Test Directors and
managers on both sides of the Atlantic have heaped praise on SyntheSys’
experts’ contributions to joint Maritime Theatre Missile Defence
experimentation. The US Test Director commented
that the SyntheSys contribution was “amazing” and that it was a “pleasure”
working with such a professional team, whilst the UK MOD project manager
described the contribution as “outstanding”.
These comments followed the latest in a continuing series of experiments
to test the Royal Navy and coalition forces abilities to defend surface targets
in a virtual Maritime Theatre Missile Defence scenario utilising the US-led
Coalition Distributed Engineering Plant.
SyntheSys contributes Multi-Link
Test Facility services that provide secure communications between the UK Type
45 destroyer test facility, located at the Maritime Integration Support Centre
in Portsmouth, and other coalition naval test facilities in Europe, North
America and Australia. The Multi-Link
Test Facility equipment provides sensor feeds to excite the various Type 45
radars and emulates the Link 16 and Link 11 Tactical Data Link networks to
share surveillance, command and control, and other information between network
participants. This is a safe virtual
environment in which to test equipment, refine tactical procedures, and train
operators for engaging ballistic and conventional missiles in preparation for
live firing trials planned for 2015.
As well as providing
the Multi-Link Test Facility equipment and assisting in the conduct of the
tests, SyntheSys supports the tests by coordinating UK government and industry
stakeholders to develop test objectives, reviewing and determining scenario
changes, and undertaking performance analysis for future tests and exercises.
John Miller,
SyntheSys’ Technical Director, commented that “This is a great example of the
way in which the Multi-Link Test Facility is providing a very low cost and a
very effective way of testing tactical communications systems - analysis shows
that it is in excess of 70 times cheaper and has greatly increased control and
repeatability when compared with equivalent live tests.”
For more information,
please contact SyntheSys at marketing@synthesys.co.uk.
