April 2007

In 1999, the US Air Force initiated Distributed Mission Training (DMT) creating the opportunity for home station training of pilots, air space controllers, and joint forces decision makers, via cockpit and system simulators, in a robust simulated "war" environment. The "Virtual Flag" exercise is a DMT simulation exercise with geographically separated participants electronically tied into a "war" scenario.

Since 2002 PLEXSYS Interface Products, Inc.^® has supported the Distributed Mission Operation Center (DMOC), at Kirtland Air Force Base, in its distributed mission training and operations activities with the AWACS Mission Simulator (AMS).

The AMS consists of display consoles emulating mission crew consoles used aboard AWACS aircraft. These consoles are networked with Instructor Operator Stations, which provide both the simulation and scenario generation engine for the training of Air Battle Managers (ABM) and other mission crewmembers. The system also incorporates intercom, DIS voice radio communications modules, and Video Teleconferencing (VTC) capabilities for mission briefing/debriefing functions.

For more information on the latest Virtual Flag exercise, visit the pages listed below.

Air Force "Virtual Flag" makes up for lost flying hours

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2007/May/Pages/AirForceVirtual2645.aspx

Air Force to Design Specialized Simulation for Tactical Training

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2007/May/Pages/AirForcetoDesign2646.aspx

March 2007

The "Lessons Learned on NATO Experiments on C2/M&S Interoperability" paper was co-authored by Dr. Andreas Tolk and James L. Boulet, who is an employee of PLEXSYS Interface Products Inc. The entire paper can be downloaded here.