Engagement Level Air Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Tool (ELAST) Navy SBIR FY2010.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2010.1 Topic No.: N101-004 Topic Title: Engagement Level Air Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Tool (ELAST) Proposal No.: N101-004-0447 Firm: Daniel H. Wagner, Associates, Incorporated 559 West Uwchlan Avenue Suite 140 Exton, Pennsylvania 19341-3013 Contact: W. Monach Phone: (757) 727-7700 Web Site: www.wagner.com Abstract: In this project Wagner Associates will develop an accurate, fast, easy to use, modular, and Open Architecture Engagement Level Air Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Tool (ELAST) that will accomplish the key goals of this R&D project: I. Accurately quantify the operational effectiveness of friendly Air Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) assets in few-on-few engagements against threat submarines. II. Run quickly enough to permit the analysis of many scenarios of potential interest. III. Provide an intuitive interface that is easily operated by analysts inexperienced in using the tool, but also allows experienced operations to analyze virtually any desired scenario. IV. Automatically generate quantitative and operationally relevant Measures of Performance (MOPs) in presentation ready format. V. Use a highly modular, object oriented, Open Architecture approach that allows most simulation tool modifications to be made without modifying software, e.g., modifying sensor performance parameters or adding new sensors by changing only configuration files. This approach will greatly simplify the process of enhancing ELAST software modules in the future, and permit the use of modules developed by NAVAIR or other contractors within ELAST. Benefits: The immediate benefit to the Government at the end of Phase II will be a full scale Air ASW engagement level simulation and effectiveness analysis system that uses advanced simulation and evaluation techniques to accurately determine the true effectiveness of Air ASW operations. Improved Air ASW effectiveness evaluation technologies such as these are particularly necessary at a time when the United States is facing a sophisticated threat with limited funds to procure additional assets and sensors. Effective use of these advanced simulation and effectiveness evaluation techniques will produce more effective Air ASW operations, which will result in fewer casualties to friendly forces and improved overall US Navy and Joint Force effectiveness. Return