MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY – TURKISH ARMED FORCES

1. MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY – TURKISH ARMED FORCES MODELING & SIMULATION RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT CENTER M&S in Turkey June 2014

2. OUTLINE M&S in Turkey METU-TAF MODSIMMER USMOS Conferences M&S Companies in Turkey Future R&D Studies on M&S Conclusion

3. M&S in Turkey Main customers of M&S projects • Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and • Undersecretariatof Defence Industries (UDI) Academic support • METU-TAF MODSIMMER • METU Informatics Institute M&S activities • USMOS Conferences (National DefenceApplications Modelling and Simulation Conference) • Turkey has been taking part in NMSG task group since it established.

4. METU-TAF MODSIMMER MODSIMMER was established as a Research & Development laboratory in 1998, with the collaboration of Turkish Armed Forces, Undersecretariat for Defence Industries and Middle East Technical University. In 2001, it took the status of «center».

5. MODSIMMER’s ROLE To provide R&D services on M&S for military and civilfoundations. To build a bridge among public institutions, industry and academia. To establish interaction between stakeholders. To organize some M&S events, such as USMOS, for sharing information. To provide the academic personnel and the graduate students to make use of MODSIMMER facilities. http://www.modsimmer.metu.edu.tr modsim@metu.edu.tr

6. USMOS CONFERENCES USMOS (National Defence Applications Modeling & Simulation Conference) has been organized by MODSIMMER once every two years. http://www.usmos.metu.edu.tr

7. Some M&S Solution Providers There are some local companies developing M&S solutions for military and civil requirements in Turkey. Their main areas of expertise are categorized: Flight simulators, Airdefense, Naval simulations, Weapon simulations, Training simulations, C4ISR, Radar simulations, Space simulations. Havelsan, TAI, Tübitak Sage, Tübitak Bilgem Iltaren, Tübitak Bilgem BTE, Roketsan, Milsoft, Meteksan Savunma, Agena BST, C2Tech, andSimsoft.

8. Havelsan TRAINING, SIMULATION, TEST & EVALUATION SYSTEMS Delivery of turn-key integrated training centers, EW training ranges for Army, Navy and Air Force • C4ISTAR SYSTEMS 700+ Software & SystemsEngineers Serving military and civilian customers since 1982 ISR, C4I Systems, Military Enterprise Information Systems Proven expertise in design, development, delivery and support of software-intensive systems Reliable, robust and scalable E-GovernmentSolutions, Infrastructures and Enterprise Information Systems

9. Meteksan Savunma METVIS: 3D Visualization Toolkit NAWAS: Naval War-game Simulation System NOPS: Naval Operations Trainer NATS: Naval Tactical Trainer FFSIM: Fire Fighting Simulator SIMBA RTI: HLA Run-Time Infrastructure Software DCSIM: Damage Control Simulator Detailed information: www.meteksan.com, ssg.meteksan.com

10. MilSOFT DES Digital Environment Simulator SHIPSIM Ship Simulator JETSC Joint Electronic Warfare Training Center Tactical Environment Development Framework

11. Roketsan Missiles, Inc. • M&S for Systems Development • From Concept Development to System Test • From distributed aggregate level engagement models to hardware in the loop subsystem simulations • M&S as a System • Electronic Warfare Simulations • System effectiveness analysis suites • Physics based system models • Weapon Training Simulators • Task simulators for operator training

12. Simsoft M&S Simsoft provides original solutions to simulation systems and components of the systems used in military and civil sectors with its high R&D capability. www.simsoft.com.tr Land Vehicle Simulators • Convoy • Armored Vehicles • Heavy Vehicles • Bus • Fire Truck • Ambulance • Rail Systems • Advanced Driving • Tactical Wargame Simulations • Fire Training Simulators • Gun Firing • Air Defense System • Test Simulators • ImageGenerators • Naval Vehicles Simulators • Bridge • ECDIS • Radar

13. TurkishAirIndustry Satellite Modelling & Simulation Infrastructure (SATSIL) https://www.tai.com.tr Space SystemsGroupDirectorate

14. TUBITAK BILGEM BTE

15. TUBITAK BILGEMILTAREN

16. TUBITAK SAGE • Missile & aircraft simulations • Real time functionality tests • Automated simulation • Online/offline performance analysis • Fault detection • Pilot Vehicle Interface

17. Agena Information & Defense Technologies AdSiF Agent & Simulation Language M-VV Model basedVerificaton & ValidationLibrary TEWA TargetEvaluation & WeaponAssignment EMSAR SAR Simulator QualitativeSimulation & Reasoning Engine Distributed Simulation: Simulationmanagementbymodels Intelligentalgorithmselection DIS & HLA based AgeRAS: Radar CrossectionAreaComputation Toolkit & Service Active AirDefense Model Library • 6DOF, 4DOF, & 3DOF Missiles & Aircrafts • SensorySystems, CommunicationSystems, • Platforms, WeaponSystems & Ammunitions • IntelligentDecisionSupportModels • C4ISR Architecture Tools • Mission Planning SystemEffectiveness & Analysis Lab. Software Formoredetailvisit us: www.agenabst.com info@agenabst.com

18. C2Tech Information Technologies Modeling and Simulation Expertise and Capabilities • Air Defense Modeling and Simulation (SAMMOS) • Air Operations Analysis and Training Simulation Systems • AirDefense Model Library • Satellite Simulations • Radar Systems Modeling and Simulation • Radar Signature and Analysis Software (RIKA) • Radar Signal Generator Simulator (RSGS) • Software Defined Radar (RADAK) • Software Defined Radar Receiver Library (SDR2Lib) • Communication and Environmental Sound Modeling and Simulation • Battlefield Management Modeling • Agent Based Simulation Framework • Distributed Simulation Technologies (HLA, DIS) • Effectiveness Analysis and Optimization • Resource Planning and Optimization • High Fidelity Dynamic Missile Modeling • Damage Modeling www.ctech.com.tr, ctech@ctech.com.tr

19. Recent Studies in Turkey for M&S • Validation, Verification and Accreditation (VV&A) Studies • VV&A department in MODSIMMER. • Standardization Studies • «Suggestions for using M&S standards in Defence Industry» report based on NATO MS3 group’s AMSP-01 (B) report. • Many leading companies and universities gave support for this study.

20. Future R&D Studies in Turkey Some R&D foresights in Turkey : • Model repository, • An integration environment, • Common standards, • Development of physical and behavioral models, • Virtual reality in training simulators

21. Conclusion • Awareness for the importance M&S in Turkey • Collaboration with companies from other NATO countries. • M&S companies in Turkey have demands to export their products.

22. Thank you METU-TAF MODSIMMER (+90) 312 210 55 74 http://www.modsimmer.metu.edu.tr modsim@metu.edu.tr