ALLIED COMMAND TRANSFORMATION
JOINT WARFARE CENTRE
NATO Training Federation
(NTF)
[25 OCT 2011]
Prof Dr Erdal Cayirci
Head CAX Support Branch, JWC
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Agenda
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What is NTF?
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Why do we need NTF?
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What has been done?
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What is going on?
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NATO Constructive Simulations
Joint Theater Level Simulation
(JTLS) is a joint highly
aggregated constructive
simulation system.
Joint Conflict and Tactical
Simulation (JCATS) is a joint
high resolution constructive
simulation system.
Virtual Battle Space (VBS2)
is a very high resolution
constructive and virtual
simulation system.
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NATO Training Federation
(V 1.3)
NATO C2
MIP
National C2
Link 1, Link 16 (RAP)
OTH Gold (RMP)
AdatP-3 (ATO, ACO, RGP)
JEMM
JEST
JTLS
JCATS
HIP
BRIDGE
DIS
JMRM
FOM
RTI (DoD 1.3)
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VBS2
Why?
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Multi-level exercises?
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Multi-resolution exercises?
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Distributed exercises?
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Compound
Attack
helicopter
Minimize the risk of Negative Training
Snipers postion
SOF
team
UAV
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civilians
High Value Target
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Comparison
Cases
Comments
No
Manual computation for:
Simulation - The availability of assets and supplies
- Line of sight and range assessments
- Threats and their impacts during the deployments
through air
- The time needed for air deployment
- Manual updates of C2 tools
- The time needed for the final 2 km.
- Threats and their impacts during the final 2 km.
- Positive identification of target.
- The engagement, probability of hit and kill.
- Collateral casualties.
- Everything above for the way back.
- No live NON
video
streams
fromTOUAV
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Comparison
Cases
Comments
Highly
Manual computation for:
Aggregated - Line of sight and range assessments
Simulation - The time needed for the final 2 km
- Threats and their impacts during the final 2 km
- Positive identification of target
- The engagement, probability of hit and kill
- The collateral casualties
- No live video streams from UAV
High
- The database preparation and operating the model
Resolution may become too cumbersome because of the overall
Simulation level of the exercise
- No live video streams from UAV
NTF
Right combination. Enhanced intel products.
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Comparison
6.5-7 km
river
JTLS Only
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NTF
Why?
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Multi-level exercises?
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Multi-resolution exercises?
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Distributed exercises?
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MORE COST EFFECTIVE
- Reusable, Interoperable, Tailorable and Dynamic
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MORE CAPABLE
- New capabilities (comprehensive, etc)
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BETTER FITS THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS
- UAV, TBDM, Cyber, SOCC
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MSG – 068 - NATO Education and Training
Network
It is the TG to support NATO Programme Snow Leopard, which aims to
deliver to Alliance and Partners a persistent, distributed education and
training capability that will comprise
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Distance learning
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Shared scenarios (common repository)
A tool box that will ultimately contain a mix of live, virtual and constructive
simulation.
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MSG – 068 - NATO Education and Training
Network
• MSG-068 has developed a reference federation
agreement document.
• MSG-068 recommends a modular FOM including RPR2
for the NETN reference federation (HLA 1516-2010).
• MSG-068 recommends CFBLNet as the persistent
network for the NETN.
• MSG 68 plans to conduct a distributed experiment
between October 24 and November 5, 2010.
• MSG-68 plans to conduct a demo during I/ITSEC’10.
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MSG-068 NETN Experiment
Oct 24 – Nov 5, 2010
JFTC, Bydgoszcz
JFTC
JCATS
CATOD, Paris
Hungary
JWC
VBS2
JTLS
MARCUS
C2
-Developer Sup by the
France
US
- Op Sup by Bulgaria
ORQUE
- Op Sup by Turkey
(TBC)
Spain
WAGRAM
VRForces
- Op Sup by Romania
NETN
TYR
VBS2
Sweden
Netherlands
The U.K.
FMV, Stocholm
TNO, The Hague
DSTL/Industry
VBS2
KORA
CFBLNet
NETN
Enclave
Germany
NC3A
IABG, Ottobrun
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NC3A, The Hague
NTF CCB
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Decisions in Charter Meeting
- NTF is initially JTLS-JCATS-VBS2
- FLAMES is also in the initial configuration. However, it needs to be
treated as a separate project (funding) to include into NTF. When that
project is complete, that will also be maintained within NTF via NTF CCB.
- NTF CCB is only responsible for the maintenance of the federation itself
but not the other CAX tools and ancillary software in a CAX architecture.
- HLA 1516-2010 is the technology for NTF.
- NETN Reference Federation Architecture (FOM and Federation
Agreement Specifications) will be followed
- NETN Reference Federation Architecture needs to be improved such
that it provides specifications also for the transfer of attribute ownership,
improved combat adjudication, perception management and modular
RPR2.
- JLTS is the umbrella model in NTF.
