Collective Training - Collective Thinking: using Innovative Adaptive Simulation in exercises

Joint Project Optic Windmill (JPOW) is the leading exercise in Joint Air and Missile Defence (JAMD) with many international participants (US, NL, GE, IT, NO …). Since JPOW-3 (1998) TNO has supported the armed forces, both Dutch and foreign in JPOW. Typical JPOW objectives are the testing and development of new concepts, tactics and procedures in air and missile defence with existing and future capabilities. Simulation has proven to be an essential tool in the live, virtual and constructive environment of JPOW. We have created a simulation suite consisting of many tools and applications, JROADS, that enables us to provide real-time, operator in the loop exercise support, operational analysis and a test environment for hardware in the loop. This paper describes how to use innovative, scalable and flexible simulation technology to aid armed forces in achieving their objectives, starting with assessing the required level of fidelity and functionality needed for these objectives. We present an iterative approach to exercise support: extensive knowledge and research both before and during the exercise leads to the creation of new tools and agile adaptation of existing software. Likewise knowledge and tools created in other domains and areas feed back into the way we support exercises. The combination of such knowledge in operational analysts and an extensive range of tools make the difference over exercise participation with COTS simulations / tools