Brief on Missile Defense Agency Modeling and Simulation - National ...

XX/XX/07 5
A New Paradigm
Flight Test Design Based on M&S Needs
• Critical Engagement
Conditions (CECs)
- Key test points and conditions
where model anchoring data
must be collected in flight tests,
ground tests, exercises, and
real-world operations
- CECs are physics-based
parameters that define specific
conditions under which
engagements must occur
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Interceptor Launch Point
Non-linear
Performance
Boundary
R A N G E
Generic Interceptor Performance Envelope
Note: The primary objectives for flight tests are tied to CECs
Critical Engagement Conditions -- CECs,
not specific threat attributes, are the primary flight test design driver
Approved for Public Release
12- MDA-7017 (24 September 12)
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Range Safety
Constraint
Stresses
Seeker
Performance
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Stresses Sensor
Performance
Stresses
Interceptor
Kinematics
Critical
Engagement
Condition