rear admiral (retired) rapp looks at the role of lvc training

LVC TRAINING TO ENHANCE

OPERATIONAL READINESS

THE WILLIAMS FOUNDATION, CANBERRA

REAR ADMIRAL JAMES RAPP CB

SENIOR NAVAL ADVISOR, CAE

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10th August 2016

LIVE – VIRTUAL – CONSTRUCTIVE TRAINING TERMS

► Live (L) - real people operating real

systems

► Virtual (V) - real people operating

simulated systems

► Constructive (C) - simulated

participants operating simulated

systems

►LVC Integration - different types of

simulation connected together

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LVC integration brings the benefits of

simulation to traditional ‘live’ training

LIVE – VIRTUAL – CONSTRUCTIVE INTEGRATION

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Enhanced & affordable

Readiness

NAVAL TRAINING CONTINUUM

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Graduated Team Training - starting with the Individual

WHY PURSUE LVC TRAINING FOR AIR-SEA INTEGRATION?

► Expense of using live assets

► Safety & security protocols

impinge on realism

► Restricted end-to-end training

► EW environment limited by

proximity to land & other ships

► High end adversaries hard to

simulate with live assets

► Difficulty of assembling

relevant force mass

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Growing Importance of Virtual

and Constructive Training

SYNTHETIC TRAINING CHALLENGES FOR NAVIES

► Cultural – primacy of ‘Sea Training’

► Embedded ‘training’ systems – often

not fully exploited

► Complexity - multi-faceted nature of

most naval scenarios

► Security Restrictions – sharing of

data, who and how

► Achieving the necessary fidelity

► Technology - latency, bandwidth,

common communication protocols

► Live / Synthetic Blend

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‘Spending to Save’ – but challenge of upfront

Investment

BENEFITS OF LIVE - VIRTUAL - CONSTRUCTIVE TRAINING

► Reduced cost

► More realistic training

► On demand scenarios

► Realistic C2 and mission

rehearsal

► Full employment of

weapon systems

► Secure mission training

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Affordable Readiness

KEY ISSUES FOR 5TH GENERATION AIRCRAFT

► Security

Cross-domain

Managing different security levels

Integrity within Training Solution

► Satisfying 5th Gen aircraft capabilities

Number of targets

► Interoperability constraints

► Training Areas - Airspace

► EMCON

Training / Operational modes

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Security constraints are the greatest

challenge to integration

OTHER SYNTHETIC TRAINING CHALLENGES

► White Force resourcing

► Accommodating LVC Training alongside

real world tasking

Real world tasking constraints

► Ensuring sufficient realism from synthetic

training in ships’ CICs

► Achieving a common After Action Review

process

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LVC offers real value with a well

considered Training Concept

LVC TRAINING CONSTRUCT

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LIVE VIRTUAL CONSTRUCTIVE

An Integrated Training Solution Approach

Operational Requirement

Training Concept

Technical Solution

Exercise Design

After Action Review

Operational Schedule

LVC TRAINING CONSTRUCT

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LIVE VIRTUAL CONSTRUCTIVE

An Integrated Training Solution Approach

Operational Requirement

Training Concept

Technical Solution

Exercise Design

After Action Review

Operational Schedule

MilitaryMilitary & Industry

IndustryMilitary & Industry

Military & Industry

Military

MILITARY LED / INDUSTRY ENABLED

► Single point of accountability (industry)

► Industry capital (reduced risk for military)

► Military sets standards

► Industry manages services

► Military pays for services

► 3rd Party Revenue opportunities

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Outcome: Affordable and Accountable LVC Training

LVC TRAINING SOLUTION – A CURRENT NAVAL EXAMPLE

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NAVY TRAINING SYSTEM FOR THE UAE NAVY

► CAE is delivering an Advanced Naval Training and Mission Rehearsal

System for the UAE Navy

► Individual, Team, Collective and Joint Training

► Design, build and operate a comprehensive Naval Training System to

increase fleet operational readiness – In service / Future Ships

► Main training centre, 5 distributed sites, ships alongside & at sea

► Reconfigurable Simulators for

17 Ship types – Combatants, Minor Combatants, Auxiliaries

2 Helicopter types – Sensor System Stations

MPA – Combat System Stations

UAV

Land System – Naval Gunfire Support

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Reconfigurable, Flexible, Scalable, Distributed

SYSTEM ELEMENTS FOR THE UAE NAVY

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Single Training Systems Provider

TSI PARTNERSHIP - BENEFITS

► Force Multiplier – Free up

operational assets

► Lower Cost

► Single Point of Accountability

► Financing Flexibility

► Training Agility

► Reduce Training Risk

► Free Up Military Support

Personnel for Operations

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Industry TSI: Delivering Affordable

and Accountable Training

CAE - GLOBAL PRESENCE

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