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NATO Training Federation
(NTF 2.0)
NATO C2
National C2
JEMM
JEST
Link 1, Link 16 (RAP)
OTH Gold (RMP)
AdatP-3 (ATO, ACO, RGP)
NTF
JTLS
JCATS
VBS2
NETN
FOM
RTI
(1516-2010)
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FLAMES
NTF and NETN Configuration
Management Responsibilities
Responsibility
Scope
Responsible
Organization
Maintenance of NETN
Reference Federation
Architecture including FAFD
NATO, PfP,
MedDialog, ICI,
Contact
MSG-106 and MS3
Focus Group
NATO Training Federation
NATO and
contributing
NATO nations
NTF CCB
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NTF CCB Members
Task
Organization
Chair
JWC (ACT)
Voting Member
JFT JETE (ACT)
Voting Member
JFTC (ACT)
Voting Member
JCW (US)
Voting Member
M&S CoE
Voting Member
NC3A
Voting Member
NMSG
Observers
Nations
Developer (JTLS)
R&A
Developer (JCATS)
LLNL
Developer (VBS2)
BI
Developer (Flames)
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NTF Modification/Maintenance
Requirements (NMR)
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NMRs
Id
User Need
Change Requirement
Requestor
Priority
11.09.1
Compliance with new
standards and
recommendations by the
nations
- Targeting and especially
time sensitive targeting
related training objectives
HLA 1516-2010 and NETN
FAFD Compatibility
NTF CCB
1/Must
11.09.2
- Intelligence products
(video streams by UAV)
for the training audience
11.09.3
VBS2 can visualize the entities JWC, JFTC
registered and updated by JTLS
and JCATS. The UAVs flying in
VBS2 are updated in JTLS and
JCATS
- Targeting and especially Attribute ownership of UAV
JWC, JFTC
time sensitive targeting
entities are transferred back and
related training objectives forth among JTLS-JCATS-VBS2
- Intelligence products
(video streams by UAV)
for the training audience
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5/Must
10/Should
NMRs
Id
11.09.4
User Need
Change
Requirement
- Special Operations Component
Reliable ownership
Command related incidents
transfer, provable
- Naval and land operations on a terrain causability between
JTLS and JCATS
with many fjords, rivers, etc
- Joint personnel recover incidents
- Time sensitive targeting incidents
Reques Priority
tor
JWC,
6/ Must
JFTC
(Will be
revisited
after
change
proposal)
The requirement is driven by the higher
resolution requirement implied by these
types of operations
11.09.5
- Special Operations Component
Command related incidents
Reliable ownership JWC,
transfer, provable
JFTC
- Naval and land operations on a terrain causability and
smooth movement
with many fjords, rivers, etc
of virtual systems
- Joint personnel recover incidents
between JTLS,
- Time sensitive targeting incidents
JCATS and VBS2
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11/Should
(Will be
revisited
after
change
proposal)
NMRs
Id
User Need
Change Requirement
11.09.6
- Robustness and
reliability
When any federate or
JWC
federation crashes, the
ownership of all the entities
can be gained back by JTLS.
3/Must
11.09.7
- Cost efficiency,
compliance with 75-3
timelines, data
correlation and
mapping
Practicality Requirement 1:
JWC,
Federation data management JFTC,
can be realized in a practical NC3A
way. The scheme should
allow the preparation of
STARTEX preparation in one
month by two people.
Implementation of this
scheme should prevent
duplication of effort.
2/Must
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Requestor Priority
Database Preparation
Action
Design
Strategy
Meeting
Incident
Development
Entity
MPC
Design
JWC
ACO J7?
IRF
RFP
TA
MEL/MIL
Scripting
JWC DB
Validation
AFL
OPLAN
CJSOR
STARTEX
Validation
C2
Initialization
MNDDP
ADL
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RSOM
NMRs
Id
User Need
Change Requirement
11.09.8
- Cost efficiency and
compliance with 75-3
timelines
Practicality Requirement 2: All JWC, JFTC 7/Should
federation can be managed
(backups, starting and
terminating federation,
recovering from a crash,
checkpoints, federation speed)
by a single tech controller. The
number of developers required
to recover from a crash is not
more than two JTLS engineers
when regaining capability is
available.
11.09.9
- Robustness and
practicality
Practicality Requirement 3: 1/2 JWC
game speed is maintainable
during a typical NRF exercise.
- 1/2.5 is a should level
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Requestor
Priority
4/Must
NMRs
Id
User Need
Change Requirement
Requestor Priority
11.09.10 - Practicality, reduced
Federate object subscription JWC
bandwidth requirements, scheme must not adversely
impact the 2:1 federation
speed requirement regardless
of the number of objects
modeled by any one federate
11.09.11
- New objects may
need to be added into
federation due to the
dynamic scripting
Ability to add objects
dynamically into NTF
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8/Should
JCW, JWC, 9/Should
JFTC
RPR2
SE
RPR2 Base
MIM
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RPR2 Distributed Emission
Regeneration
RPR2 Underwater
Acoustics
RPR2 Logistics
RPR2 Minefield
RPR2 Aggregate
RPR2 Physical
RPR2 Warfare
RPR2 SIMAN
RPR2 Communication
RPR2 Modular
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JOINT WARFARE CENTRE
Oct 25, 2011
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