EW-GEMS: System concepts and development process of an electronic warfare simulation

The Defense Systems Concepts (DSC), Inc. EW Group is currently developing a discrete time-driven stochastic computer simulation known as EW-GEMS (Electronic Warfare-Generic Enemy Missile Simulation). EW-GEMS will provide for a fully detailed depiction of the in-flight engagement between a high performance tactical aircraft, with on-board state-of-the-art ECM equipment, and a fully operational threat missile. Via EW-GEMS, analysis of the effectiveness of the application of airborne ECM techniques can take place in a real-life engagement without ever leaving the tarmac. This simulated real-life engagement is the result of a uniquely coordinated effort between EW/Aerodynamic engineers and Software/Mathematics personnel following two parallel paths of software development. An Engineering test bed for model validation is being developed in parallel with EW-GEMS, the full-up formal software simulation. In this manner the models of EW-GEMS will have not only been validated, but verified data will be available prior to the completion of EW- GEMS.