AFSERS Cloud Delivery

The Multiple Unified Simulation Environment (MUSE) is the DoD flight simulation/training system of choice for many Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), RPA, and airborne platforms.  MUSE is currently used by all Services and most unified commands simulating MQ-1, MQ-9, RQ-4, MQ-1C, M/RQ-5, RQ-7, national and commercial satellite systems, P-3, E-8 and the U-2 during warfighting exercises.  The AFSERS provides National Imagery Transmission Format (NITF) information for simulated data collection systems, supporting PED training. The MUSE is also used as a mission rehearsal tool for current, on-going military combat operations.  MUSE/AFSERS is a key training simulation for both the Air Force and the Army, is widely distributed, and is used frequently.  The current setup is highly siloed and takes significant time and expertise to maintain and keep up to date.  There is an opportunity to migrate some or all of the simulation infrastructure to a cloud environment.  Moving to the cloud can centralize updates and leverage cheap on-demand compute power that can be spun up and down automatically based on usage.  This can also ensure all simulation environments are up to date and centralize the management of the simulations to create economies of scale.