Air Anti-Submarine Warfare Modeling and Simulation Tool Navy SBIR FY2010.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2010.1 Topic No.: N101-004 Topic Title: Air Anti-Submarine Warfare Modeling and Simulation Tool Proposal No.: N101-004-1324 Firm: Group W Inc 8315 Lee Hwy Suite 400 Fairfax, Virginia 22031 Contact: Earl Lazarus Phone: (817) 739-2076 Web Site: group-w-inc.com Abstract: The effort will demonstrate innovative approaches to resolve conflicts and challenges inherent in the design and development for the Navy of a stochastic, few-vs.-few model with a scope sufficiently broad to encompass all phases of the air-prosecuted anti-submarine warfare (ASW) problem space at a level of fidelity sufficiently deep to support detailed analysis across the involved domains. Advanced modeling techniques will be required to ensure the objective tool is streamlined in its set-up within analytical environments and responsive in its application to analytical problems without compromising the scientific and engineering validity of its representations and the credibility of its results. Benefits: A comprehensively developed objective model would support the analytical purposes of multiple Navy organizations associated with ASW. In addition to the air-related focus areas of the immediate sponsors, the tool could support assessments of submarine-specific issues for NUWC, the role of surface systems for NAVSEA and force and capability trade studies for N81. Further, a general-purpose simulation would be of particular interest to the Coast Guard and other Government agencies, such as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), where it could support assessments of interdiction strategies and operations. Finally, a mature model would be of value to the National Transportation Safety Board as well as commercial entities in the maritime salvage and airline industries in which multi-environment, heterogeneous actor search would be applicable to post-accident operations. Return