … needed to face future threats, to mitigate them or to obtain new and/or better capabilities, before they are definitively implemented”

(MILITARY) EXPERIMENTATION

M&S Laboratory Real Environment

It permits avoiding undesirable consequences (irreversibility/time & resources wasted … )


“The Experimentations main objective is to validate, in a minimum cost environment and before their operational implementation, the new concepts, doctrines, ROEs., procedures, … required to face current & future threats”

“ To develop & to validate possible, feasible, useful and innovative solutions which able to cover the gaps in the organization. They will have to be established following a methodological way and generating a set of processes with the aim to control and to guarantee the reaching of the objectives as they were initially defined”

CD&E Objective


OperationalScenarios Facilities

SimulationEnvironmentLive Systems

Operational Needs

Analysis &

Results

ExperimentSelection/Preparedness

TechnicalNeeds

Experiment Implementation

BattleLab

Decission Making SupportProcurement SupportKnowledge AcquisitionSystem Definitions

BattleLab: Technological Experimentation Environment


ConclusionConclusionIt allows to understand futurescenarios and their associatedproblems.It is an innovative tool which permits adaptation to continuum changes.It allows to increase the reliability in the likelihood and convenience of possible solutions.It allows to decrease the costs of implementation, due to the fact that they are made progressively. It can appropriately include the extensive use of M&S in place of real exercises.

CD&E BENEFITS

One Example:


• M&S is a critical technology for supporting Current and Future Operations

• M&S supports training, capability development and operations,...

• NMSG’s activities are fundamental to exploit NATOs M&S potential for the benefit of the Alliance and its Nations

Overall Conclusions

Modelling and Simulation contributes to saving lives, saving time and money and preparing the war fighter

better, faster and cheaper


Thank you for your attention!Your Briefer: Coronel (OF‐5) Francisco J. Gómez Ramos, Dr

(francisco.gomez‐[email protected])

For further info please contact [email protected]


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