Navigating uncertainty

JTLS User Conference 2011

Monterey, CA

EXONAUT – MASTERING CHAOS

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Mikael EdqvistVice President, Business Development

mikael.edqvist@4cstrategies.com+46 706 12 76 78

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4C STRATEGIES• 4C is based in the United Kingdom & Sweden

• R&A and 4C have started a dialogue on how JTLS & Exonaut can enhance the training effect delivered

• 4C have decided to invest in JTLS & Exonaut integration as part of our overall product development plan

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EXONAUT BASICS

• Challenge we saw 2000− Reuse exercise data

between exercises− Coordinate scenario/plan

documents information between up to 400 concurrent users

• Basics• Developed since 2000 (v6)• Server – Client software

(stand-alone operation is also possible)

• Web or Mobile enabled• Multi-Lingual

• English (Military & Civilian)• German• Arabic• Swedish• Danish

Exonaut is an training & exercise management system that support CAX (and non-CAX training) from the scheduling

phase to the evaluation phase…

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THE INTEGRATED EXONAUT TOOLBOX

THE EXONAUT SYSTEM

Training Progression

Manager

Scenario Information Manager

Training & Exercise Manager

Training & Exercise Calendar

• Schedule training events

• Long term planner• Plan exercise

conferences & execution dates

• Report generation

• Identify training risk• Track training

objectives for units• Observe units

performance during training

• Can automatically aggregate reports on performance

• Generate an asymetrical scenario

• Compare scenario data with TA reported data to allow AAR

• Analyze “2-function” assessments

• Fusion exercise plan and simulation data

• Track workflow throughout EXCON

• Plan scenario (MEL/MIL)

• Control EXCON activities

• Analyze training events

JTLS

MAPS HLA(1516) / DIS

Permissions Security ADL

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THE MULTI-COMPLEX CHAOS…

Non simulated SCENARIO & PLANS

JTLS

TA & C4I

OB

JEC

TIV

ES

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EXONAUT SYSTEMEXERCISE

SCHEDULINGMEASURING TRAINING

EFFECT

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

PLANNING & EXECUTION OF AN EXERCISE

JTLS

3 CDO DURING OP HERRIC 2010

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4C EXPERIENCE FROM CAX

• Challenge− Constructive simulation can

be found abstract by commanders?

− Simulation is sometimes left ”on the sidelines” of the planning

• Value− Simulation bring unique

consequence to training− Exercise Management bring

better coordination / workflow

R&A & 4C Assumption:

Sharing information will create an 1 +1 = 3 situation

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EXERCISE EXECUTION

Friend

Red Forces

Blue Forces

Orange Forces

White Forces

Enemy

Enemy

Suspect

Enemy

Friend

Enemy

Friend

NeutralNeutral

JTLS Situation on the groundSo much more…

ExonautExercise PlanExercise ObjectivesExercise

Value for simulation staff;- a better understanding of the

exercise plan…

Value for the exercise managers;- a better understanding of the

situation on the ground

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EXONAUT + JTLS DURING CAXEXONAUT coordinating all JTLS and non JTLS related events during the exercise

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EVALUATION IN JTLS & EXONAUT

Entity Level Server

HLA Interface Program

HLA – RTIPACER

WHIP

WEBServices:

Apache Server

Operational Interface (C4I)

After Action Review Scenario Recorder

Replay

Common Operational

Picture

Java Template Builder

GCCS ADSIC2PC

TADIL-JOTH-GOLD

BFT

NATO C2

Player Workstation

GoogleEarth

3-D Entity Viewer

TBMCS (U.S.) ICC (NATO)

Logistics

Air

Intelligence

SOF

Maritime

Ground

SIMObservations

Evaluations stored In Exonaut Online

Support observation & Evaluation of;- Training Events- Unit performance

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JTLS & EXONAUT INTEGRATION IDEA- INTEGRATED EXERCISE MANAGEMENT

• Copy and paste− Saved 50% time during planning of Div. size exercise scenario− Scenario repositories

• We had an enhanced realism with Exonaut integrated− less ”forced interaction” with 30% during exercise day 3-8

compared to previous exercises

• The Training Progression audit trail give invaluable input to future training− Before training commanders can go through previous

experiences related to the objectives they are to train on

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OUR WAY FORWARD

• Integration discussions with R&A

• Focus on the user• “Plug and Play” modules

(2012-2014)• AAR using a fusion of JTLS

data and Exonaut captured AAR data

• Flexibility in information creation (support different scenario structures)

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Stockholm • Malmö • London

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Mikael EdqvistVice President, Business Development

mikael.edqvist@4cstrategies.com+46 706 12 76 78