Simulate Effects of Cyberspace Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) in Mission Command Systems
(Room 320A)
03 Dec 19
3:00 PM
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3:30 PM
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Full Schedule, Tuesday Schedule
The United States Army (USA) is developing and experimenting with concepts and force structures to conduct multi-domain operations (MDOs). The successful integration of cyberspace electromagnetic activities (CEMA) is a key tenant of winning an MDO as they affect, and are affected by, all of the warfighting functions. To effectively train for these operations, the USA requires capabilities to simulate CEMA and their effects on mission command systems. Several enhancements to enable training for CEMA in MDOs were made to a current “cyber for others” prototype training tool, Cyber Operations Battlefield Web Service (COBWebS), that was developed by the Army’s Simulation and Training Technology Center (STTC), part of the Combat Capabilities Development Command – Soldier Center (CCDC – SC). The enhancements were funded by the Army Modeling and Simulation Office (AMSO) to improve the fidelity of the electronic warfare (EW) attack models that can stimulate live mission command systems and to provide a means to generate CEMA effects on Fires-related mission command systems (e.g., Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System [AFATDS]). This paper discusses the technical approach, successes, and shortfalls of integrating COBWebS with the Naval Research Laboratory’s Builder tool to provide advanced radio frequency propagation models to simulate EW effects and with existing Call for Fire and AFATDS cyber training tools that are being developed for the Army’s One Semi-Automated Forces (OneSAF) program.