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U.S .S. . ARMY On BML: “ The oxen are slow, but the Earth is patient. ” A sponsor ’ s perspective on BML development and application Dr. Amy E. Henninger Technical Advisor, Center for Army Analysis

Controlling UGVs in Boston … U.S .S. . ARMY Complicated Intent Recognition Complicated Language l Never use the turn signal: it l 6 inches of snow is a "dusting “ gives away your plan to the l “ Khaki's ” are something you enemy start the car with l In making a left turn from the l “ Subway ” is a fast food place. right lane, employ shock and The transportation system is awe tactics, to maximally stun known as the "T", and only the the other drivers "T ” l Never, ever, stop for a l You can take the “ T ” to “ JP ” pedestrian unless he flings l “ Holly ” is an excellent WICKED himself under the wheels of your motorcycle car l Just hearing the words "New l Honk your horn at cars within York" puts you in a foul mood!!! 10.3 ms of a stoplight changing colors. NOTE: the actual color of the stoplight is NOT significant l Above all, keep moving and when in doubt, accelerate 8 April 2011 2

My Questions for You … U.S .S. . ARMY l What *is* BML? l What is the Use Case? Now Future BML R&D l Who is the Customer? C2 BML M&S We 8 April 2011 3

AMSO ’ s Near Term BML Plan U.S .S. . ARMY Current Proposed / Legend: ¡ Project Future AMSO AMSO AMSO11- MSD-052 Projects C Updates Harmonized MSDL BML Plug in MSDE Tech Activity Proposal FY10 Standard Integrated C-BML Enhanced V5.1 Program of Work FY11 FY11 Standard BML Orders V5.0 Intl. Experiments FY11 FY12 Phase I Draft NATO OPORD FY12 Operational V6.0 Phase 2 FY13 Demo Data Interop. Future V7.0+ Phase 3 Application Future FY13 Align existing US programs and projects to demonstrate the value / impact of SISO C-BML in a simulated operational environment (TRL-6) via MSG-085 in 2013 8 April 2011 4

BML Mid Term: Army ’ s Common Operating Environment U.S .S. . ARMY 8 April 2011 5

BML in DoD Standards ’ Registries U.S .S. . ARMY Path to standardization is very important to us 8 April 2011 6

BML: A Target U.S .S. . ARMY E. Integrating across D. Integrating architectures within an B. Extending architecture and integrating semantically C. Integrating with C4I A. Work that surrounds simulation Acceptance by C2 Community is very important to us 8 April 2011 7

BML Around the World U.S .S. . ARMY Netherlands ¡ BML Toward Command Staff Trainer Norway ¡ BML in Support of COA Analysis; Belgium ¡ Naval Experiments Unmanned Surface Vehicle Sweden ¡ United ¡Kingdom ¡ BML Toward Command Staff Trainers Range of Applications – C2-Sim, Maritime Applications, tasking games such as Canada ¡ VBS2 Germany ¡ France ¡ Experimenting with C2 of UAV BML R&D C2-Sim Experiments with FR Complete BML Roadmap and and Staff Training Experiments Experimentation Program for C2-Sim USA ¡ Numerous SIMCI Projects, current Spain ¡ integration in OneSAF, and Italy ¡ Synchronization with JFCOM Coalition Battle Management Services (CBMS) Australia ¡ MSG-­‑085 ¡ Australia ¡ (Observer) ¡ New ¡Zealand ¡ Adoption of STANAG is very important to us

BML: Past, Present, Future U.S .S. . ARMY 2003 ¡ 2013 ¡ 2020 ¡ Now 2020 Maturity R&D Real Applications Scope M&S Only C2 and M&S products Readiness TRL 3-6 TRL 7-9 Standardization Phase I DRAFT Implementable SISO Standard Payoff Assumed Benefits Demonstrated ROI Cooperation Collaborative NATO STANAG Research What Policies / Programs do we need for 2020?  in only 9 years (!) We need a Campaign Plan! 8 April 2011 9

Futuristic U.S .S. . ARMY Thin client / Ipad-like device • Current situation C2 / intel • displayed / updated real time With a swipe! –> simulate options • (COA analysis); results displayed Commander selects for • execution / order including robotic forces – UAV, ground vehicles and some yet to be conceived Progress tracked / deviations from • COA (with continuing reports) Updated continuously / warnings • provided Updated COA calculated • displayed Commander selects and executes • Same interface C2 / Sim • 8 April 2011 10

Closing Challenges U.S .S. . ARMY l Are there lessons learned that can be applied to current C-BML standardization efforts? l How can we identify and overcome roadblocks to industry acceptance? l How can we engage or better involve BC / C2 communities or other potential user communities? C-BML 8 April 2011