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Defense, Military, & Security

Government agencies, departments, and consultants working with the government are discovering simulation is an indispensable tool to help guide them to the best decisions. And ExtendSim has been there to help them every step of the way.

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Education & Training

The Naval Postgraduate School uses ExtendSim to educate and train students on the value of modeling and simulation for military use. It's being used for acquisition of supplies, risk assessment, mission...

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Inventory Reliability

A consultant for a branch of the US Military is using ExtendSim to build inventory and reliability models of the frequency of failure of parts on military aircraft. Once a part has failed, how does it get...

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Supply Chain Management

United States Navy's logistics and sustainment operations built a supply chain management model addressing gaps in parts support for their new modular design ships. Simulation results indicated that...

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ExtendSim in Defense, Military, & Security

  • Training.
  • Logistics.
  • Manufacturing.
  • Strategic planning.
  • Risk and situation assessment.
  • Resource and logistical optimization.
  • Pilot studies.
  • Time-critical targeting scenarios.
  • Analysis of the effects of changes and to validate proposed changes.
  • Mission analysis.
  • Fleet availability.
  • Data communication and prioritization.
  • Assess defense weapon systems.
  • Design and development of offshore patrol vessels.
  • Conduct mine detection, classification, reacquisition, identification, and neutralization.

ExtendSim in Defense, Military, & Security

  • Training.
  • Logistics.
  • Manufacturing.
  • Strategic planning.
  • Risk and situation assessment.
  • Resource and logistical optimization.
  • Pilot studies.
  • Time-critical targeting scenarios.
  • Analysis of the effects of changes and to validate proposed changes.
  • Mission analysis.
  • Fleet availability.
  • Data communication and prioritization.
  • Assess defense weapon systems.
  • Design and development of offshore patrol vessels.
  • Conduct mine detection, classification, reacquisition, identification, and neutralization.

Who is using ExtendSim in Defense, Military, & Security

  • DNV GL used ExtendSim to model an airport security checkpoint to analyze its function when the airport was at full capacity. Using data they acquired through video and analysis, they were able to improve the security system based on knowledge of discovering its bottlenecks. They proposed solutions for managing increased capacity which were successfully tested in the simulation model.
  • Lockheed Martin created an ExtendSim model for the Stennis Space Center that estimates the cost of testing rocket engines.
  • ExtendSim is used at numerous aerospace companies like TRW on programs modeling satellites and mission data processing. One particular model simulates more than 3 terabytes of weather sensor data collected by satellites, transmitted to ground stations, and processed into science products.
  • The Aircraft Repair and Supply Center in North Carolina plays a unique role in US Coast Guard Aviation by supporting the entire Coast Guard with depot level maintenance and supply support. The HH-65 helicopters conduct missions of search and rescue, enforcement of laws and treaties, including drug interdiction, polar ice breaking, marine environmental protection including pollution control, and military readiness so it is imperative these copters are always on the ready. ExtendSim was used to model the repair and replacement cycle of the HH-65's main gear box. Results suggested process changes to help the Repair Division meet the fleet demand for gear boxes.
  • Fleets of cargo aircraft in a major war scenario were modeled in ExtendSim to minimize risk to aircraft and personnel.
  • An ExtendSim model aided a defense agency to identify choke points accurately and take corrective actions. This work helped increase creditability in aircrew training.
  • A consultant for a large defense contractor modeled a training continuum, results of which were one of the important inputs into convincing a customer that changing the training would result in increased throughput, performance, and efficiencies. This led to the customer to agree to a changed training continuum resulting in a significant scope increase for the consulting agency.
  • The Canadian Army uses ExtendSim for military logistics and supply chain management.
  • Airport Security Agencies evaluate the effects on passenger flow of new airport security checkpoint equipment and procedures with ExtendSim.
  • The United States Marine Corps' dependence on fossil fuel leaves logistics fuel support and supply lines vulnerable to attack. Using a specific ship-to-shore vignette, factors were identified and a design of experiments (DOE) analysis was conducted in ExtendSim to assess changes to doctrine, aircraft materiel solution, and environmental conditions that would provide a positive impact on energy efficiency while maintaining or improving operational effectiveness.
  • A defense agency simulated fleets of cargo aircraft in a major war scenario to minimize risk to aircraft and personnel.
  • Troop and vehicle movement within a new ship design were modeled in ExtendSim to see how long it would take to outfit and deploy a landing force with their vehicles.
  • KLSS built a Depot Process Model for The Boeing Corporation to simulate a wide variety of maintenance depot setups and configurations, starting from the same generic model. The model processes and logically controls the movement of vehicles through a depot according to variable task requirements and the availability of resources (personnel, support equipment, parts, and physical space). As data from an actual depot operation is applied to the model, it assists with the identification of process improvement opportunities which will improve vehicle throughput capacity and platform (tank, aircraft, etc.) availability.
  • ExtendSim has been used for airborne early warning and control

