S-3B VIKING/HARPOON ENGAGEMENT TRAINER

THE OBJECTIVE OF OUR PHASE I EFFORT IS TO PRODUCE AN AUTHENTIC SIMULATION OF AGM-84 (HARPOON) ATTACK PROFILES AGAINST HOSTILE SHIPS OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY AND IN UNISON. WE WILL SIMULATE WEAPON LAUNCH FROM S-3B AND A-6E AIRCRAFT SEPARATELY AND IN A COORDINATED OPERATIONS SCENARIO. THE SIMULATION WILL TAKE THE STUDENT THROUGH A SERIES OF HARPOON ATTACK SCENARIOS TO ENHANCE HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE TACTICS TO BE UTILIZED FOR THE ATTACK, HIS OWN PLATFORM CAPABILITIES, AND THE THREATS FACED IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. EFFECTS OF WEATHER, SEA STATE AND ELECTRONIC COUNTER MEASURES WILL BE SIMULATED TO PROVIDE THE MOST REALISTIC TRAINING POSSIBLE ON A TABLETOP DEVICE. PHASE II WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP ATTACK PROFILES FOR OTHER PLATFORMS (SURFACE, SUBSURFACE AND ALL HARPOON CAPABLE U.S. AIRBORNE PLATFORMS) AGAINST AN EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF HOSTILE SHIPS. SOFTWARE WILL BE DEVELOPED AS PART OF PHASE I WHICH WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNMENT TO DEMONSTRATE THE HARPOON EMPLOYMENT TRAINING CAPABILITIES ON A Z-248 BASED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE.