The Role of Computer Assisted Exercises as a Tool for Concept Development and Experimentation in Bulgarian Navy Transformation

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The Role of Computer Assisted Exercises as a Tool
for Concept Development and Experimentation in
Bulgarian Navy Transformation
BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Center of Excellence in Operational Analyses
IPP-BAS

• Dr. Velizar Shalamanov
• Ph.D. Student Nikolay Tomov
• Research Assoc. Irena Nikolova
• Ph.D. Student Nikolay Pavlov

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Contents of presentation
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• Introduction. CDE process in Navy Transformation.
• New focus on CAX technology.
• Architecture of CAX support environment.
• Role of CAX in CDE.
• CoE in OA capabilities in CAX support.
• Development of CoE in OA under SfP981149 project.
• Project management in CoE in OA and
  implementation of the current projects.
• Conclusion. Opportunities for cooperation between
  CoE, Navy, NATO / EU and Industry.

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Concept Development - NATO View
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Capability
Doctrine
Implementation Plan
Equipment
People
Concept
Training
Organisation
Infrastructure
Logistics
Experimentation
Feedback
Modelling Sim
Research
Verification Plan
Quantitative
Qualitative
Facts
Lessons Learned
Observations
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NATOExperimentation
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The process of exploring innovative methods to
improve current capabilities and methods of
operation, especially to assess the innovative
methods feasibility, utility, and limits.
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Why Conduct Experimentation?

• To inform Defence decision making
• To provide compelling evidence for Change
• To reduce/understand Complexity and Risk
• Limitations of other Analytical Techniques in
• Representing Human Dimension
• Providing evidence for non Equipment
  interventions
• To produce objective, usable results as a result
  of an appropriate level of scientific rigour

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Model - Test - Model Paradigm
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New
New
Knowledge
Knowledge
Analytical
(Analytical)
Models
Models/Theories
Real World
Real World
Experiments
Experiments
Knowledge
Knowledge
Requirements
Requirements
Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge
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Concepts to CapabilityParallel Development Model
I D E A
Concept Development
Concept Refinement
Capability Implementation
Capability Concept
Analysis
Modeling Simulation
Experi- ments
Demon- strations
Exercises
Fielded Capability
Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel,
Leadership, Personnel, Facilities
Interoperability
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New focus on CAX technology
The Knowledge and Networks revolution

• Acceleration driven by market forces, COTS and
  commoditisation
• Wide access to unprecedented computing power
• Exponential growth in bandwidth, storage,
  software and connectivity, in tandem with
  reducing cost
• New organisational, structural business models
  based on proliferation
• Distribution ( of assets, nodes and computing
  power ) and decentralisation ( edge devices eg.
  peer-peer, machine-to-machine )

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Role of CAX in CDE
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• CAX enable inexpensive gaming for great number of
  scenarios
• CAX enable simulation of scenarios and missing
  players
• CAX enable modeling of natural and dangerous
  process and phenomena
• CAX ease communications and mediation among all
  levels of public, private and authority
  relationship
• CAX create conditions for quantitative
  measurements of group work and analysis

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Role of CAX in CDE

• CAX enable good stimulation of thinking and
  experimentation, as well good furnishing of
  documentary evidence trough the experimentation
  process
• CAX enable knowledge accumulation in time for
  different groups of participants, scenarios and
  periods
• CAX enable concept experimentation, technological
  demonstrations, testing of system architecture
  for decision making

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Architecture of CAX support environment
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NATO Science for Peace Programme

• A nonmilitary cooperation activity under the Euro
  Atlantic Partnership Council
• Projects are of a cooperative nature, jointly
  carried out by scientists and end users from NATO
  and Partner Countries

• SfP 981149 Operations Research Support to Force
  and Operations Planning in the New Security
  Environment
• Project major purpose is building a library of
  models for an effective and timely scientific
  support in decision-making, CAX and MAX in
  Crisis Management Systems

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Organizational structure of the CoE in OA
Center of Excellence
W G 2
W G 1
Emergency Management / Crisis Management
WG4
BAS
WG3
DSC
Force Planning
Acquisition Planning
WG5
WG6
SACP / MoD / MoI
WG7
End Users
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Where is the Center of Excellence situated?
President
Parliament
Government
Security Council
Other Agencies
Civil Protection
MoD
MoI
Center of Excellence in OA Crisis management
Customers
Partners
Institutes of BAS / Universities
Defense Industry / Other Industries
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Project Management in the Center of Excellence
NATO / EU Reporting
Presentation to Users
Internal Reporting
BAS Budget
WG1 Infrastructure
WG7 Management/Reports
WG2 SW/Math tools
SfP 981149 SfP 981922
WG3 CAX
CI2RCO, BIS21
Center of Excellence
WG4 C4
SACP
WG5 Force Planning
MoD / MoI
WG6 Acquisition / Logistic
MoES / MTT
Training
ARWs
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Center of Excellence Infrastructure
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The Center of Excellence in the CDE/ATD process
in support of Transformation
Transformation Process gt
Acquisition
Experimentation
Advanced Technology Demonstration
Concept Development
Center of Excellence in OA
Acquisition Offices
Transformation Offices
Training / CAX
Force Employment Offices
Force Preparation Offices
Deployment Operations
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Conclusion Opportunities for cooperation between
CoE, Navy, NATO / EU and Industry
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• Development of operational concept for Navy in
  NATO/EU environment and framework for BSR
  security cooperation
• Development of ROC and Mission Capabilities
  Packages
• Development of Navy Architecture and Naval C4
  Architecture
• Experimentation and Training through CAX
• Acquisition Planning, ATD and testing through CAX
• Logistics Planning and testing through CAX
• Implementation planning for Navy integration and
  its management - certification through CAX