Computer Assisted Exercises
Computer assisted exercises (CAX) use real time computer simulated operational environment for improvement of staff readiness in operations planning and conducting, and military decision making.
These kinds of exercises are not meant to replace expensive field exercises but they can be held more often with all command levels, thus achieving the desired level of operational staff readiness in shorter period of time while fully applying the principles of efficiency. They provide opportunities for detailed analysis of staff procedures and decisions with the aim to use lessons learned in future operations.
Computer assisted exercises have the structure and organization that provide realistic staff training. Each computer assisted exercise is designed for particular unit staff in accordance with the actual mission of the unit and accepted training objectives.
Simulated operation environment is designed by contemporary simulation software, and in that segment it is more realistic environment for staff training than any other which the Serbian Armed Forces can prepare. Time, environment, units, enemy forces, own forces, information and dynamics of operations are simulated.
The overall process of planning, preparations, organizations and conduct of national computer assisted exercises lasts for 4 or more months, depending on the level of the trained staff and specific demands. This process lasting for several months is a specific basis for regulated training of staffs in the chain of command, through various types of training and preparation activities of exercises elements, prior to the exercise conduct.
Computer assisted exercises have the structure and organization that provide realistic staff training. Each computer assisted exercise is designed for particular unit staff in accordance with the actual mission of the unit and accepted training objectives.
Simulated operation environment is designed by contemporary simulation software, and in that segment it is more realistic environment for staff training than any other which the Serbian Armed Forces can prepare. Time, environment, units, enemy forces, own forces, information and dynamics of operations are simulated.
The overall process of planning, preparations, organizations and conduct of national computer assisted exercises lasts for 4 or more months, depending on the level of the trained staff and specific demands. This process lasting for several months is a specific basis for regulated training of staffs in the chain of command, through various types of training and preparation activities of exercises elements, prior to the exercise conduct.
Simulation Software
Simulation software JCATS (Joint Conflict and Tactical Simulation), allows us to design and model a wide range of conflict situations, and in turn to conduct training, and evaluations of all organized groups that make decisions in the Serbian Armed Forces, Ministry of Defense and other various organizations in the Republic of Serbia.
The software was developed by the US Company Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and it has been used in the US Armed Forces since 1974. The software covers staff training for tactical, joint and strategic levels of planning and conducting a wide range of operations (combat, logistic, special forces, noncombat, operations in populated areas etc.), and it is constantly developed and upgraded.
Apart from training, the software supports: analyses, experiments, planning of operations and direct pre-deployment preparations. It can also be used to train military commanders, analyze and adapt modes of deployment, support civilian structures and for crisis prevention training.
The software supports simulations of land, airspace and maritime areas, interoperability in multiple segments and supports up to 10 different simultaneous warring parties, supports various terrain resolutions, uses digital maps, simulates weather conditions and individual acts etc.
The software was developed by the US Company Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and it has been used in the US Armed Forces since 1974. The software covers staff training for tactical, joint and strategic levels of planning and conducting a wide range of operations (combat, logistic, special forces, noncombat, operations in populated areas etc.), and it is constantly developed and upgraded.
Apart from training, the software supports: analyses, experiments, planning of operations and direct pre-deployment preparations. It can also be used to train military commanders, analyze and adapt modes of deployment, support civilian structures and for crisis prevention training.
The software supports simulations of land, airspace and maritime areas, interoperability in multiple segments and supports up to 10 different simultaneous warring parties, supports various terrain resolutions, uses digital maps, simulates weather conditions and individual acts etc.