Modeling & Simulation

Modeling and Simulation (M&S) is defined as the use of models, including emulators, prototypes, simulators, and stimulators, either statically or over time, to develop data as a basis for making managerial or technical decisions.

Recent Inquiries

What Risk Management Framework and Authority to Operate use authorizations of extended reality technology are available within the U.S. Army/Department of Defense?

What Risk Management Framework and Authority to Operate use authorizations of extended reality technology are available within the U.S. Army/Department of Defense?

What information is available on the Standard Wargame Integration Facilitation Toolkit (SWIFT)?

What information is available on the Standard Wargame Integration Facilitation Toolkit (SWIFT)?

What is the effect of collaborative gaming on team building, cohesion, and culture?

What is the effect of collaborative gaming on team building, cohesion, and culture?

Articles

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DARPA’s Provably Weird Network Deployment and Detection (PWND2) logo with network connection graphics

A New Kind of Hidden Networking Science

Authoritarian regimes are increasingly able to monitor and target internet communications, leaving many people in those countries unable to communicate freely with each other. In response, the internet freedom and national security communities manually design…

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DHS Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 2024. Photo credit: DHS.

Feature Article: Leveraging AI to Enhance the Nation’s Cybersecurity

When you hear about AI in the news, it sounds as if the robots of science fiction will be taking over soon. What isn’t as commonly covered is how much potential it has to make…

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Shown is a T-45C prototype mixed reality cockpit view. Note: Dials, displays, and out-of-the-cockpit view are virtual images while the cockpit panels and buttons are seen in the “real world” via a video pass-through camera.

Project Link: New T-45 Mixed Reality Trainer Improves Readiness

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. – The Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges Program Office (PMA-205) and the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) are bringing the future of training to…

Webinars

Optimization Techniques:  Improving Effectiveness for Defense Simulation Models

When performing defense system analysis with simulation models, a great deal of time and effort are expended, creating representations of real-world scenarios in U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) simulation tools.  However, once these models have…

The Bilateral Enterprise Analysis Model (BEAM)

The Bilateral Enterprise Analysis Model (BEAM) is a new joint campaign tool that enables easy analysis of strategy, force structure, or infrastructure changes. It has an enterprise resolution, which is less detailed than campaign simulations. …

Modeling and Simulation on the Final Frontier With AFSIM

The Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling (AFSIM) is a government-owned, military simulation framework that enables users to perform complex mission-level simulations for analysis and experimentation. Since 2016, AFSIM’s notional space capabilities have been…

Events

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18th Annual Homeland Security Week

Join the Homeland Security community March 25-26 in the Washington, DC area for IDGA’s 18th iteration of the Homeland Security Week Summit, where leading experts and key decision-makers from DHS, DOJ, local law enforcement, and…

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IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX 2024

The Annual International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) conference & EMEX is tailored toward first responder and emergency management organizations to inform on best practices and lessons learned with Big Data, modeling and simulation capabilities,…

National Summit on Military Training, Modeling, & Simulation

Synthetic environments, integrating cutting-edge technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and artificial intelligence, are reshaping traditional training methodologies, and offering a vital means to enhance readiness and resilience among military personnel. Against…