The Development of an Intelligence and Electronic Warfare FOM to Bridge Constructive, Virtual, and Live Simulations

This paper describes the process of creating a Federation Object Model(FOM) which bridges constructive, virtual, and live simulation systems to create a synthetic environment that can stimulate Intelligence and Electronic Warfare (IEW) system operators. Under the Intelligence Electronic Warfare Tactical Proficiency Trainer (IEWTPT) program, we are creating a training system for operators of the ground stations associated with Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (J-STARS), Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV), Tactical Exploitation System (TES), Guardrail, Airborne Reconnaissance Low Multifunction (ARL-M), Aerial Common Sensor (ACS), PROPHET, Improved – Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor System (I-REMBASS), and Counter-intelligence Human-intelligence Automation Tool Set (CHATS). To provide a rich and dynamic combat scenario in which to train these operators, IEWTPT is developing an interface to the constructive Warfighter Simulation (WARSIM) and the live instrumentation systems of the Combat Training Centers (CTCs) (the National Training Center (NTC), Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), and Combat Maneuver Training Center (CMTC)) and future Homestation Instrumentation Training Systems (HITS). This data will be converted into a form that is appropriate for IEW system training through the use of filtering, disaggregation, and data enhancement algorithms. The FOM development process of IEWTPT has included the analysis and integration of existing and proposed FOMs from a wide variety of existing simulations. These include the Joint Simulation System (JSIMS) FOM, Real-time Platform Reference (RPR) FOM, ACS FOM, existing Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) interfaces, and legacy custom data transfer formats. This will result in a standardized IEW FOM that will support the nine Army IEW systems listed above and which can be extended to additional systems in the future. This paper describes the process, engineering judgment, lessons learned, and products that have emerged in the course of this work.