EXONAUT – MASTERING CHAOS
JTLS User Conference 2011
Monterey, CA
Mikael Edqvist
Vice 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
Exonaut is an training & exercise management system that
support CAX (and non-CAX training) from the scheduling phase
to the evaluation phase…
• Challenge we saw 2000
• Basics
− Reuse exercise data
between exercises
− Coordinate scenario/plan
documents information
between up to 400
concurrent users
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• Developed since 2000 (v6)
• Server – Client software
(stand-alone operation is
also possible)
• Web or Mobile enabled
• Multi-Lingual
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English (Military & Civilian)
German
Arabic
Swedish
Danish
THE EXONAUT SYSTEM
JTLS
THE INTEGRATED EXONAUT TOOLBOX
MAPS
Training &
Exercise
Calendar
• Schedule training
events
• Long term planner
• Plan exercise
conferences &
execution dates
• Report generation
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HLA(1516) /
DIS
Permissions
Security
ADL
Training &
Exercise
Manager
Scenario
Information
Manager
Training
Progression
Manager
• Fusion exercise plan
and simulation data
• Track workflow
throughout EXCON
• Plan scenario
(MEL/MIL)
• Control EXCON
activities
• Analyze training
events
• Generate an
asymetrical scenario
• Compare scenario
data with TA reported
data to allow AAR
• Analyze “2-function”
assessments
• Identify training risk
• Track training
objectives for units
• Observe units
performance during
training
• Can automatically
aggregate reports on
performance
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THE MULTI-COMPLEX CHAOS…
JTLS
TA & C4I
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OBJECTIVES
Non simulated
SCENARIO & PLANS
EXONAUT SYSTEM
EXERCISE SCHEDULING
MEASURING TRAINING
EFFECT
JTLS
PLANNING & EXECUTION OF
AN EXERCISE
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KNOWLEDGE
MANAGEMENT
3 CDO DURING OP HERRIC 2010
4C EXPERIENCE FROM CAX
• Challenge
− Constructive simulation can
be found abstract by
commanders?
− Simulation is sometimes left
”on the sidelines” of the
planning
R&A & 4C Assumption:
Sharing information will
− Simulation bring unique
createto an
1 +1 = 3 situation
consequence
training
• Value
− Exercise Management bring
better coordination /
workflow
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EXERCISE EXECUTION
Enemy
JTLS
Situation on the ground
So much more…
ExonautExercise Plan
Exercise Objectives
Exercise
Value for simulation
staff;
Blue
Forces
- a better understanding
of the
Red Forcesexercise plan…
Enemy
Suspect
Neutral
Value for the exercise managers;
- a better understanding of the
White
situation on the ground
Forces
Orange
Friend
Friend
Neutral
Forces
Enemy
Enemy
Friend
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EXONAUT + JTLS DURING CAX
EXONAUT coordinating all
JTLS and non JTLS related
events during the exercise
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EVALUATION IN JTLS & EXONAUT
Support observation & Evaluation of;
TBMCS
- (U.S.)
Training Events
ICC (NATO)
- Unit performance
Evaluations stored
In Exonaut Online
3-D Entity Viewer
Observations
Air
SIM
NATO C2
Java Template Builder
SOF
After Action Review
Scenario Recorder
Entity Level Server
Ground
Maritime
HLA Interface Program
Logistics
Operational Interface (C4I)
HLA – RTI
Intelligence
PACER
Google
Earth
Common
Operational
Picture
GCCS
ADSI
C2PC
TADIL-J
OTH-GOLD
BFT
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WEB
Services:
Apache Server
WHIP
Replay
Player Workstation
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
Mikael Edqvist
Vice President, Business Development
mikael.edqvist@4cstrategies.com
+46 706 12 76 78
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