DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES (SNOW LEOPARD)

Intent

Inform about the Distributed Training and Exercises (DTE aka SNOW LEOPARD) Program Explain current status and proposed way forward Specifically Identify 2010-2012 Activities Encourage communication with National CAX Centers

NATO M&S Context

NATO M&S Master Plan signed by NAC ACT M&S Vision signed by DSACT in Dec -2008
ACT exploits modelling and simulation to enable NATO transformation wherever it can enhance capability, increase interoperability, save resources or reduce risk in the ACT application areas of training, support to operations, defence planning and capability development.

Training Support :

Leveraging existing national M&S capabilities, best practices and multinational standards. (NMSG 068) Delivered NATO Training Federation (NTF) to meet the perceived existing need. Not Transformational

VISION

To deliver to NATO and Partners a persistent, distributed and joint training capability able to support training from operational to tactical level across the full spectrum of operations, while leveraging existing national expertise and capabilities.

NATOs changes in Processes, Technology, Organisation

SACT Multiple Future Study
NATO BI-SC ETEE Review NRF develo pment

PE process

National develop ments JWC JFTC mission

New Training require ments

ACT SNOW LEOPARD Program Train as you will fight Training support to present and future NATO missions

SNOW LEOPARD Program

SNOW LEOPARD Program

NATO Training Federation (NTF) Project

NATO Live Virtual Constructive (NLVC) Project

Shared Scenarios Project

Simulation Advanced Distributed Learning Project

Technologies - Current Situation

NTF

Existing NTF delivered 2009. Potentially obsolete 2014 Used for NRF Training only limited distr, not utilized fully. Experimental Core to transfer to JFTC Nov 2010 No further funding from ACT Programme Funded Standalone Client with CIED Community for testing Distributed Concept demonstration Nov 10 Transfer to JFT Training Technology Section 2011? Requires Management no further funding 2011

NLVC

Shared Scenarios Project

NATO VBS2

Current Issues New NATO Strategy and Structural Review Nations reques t(?) greater distributed training capability that supports NRF and Mission Training NMSG 68 HLA 1516 & NATO FOM CFBL/JTEN Network Initiatives NATO development of the Afghan Mission Network Distributed NATO Battle Labs Funding

Change to DTE Programme

SNOW LEOPARD was a collection of technical projects to create Modeling and Simulation related solutions to future NATO and Nations distributed training needs: build it and they will come. The emphasis has changed to fully articulating those NATO/multinational training requirements and guiding NATO M & S training development to fulfill them, leveraging National systems (through MOUs), not creating new tools. they must come and build it!

DTE Program

DTE Programme Board

Concept and Policy Project

M&S Support to DTE

Communication Information Support to NATO Snow Leopard

Shared Scenarios Project

Objectives

Concept and Policy Project : Develop and validate a Bi-SC concept for Distributed Training and Exercises Articulate NATO Training Requirements Specify areas suitable for Distributed Training Articulate the System Training Requirement to the M & S Community Articulate benefits and dis-benefits of Distributed Training Produce Policy Requirements for the provision of DTE to non-NATO actors. Capability Package Development CIS Support Project: Communications/connectivity requirements for Distributed Training and Exercises. Identify and evaluate existing persistent communications networks Identify and evaluate existing and potential capability gaps for M&S in the context of all NATO information exchange requirements including NNEC, Operational Analysis AMN and the DNBL net initiative Recommend appropriate, cost effective Network solutions Recommend and manage the appropriate Security and Accreditation process.

Objectives 2
M&S support Project deliver M&S solutions: Develop the hardware requirements for supporting Distributed Training and Exercises in NATO Develop the Software requirements for supporting Distributed Training and Exercises in NATO Identify the Modelling and Simulation tools, standards and process requirements for Distributed Training and Exercises in NATO Develop system requirements for M&S networks and Architecture Identify the DOTMLPFI implications of required and specified tools and architectures. Shared Scenarios Project will: Develop and validate a Bi-SC concept for Shared Scenarios for NATO Exercises Develop policies and directives to exploit NATO scenarios Identify and recommend the organizational structure to support and exploit the shared scenario capability within NATO Identify the user training requirements for the Shared Scenarios capability and propose a training plan, including necessary resources. Develop the necessary applications to support the concept. Enable decision makers awareness on the potential and benefits of the Shared Scenarios Capability.

Phase 1

Phase 2

2011 Budget Proposal

Snow Leopard Concept and Policy M&S Support to Snow Leopard

50k Euro 408K Euro

Not Funded 100k Euro 50k Euro 86k Euro 86k Euro 86k Euro Not Funded

Assessment on JWC/JFTC M&S tools Multinational M&S Standard Program Tech Training Tools Advances (Virtual Worlds?) AMN training support (venue UE -2011) Partners interoperability (venue Viking-11) C2 Stimulation (venue CIWX-2011)

CIS Support to Snow Leopard Shared Scenarios (Library and standards)

150k Euro 608k Euro

ACT role in DTE Approach

ACT articulates agreed requirement and way forward ACT acts as a facilitator for national coordination ACT advocates standards to facilitate such cooperation ACT capitalizes on US JFCOM (and other national) investments and brain power ACT utilizes industrial technological development to the benefit of the Alliance ACT synchronizes Alliance and Partner activities towards common goals ACT leads Alliance training and exercise transformation by leveraging national investments into a cost effective program