Who is using ExtendSim in Defense, Military, & Security

  • DNV GL used ExtendSim to model an airport security checkpoint to analyze its function when the airport was at full capacity. Using data they acquired through video and analysis, they were able to improve the security system based on knowledge of discovering its bottlenecks. They proposed solutions for managing increased capacity which were successfully tested in the simulation model.
  • Lockheed Martin created an ExtendSim model for the Stennis Space Center that estimates the cost of testing rocket engines.
  • ExtendSim is used at numerous aerospace companies like TRW on programs modeling satellites and mission data processing. One particular model simulates more than 3 terabytes of weather sensor data collected by satellites, transmitted to ground stations, and processed into science products.
  • The Aircraft Repair and Supply Center in North Carolina plays a unique role in US Coast Guard Aviation by supporting the entire Coast Guard with depot level maintenance and supply support. The HH-65 helicopters conduct missions of search and rescue, enforcement of laws and treaties, including drug interdiction, polar ice breaking, marine environmental protection including pollution control, and military readiness so it is imperative these copters are always on the ready. ExtendSim was used to model the repair and replacement cycle of the HH-65's main gear box. Results suggested process changes to help the Repair Division meet the fleet demand for gear boxes.
  • Fleets of cargo aircraft in a major war scenario were modeled in ExtendSim to minimize risk to aircraft and personnel.
  • An ExtendSim model aided a defense agency to identify choke points accurately and take corrective actions. This work helped increase creditability in aircrew training.
  • A consultant for a large defense contractor modeled a training continuum, results of which were one of the important inputs into convincing a customer that changing the training would result in increased throughput, performance, and efficiencies. This led to the customer to agree to a changed training continuum resulting in a significant scope increase for the consulting agency.
  • The Canadian Army uses ExtendSim for military logistics and supply chain management.
  • Airport Security Agencies evaluate the effects on passenger flow of new airport security checkpoint equipment and procedures with ExtendSim.
  • The United States Marine Corps' dependence on fossil fuel leaves logistics fuel support and supply lines vulnerable to attack. Using a specific ship-to-shore vignette, factors were identified and a design of experiments (DOE) analysis was conducted in ExtendSim to assess changes to doctrine, aircraft materiel solution, and environmental conditions that would provide a positive impact on energy efficiency while maintaining or improving operational effectiveness.
  • A defense agency simulated fleets of cargo aircraft in a major war scenario to minimize risk to aircraft and personnel.
  • Troop and vehicle movement within a new ship design were modeled in ExtendSim to see how long it would take to outfit and deploy a landing force with their vehicles.
  • KLSS built a Depot Process Model for The Boeing Corporation to simulate a wide variety of maintenance depot setups and configurations, starting from the same generic model. The model processes and logically controls the movement of vehicles through a depot according to variable task requirements and the availability of resources (personnel, support equipment, parts, and physical space). As data from an actual depot operation is applied to the model, it assists with the identification of process improvement opportunities which will improve vehicle throughput capacity and platform (tank, aircraft, etc.) availability.
  • ExtendSim has been used for airborne early warning and control

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Case Studies

Have a look at this Aircraft Fleet Maintenance Model built using ExtendSim. The aircraft have a number of attributes one of which is hours on airframe. Model tracks flying hours and routes aircraft...

The United States Air Force, in accordance with the Department of Defense's mission to modernize its processes, systems, and information flows, began an effort to replace legacy systems with two...

This case study of an aircrew training system model was built using ExtendSim. The model was used to model a high level of detail to test total training system solution proposed to the Army, to...

This article investigates outfitting an amphibious platform with an electromagnetic railgun (EMRG), which is a high velocity weapon that can fire projectiles at ranges up to 100 nautical miles. An...

Because traditional cost estimating relationships have proven inadequate for estimating maintenance manpower for advanced combat aircraft, Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) researchers developed...

Between 1984 and 2006, 36 out of the 136 systems that underwent operational test and evaluation (OT&E) were evaluated as unsuitable. In light of this high proportion, in October 2006 the...

This paper examines the need for a UAV Swarm Risk Assessment Tool and how it can assist the Navy’s decision makers in assessing risk of UAV swarm threats in littoral environments near potentially...

The Navy requires a capability for effective and efficient entry control for restricted areas that house critical assets. This thesis describes an Advanced Restricted Area Entry Control System...

The Marine Corps must prepare itself to operate without the benefit of readily available fossil fuels and supplies shipped in by trucks or home-based supply lines. As demonstrated in the current...

CTC developed the Total Life Cycle Systems Management (TLCSM) ExtendSim Logistics Analyzer (TESLA) Discrete Event Simulation tool. This tool enables rapid prototyping of life cycle sustainment...

Given the complexity of the emerging National Healthcare Information Network (NHIN) and Service Oriented Architectures (SOAs) due to multiple levels of system interactions, creating a valid and...

In a strategic effort to prioritize enforcement and removal operations toward criminal aliens (those individuals illegally present in US with a criminal conviction), Booz Allen Hamilton began...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shifted the focus of airport security to incorporate the need to continuously and rapidly adapt security to shifting threats. MITRE corporation developed a...

The US Army uses Combat Support Hospitals (CSHs)—mobile, deployable hospitals housed in tents and expandable containers—to provide surgical and trauma care close to combat action. CSHs provide the...

Boeing and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) developed an ExtendSim model of an organizational concept called Standing Joint Forces HQ (SJFHQ) being developed at the US Joint Forces Command...

The Boeing Advanced Logistics Analysis Capabilities Environment (BALANCE) modeling simulation architecture (United States Patent 9372917) was developed in ExtendSim to enable accurate, highly user...

Videos

This SimCast of a Simulation Master Class looks at an orbital model, data communication model, and a detailed ground processing model. Doug Shannon of TASC/GreenDart, Inc. and Richard Marymee of...