Threat Simulator Development

Mission — Threat Simulator Development source

This is a continuing program that consolidates the design, fabrication and integration of Naval Electronic Warfare (EW) threat simulators for increased managerial emphasis and coordination. These simulator development efforts provide realistic Developmental and Operational Test and Evaluation environments to test EW systems and defensive tactics. These projects develop threat Anti-Air and Anti-Ship weapon system simulators in accordance with the Services' requirements. The 0602 Project, Electronic Warfare Environment Simulation, directly supports the Test and Evaluation resource requirements for all Naval Air EW development programs to include radio frequency situational awareness and countermeasures. Programs in development and future programs include: Joint Strike Fighter, EA-18G, Low Band Transmitter, Next Generation Jammer, Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM), Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). The 0672 Project, Effectiveness of Naval Electronic Warfare Systems (ENEWS), directly supports the Test and Evaluation resource requirements for Surface Ship Electronic Warfare Systems. ENEWS provides anti-ship cruise missile seeker simulators, modeling and simulation and state of the art test facilities. Current and future Programs of Record include: Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP), Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW), Nulka, Long Endurance Electronic Decoy (LEED) and advanced IR Decoys. JUSTIFICATION FOR BUDGET ACTIVITY: This program is funded under RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST and EVALUATION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT because it supports efforts directed toward sustaining or modernizing installations or operations required for general research, development, test and evaluation.

Mission — Electronics W/F Env Simulation (ECHO) source

The objective of this project is development of necessary simulation facilities and approaches to allow determination of the effectiveness of Electronic Warfare (EW) in real world engagement situations and to support the introduction of modern, effective EW systems into Naval Aviation platforms. The heavy use of test resources by all Services demonstrates the importance of these assets. The Electronic Warfare Environment Simulation project is unique because it is the only program within the Department of Defense which develops and provides Naval anti-air warfare threat assets for Test and Evaluation (T&E). This project directly supports the T&E resource requirements for all Naval Air EW development programs, to include radio frequency situational awareness and countermeasures. Programs in development and future programs include: Joint Strike Fighter, EA-18G, Low Band Transmitter, Next Generation Jammer, Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM), Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). This project provides for the development of an Integrated Air Defense T&E capability to be fielded at each of the three sites comprising the Navy's Tri-Center complex: Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake and Point Mugu in CA, and Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD.

Mission — Effect Nav E/W (ENEWS) source

The objective of the Effectiveness of Naval Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems (ENEWS) project is the development, maintenance, upgrade and application of critical simulation assets to determine the effectiveness of Electronic Warfare (EW) for the surface Navy in simulated real-world engagement scenarios. ENEWS provides the Surface Navy with Anti-Ship Missile (ASM) simulators, Modeling and Simulation (M&S) and state-of-the-art evaluation facilities to support the introduction of modern, effective shipboard and off-board EW systems and tactics for EW Programs of Record (POR). ENEWS develops, maintains, and operates hardware simulators, digital simulations (M&S) of legacy, modern, and advanced threat ASMs that provide EW PORs an integrated simulation capability through at-sea captive carry field trials with flyable simulators, digital ASM models, and the Central Target Simulator (CTS) hardware-in-the-loop evaluation facility. The reliance of ENEWS assets by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Commander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force (COMOPTEVFOR), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and other EW Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (T&E) agencies speaks to the overall importance of this project. The project provides support and effectiveness evaluations for EW system designs, Engineering Test (ET), Development Test (DT), Operational Test (OT) events including the development and utilization of techniques and tactics. In the past, ENEWS quick reaction capabilities have provided significant support and solutions in crisis situations such as the Libyan crises, Iran threat, Persian Gulf crisis, Operation Desert Shield/Storm, the ongoing Ukrainian Crisis in the Black Sea, and the crisis in the Red Sea. Simulation Display (SIMDIS) is a modeling tool developed under the ENEWS project to support visualization of test events. SIMDIS has been adopted by most Department of Defense (DoD) T&E ranges as an effective tool that provides two and three dimensional graphical and video displays of live and post-test event data for EW T&E. One of the primary threats to surface ships is ASM systems. The ENEWS project is unique in that it is the only project within DoD dedicated to developing and providing realistic ASM assets to test and evaluate the effectiveness of shipboard EW systems and tactics against these types of threats. The ENEWS project is a critical part of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Test Resource Master Plan. This plan employs many ENEWS assets for planning, analysis, testing, and verification of shipboard and off-board EW techniques and tactics. As part of its normal activities, ENEWS provides Development Test and Evaluation (DT&E), Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E), and Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation (FOT&E) support to the surface Navy for all ship classes. ENEWS provides support to multiple surface Navy programs including Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP), Advanced-Offboard Electronic Warfare (AOEW), Nulka, Long Endurance Electronic Decoy (LEED), Scaled Onboard Electronic Attack (SOEA), advanced Infrared (IR) decoys, decoy placement, ship Infrared signature and radar cross section measurements for surface combatants and other ship self-defense initiatives, including the Future Naval Capability process. In addition, ENEWS assets support effectiveness evaluations for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ships' EW systems in joint allied exercises and joint EW exercises such as Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) and Northern Edge test events.

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