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BAE Systems unveils ADAPT

BAE Systems has unveiled its Advanced Digital Analysis & Prototyping Testbed (ADAPT), an integrated virtual environment designed to provide comprehensive analysis across multiple warfighting domains.

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ADAPT models and simulates complex scenarios, encompassing platforms, sensors, networks, data and processing algorithms in real-time, a capability that is not achievable with high-level simulators or operations analysis tools, improving the ability of decisionmakers to predict, adapt and win in contested, evolving environments..

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“ADAPT provides the unique ability to simulate tactical-level data to understand how advanced algorithms and software perform within a digital environment to enable decision advantage within battle networks,” said Matt Crozier, director of advanced technology prototyping at BAE Systems Intelligence & Security. “Its open system architecture allows rapid integration of additional simulators and digital models in real-time within live, virtual and constructive environments.”
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The virtual environment’s high-fidelity platform can simulate real-world combined joint all domain command and control (C-JADC2) scenarios.

In addition to mission and information analysis, ADAPT provides system of systems analysis through the integration of model-based system engineering in which it can assess, trade and optimise architecture and requirements in a digital environment.

 

 

 

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