Using Modelling and Simulation to Assess Warship Vulnerabilities against Emerging Threats
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Over the last decade, there has been an increased need to combat emerging threats that exploit weaknesses in military systems and to accelerate the delivery of new and improved systems to war fighters. Through the use of Digital Assurance, modelling and simulation of through-life data models of subsystems and systems support the capability digital thread and Test, Evaluation, Certification, and System Assurance (TECSA) across all stages of the capability life cycle.
Digitally enabled assurance through modelling and simulation supports capability risk decisions, assessment of vulnerabilities, and platform performance optimisation throughout the systems engineering process and the lifecycle of the platform. An example of using modelling and simulation to identify and assess maritime platform vulnerabilities is QinetiQ’s Survive Software. This software provides the capability to model ship survivability and vulnerability across different scenarios, offering feedback to customers and influencing platform and combat system designs.
The presentation will outline how digital assurance through modelling and simulation supports TESCA, how it provides opportunities to undertake test and evaluation events at all stages of the capability life cycle and validate systems against evolving and emerging threats. An example of how modelling and simulation can assess warship vulnerability against swarming un-crewed aerial vehicles using the Survive Software will be included in the presentation.