NATO Industry Day Immersive Training Environments Training for The Front Line

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1 NATO Industry Day Immersive Training Environments Training for The Front Line Amit Talati 15 th October 2012

2 1 / Introduction & Context Training for the front line of coalition operations The key factors of operations, cost, environment, technology and culture. The overall aim being to achieve an optimised best mix with a blend of live and synthetic training using appropriate technologies and Products to meet the need. All with in the context of "Smart Defence Cover: Drivers for change Training Needs Coalition perspective Training Solutions Factors for consideration Thales experience and Involvement with examples Lessons Learnt and Recommendations

3 2 / Drivers for Change Fiscal challenges Driving the need for greater government / industry collaboration Drive for improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness of training Complexity of joint and coalition operations and conducting multinational training Information management, exchange, exploitation and Situational Awareness Culture Complexity of coalition planning Social / Generational issues Millennium Learner / Digital native Learning Methods and Psychology of Training Regulatory changes

4 3 / Training Needs Coalition perspective Coalition Training Cartography to be understood & addressed Training for Coalition is related to processing complex information in a timely manner - making Operational decisions, Coordination, Communication, Doctrine/ROE Write Training Objectives Prepare Task Specification Analyse the Task Determine Training Content The Training Life Cycle Modify or Update Training Design Training Validate Training Conduct Training

5 4 // Training Solutions Factors for consideration Liberal application of synthetics Driven into centre some process and rigour will be required Conservative application of synthetics Driven into centre high proportion of live training unsustainable AGILE Convergence of Opinion RIGOROUS COTS / Serious games based solutions Rapid procurement schedule Minimal process and V&V above gut feel High proportion of synthetic training An approach that rapidly delivers to the Customer an integrated, affordable and VFM training solution whose fidelity best matches their operational requirements within the bounds of any financial, environmental, cultural and technical considerations Live training predominates: Synthetic training under valued High proportion of live training Process-Centric: lengthy procurement schedule

6 5 / Pre-Deployment Training - Operations TELIC, HERRIC & ELLAMY EPW 2 TIALD SVS/CAGNet Litening III AIRCM Paveway IV Afghan Database DMS Brimstone + ASST Agility, Innovation and Capability delivered before deployment

7 6 / Thales experience in Joint and Collective Training - Examples

8 7 / Support to Anglo French Interoperability Research SAFIR (1) Aim To demonstrate and inform the requirement for a UK-Fr persistent capability to support visualisation, experimentation, training, planning, mission rehearsal, trials and exercises Objectives To show how costs may be reduced by Using distributed infrastructure so that multiple groups can train together without the need to co-locate Reducing the number of Exercise Support Staff by linking C2 systems to simulation systems using C-BML To show more comprehensive and realistic training by Proving simulations of systems that cannot easily be deployed e.g. UAVs, CAS Incorporating high fidelity Government and Industry assets at fixed and remote sites Integrating design aids to support Mission Planning and Fire Support Thales contribution Provision of a coherent and consistent distributed architecture SCIPIO (aggregate level CGF simulation) Provision of a UAV flown from the UK with an innovative low bandwidth method for displaying EO/IR images at the Command Post HQ in France Report and video production

9 8 / Support to Anglo French Interoperability Research SAFIR (2) Lessons Learnt Early engagement of war fighters required during the military exercise planning phase Government networks such as JMNIAN are expensive and subject to long lead times For unclassified events, the Internet is good enough if the users can stand the risk of service interruption Require early identification of location for scenario due to long lead time for obtaining correlated visual and CGF databases Use of C-BML offers significant opportunities for reducing operator workload Reliable always-on conferencing system is essential for distributed project teams Recommendations Have a dedicated POC in the military to liaise with industry team Ensure access to military SMEs when integrating real military equipment Enduring capability requires a core set of tools, simulations and permanent infrastructure Exploit use of simulation as a briefing tool for military personnel to provide a clearer understanding of the desired outcome and the required interactions with other military units Reduce likelihood of self induced network disruption by Making an early assessment of bandwidth requirements Identifying a more flexible bandwidth procurement option Implementing a range of scenarios with different number of entities Thoroughly testing federates before they are connected to the federation Set-up two logical networks; one for perceived situation and one for ground truth

10 9 / Summary ITE must be evolved as an integral part of the training solution To meet developing operational, political, economical, social and technological changes Training must be coherent with operational practice to improve effectiveness Approach Consider End-to-end need - systematic & collaborative Recognise that training systems are about blending key elements Encapsulates our experience Must be underpinned by people, processes and tools Ensures training solutions are integral part of Smart Defence

11 10 / Working with NATO Thales collaboration on various activities and workshops MSG-113 (093, 108) COTS for use in NATO MSG-106 Enhanced CAX Architecture, Design and Methodology MSG-085 (048, 079) Standardization for C2-Simulation interoperation (C- BML) MSG-068 NETN and others

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