Data Science Driven Aircrew Performance Measurement and Proficiency System

Today’s combat environment is a complex orchestration of multiple systems operated by people requiring a high degree of training to be effective. Training is both difficult and time consuming, with high demand on a small number of skilled instructors. There is a need to improve the quality of training, provide objective performance assessments, reduce the instructor workload, and increase the efficiency of debrief. Through the application of modern data processing platforms and Data Science it is possible to automate data retrieval and processing techniques that are currently done manually. Through decomposition of Navy training doctrine, a set of competencies is defined with associated performance measures. These measurements are then composed to depict the overall effectiveness of the warfighter, categorized by core competencies, and presented to an instructor for final performance assessment. These techniques also open potential for advanced analytics, sophisticated training approaches, tactics development, and data-driven warfighter training. This is accomplished through extending existing Navy training systems to provide a cost-effective approach to accomplish the goals.