JADS End-to-End Test-Distributed Simulation Using Satellites

The End-To-End ETE Test, conducted under the auspices of the Department of Defense Joint Advanced Distributed Simulation JADS Joint Test and Evaluation JTE, developed a synthetic test environment using simulations connected by satellite that can be used for future testing training and doctrinal development. This synthetic environment was used initially to assess the feasibility of using distributed simulation to conduct developmental and operational testing of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System Joint STARS. As designed and built, it may be used to conduct future testing of systems such as the Block II Joint STARS, the common ground station CGS, the All Source Analysis System, and the Block II Army Tactical Missile System ATACMS. This paper will describe the synthetic test environment, the design considerations involved in developing the synthetic environment, the modifications of the distributed interactive simulation DIS standards required to accommodate the environment, and the difficulties involved in verifying and validating the environment. Additionally, some of the pluses and minuses of making this environment high level architecture-compliant in the future will bed discussed.