Executing the DoD modeling and simulation strategy - making simulation systems of systems a reality

Abstract

The widespread use of advanced modeling and simulation (M&S) is necessary if the Department of Defense (DoD) is to cost-effectively maintain readiness, accomplish its operational missions, make optimal investment decisions, and achieve dramatic acquisition savings. To this end, the DoD has established a strategy to foster simulation interoperability and reuse, calling for them to work together as a community, in systems of systems. The `city planning' strategy calls for the establishment of a common technical framework (CTF), to which simulations must conform, and the sharing of common services needed by each developer and user.