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IBM Defense Simulation Analytical Service

The Defense Simulation Analytical Service (DSaS) enables analysts and commanders to obtain data-driven, comprehensive and more precise situational pictures across all domains – for the best decision-making capability in every mission.

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Effective situation analysis

Challenges

Data integration

Separate tools and data silos prevent the necessary access to relevant information and make integration more difficult.

Data orchestration

The complex processing of large amounts of data often fails due to uncoordinated workflows and a lack of data harmonization.

Speed

Manual analysis delays the response time and hinders a precise assessment of the consequences in crisis situations.

Real-time data

Without sufficient enrichment and real-time data, decision-making remains ineffective and risky.

Data integration

Separate tools and data silos prevent the necessary access to relevant information and make integration more difficult.

Data orchestration

The complex processing of large amounts of data often fails due to uncoordinated workflows and a lack of data harmonization.

Speed

Manual analysis delays the response time and hinders a precise assessment of the consequences in crisis situations.

Real-time data

Without sufficient enrichment and real-time data, decision-making remains ineffective and risky.

Data integration

Separate tools and data silos prevent the necessary access to relevant information and make integration more difficult.

Data orchestration

The complex processing of large amounts of data often fails due to uncoordinated workflows and a lack of data harmonization.

Speed

Manual analysis delays the response time and hinders a precise assessment of the consequences in crisis situations.

Real-time data

Without sufficient enrichment and real-time data, decision-making remains ineffective and risky.

Situation analysis with DSaS

Decision-making authority for each mission

DSaS supports effective, data-driven, and more precise decision-making for the Reconnaissance and Command Domains. In the sense of a Multi-Domain Command and Control System (MDC2), the service securely and individually orchestrates the merging and analysis of data sources in mission- and role-specific dashboards. Data from the public information space complements the domain data from the own ecosystem. The targeted use of learning AI and ML allows for accelerated evaluation, better linking of data, and action-evaluating simulation of the situation development.



Data integration

Modular situation assessment

The marketplace provides data sources and tools to merge them according to analysis needs and display them in processed form in dashboards. The marketplace is created jointly during the agile development phase according to the analysis objectives and the users. Activation in DSaS takes place in a drag & drop interface.

The DSAS platform is designed according to open architectures and NATO standards (NAF, NISP, JC3IEDM, NGVA, NCISS-A), allowing it to run with the highest information security (Zero Trust approach) on any cloud, on-premise, and in the field. This platform architecture enables the integration of additional data sources from the public domain, industry, or the own defense sector.

Drag & Drop Interface

Active tools and data

Data orchestration

Role-specific situation assessment

In DSaS, missions can be planned, simulated, and evaluated for the command and reconnaissance domains.

Dashboards with individual thematic focus can be selected, or various data sources and tools can be combined in a hybrid dashboard. The configuration is adapted to specific roles such as commanders, analysts, or operators and can be personalized.

The Commander View e. g. is designed to prepare decisions and assess them data-driven. The pre-prioritized decision points are classified based on the set parameters and can be played through. The AI-supported simulation provides evaluated action options, whose assessment can be checked and evaluated. Human feedback refines and calibrates the AI services.

Trending domain activity

Pre-prioritized listing of decision points

Communication in dashboard

Speed

Faster situation assessment

DSaS brings together various data sources from all domains while adhering to all necessary security standards. The military sector is specifically supplemented with data from the public information space, such as news, social media, or weather data. For example, the News Insights Dashboard offers a targeted search and evaluation of context-specific news.

Using AI algorithms and customized search parameters, the large amounts of data are filtered and organized. In the dashboard, they are also linked with spatial and temporal locations.

Likewise, the relationships between people and organizations in these news items can be visualized, for axample, in a network map.

Timeline for identifying hotspots

Geographical classification of news

Real-time data

Timely situation assessment

In the Live Monitoring dashboard, live data can be combined, for example, from cameras or news. The selection of live feeds is also AI-supported.

The live feed selection can be combined with current news. Data sources can be freely combined for each mission, and specific domain interests can be selected. The news can be filtered by keyword input. The displayed news can be quickly classified with domain markings and timestamps.

The inclusion of such real-time data in a platform simplifies access and extends the analysis with important components for a better understanding of the situation.

AI-supported selection of live feeds

Combination with selected news feeds

Linking domains

Connected situation assessment

The Physical Domain dashboard vividly shows the linking of data from which information for a better situation assessment is created. The overview locates the information geospatially and allows capturing the observed space from a multi-domain perspective.

The information is processed and can be individually connected. Due to the already mentioned integration of live data sources, which also includes Web Intelligence, a networked overview of developments in the domains and their interplay is created.

Domains and data sources selectable

Setting of assumptions

DSaS

Operational for SDD

Flexible platform in a secure cloud architecture

Modular solution kit in agile development according to compliance requirements

Networking of different data sources and interoperable orchestration

Continuous use of AI with setting of analysis factors or explainable AI

User-friendly presentation of complex tasks

Flexible platform in a secure cloud architecture

Modular solution kit in agile development according to compliance requirements

Networking of different data sources and interoperable orchestration

Continuous use of AI with setting of analysis factors or explainable AI

User-friendly presentation of complex tasks

The IBM Garage for Defense

Individual platform development

DSaS is being developed in a garage approach to meet specific operational needs and compliance requirements.

With the IBM Garage for Defense, we have a robust and adaptable approach model for customized solution development. In various phases (Co-Design, Co-Create, Co-Execute), requirements for roles, data sources, and analysis objectives are captured and defined. After preparing the data environment and use cases, a pilot is created, which can later be implemented and expanded as an MVP in the operational environment thanks to a roadmap.

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Jörg Kunz

IBM Consulting
Managing Client Partner Defense & Intelligence

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Christoph Merkert

IBM Technology
Managing Director 
Defense