New Virtual Testbed to Support Multi-Domain Operations

BAE Systems' open architecture testbed platform provides rapid and safe experimentation of breakthrough technologies needed for enhanced joint multi-domain operations By DA Staff / 20 Aug 2021

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BAE Systems, Inc. has unveiled its virtual System of Systems (SoS) Testbed, a platform that models, simulates, and evaluates both fielded and new technologies as well as advanced data management processes before they are deployed into multi-domain operational environments.

The testbed is an open architecture system integration and engineering tool that links formal architecture specifications, digital architecture modeling, high-fidelity modeling and simulation, and advanced Command and Control (C2) enabling technologies. This identifies and recommends optimal solutions to decision makers based on cost, capabilities, and resources.

“We are proud to deliver this innovative systems integration capability to meet our customers’ multi-domain operational needs,” said Al Whitmore, president of BAE Systems Intelligence & Security. 

“Our systems engineering and modernization capabilities will accelerate the delivery of information and support national security missions.”

Through a comprehensive model-based systems engineering analysis of digital engineering artefacts, kill chain performance, and data management systems, BAE’s testbed capabilities identify technical and system limitations. 

It recommends areas where emerging technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and automation, could enhance time-sensitive operational timelines and joint targeting missions. The testbed accomplishes this through extreme traceability, direct mapping, and virtual modeling.

“As a large-scale systems integration company, BAE Systems offers capabilities that enable Joint Force decision makers to better understand where to deploy resources to ensure scalable, timely, and effective C2 against imminent threats,” said Ravi Ravichandran, BAE Systems Intelligence & Security vice president and chief technology officer. 

“Our SoS Testbed platform provides system engineering linkages that just don’t exist today. It quickly identifies critical value points within a customer’s architecture that could be improved with emerging capabilities.”

For more than 30 years, BAE Systems has supported the U.S. government with enterprise IT, engineering, and system integration services, advancing technologies and keeping in step with its evolving mission requirements. 

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