Overview#
A ground-based air defence battalion is conducting a readiness exercise ahead of a multinational NATO evaluation. Using the Openburst integration, the operations staff launch a synthetic incursion scenario directly from the platform, watching Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) battery assignments and engagement timelines update in real time as the simulation progresses. When the run completes, aggregated outcome statistics flow automatically into the Common Operating Picture, giving commanders an immediate picture of coverage gaps and kill-chain latency without any manual data export.
The integration connects the platform's operational workflows to Openburst, an open-source Swiss air defence simulation engine. It allows air defence operators and simulation planners to initiate and monitor scenario runs, model multi-layer SAM engagements against a variety of aerial threat profiles, and archive outcomes for trend analysis and comparative wargaming. All operations are scoped to the authenticated organisation and enforce the user's assigned security clearance level, ensuring that scenario data remains appropriately partitioned across national or coalition boundaries.
Key Features#
- Scenario Execution: Launch and manage active air defence scenarios through the Openburst simulation engine, with support for multiple concurrent runs across different operational areas.
- Engagement Modelling: Track detailed SAM battery assignments, intercept attempts, and target interaction timelines throughout each simulation run.
- Threat Neutralisation Probability: Evaluate the likelihood of successful intercept for each aerial threat based on weapon system capabilities, geometry, and engagement sequencing.
- Automated Outcome Persistence: Simulation results are ingested and stored automatically at run completion, providing a durable record for post-exercise analysis.
- Aggregated Analytics: Review historical and active simulation statistics to identify operational readiness levels and spatial coverage gaps across the defended area.
- Clearance-Enforced Access: Every scenario and its results are accessible only to operators whose security clearance meets or exceeds the classification level assigned to that run.
- Common Operating Picture Feed: Simulation outputs can be injected directly into alert triage and response workflows, allowing planners to calibrate detection thresholds against simulated threat data.
Use Cases#
- Training and Wargaming: Simulate hostile air incursions and evaluate air defence network responsiveness under varied threat timing, altitude, and speed profiles.
- Threat Evaluation: Run theoretical engagements against identified aerial threat classes to assess neutralisation probability before an asset is operationally committed.
- Coverage Gap Analysis: Compare outcomes across multiple scenario configurations to expose geographical or temporal weaknesses in a layered SAM deployment.
- System Calibration: Feed simulated engagement data into the alert triage engine to validate that automated response thresholds behave correctly against realistic threat patterns.
- Coalition Readiness Assessment: Share selected scenario outcomes within a Community of Interest to allow multinational partners to validate interoperability and synchronise doctrine.
Integration#
The module communicates with the Openburst simulation engine through its published API, using secure token-based authentication. Scenario launch, status polling, and outcome retrieval are each exposed as discrete operations within the platform's standard operational API, meaning downstream workflows such as alert management, reporting, and the Common Operating Picture can consume simulation data through the same interfaces used for live operational feeds. All operations are bound to the authenticated organisation, preventing any cross-tenant visibility of scenario configurations or results.
Open Standards#
- STANAG 4586: Provides a reference for unmanned and manned platform data exchange; scenario threat object definitions align with STANAG 4586 vehicle and kinematic descriptors where applicable.
- STANAG 2511 (ADatP-3): Simulation scenario structure and engagement event records follow the NATO Message Catalogue formatting conventions for air defence reporting.
- OGC GeoPackage / WGS 84 (EPSG:4326): All geographic coordinates in scenario configurations and engagement events use WGS 84 decimal degrees, enabling direct overlay on OGC-conformant mapping layers.
- ISO/IEC 27001: Data handling for classified simulation outcomes adheres to the information security management controls mandated by ISO/IEC 27001, including access logging and encrypted storage.
- OASIS SAML 2.0 / OpenID Connect: Operator identity and clearance attributes are asserted through federation-capable identity providers, supporting both SAML 2.0 and OIDC token flows for cross-domain authentication.
- ETSI EN 303 645: Secure-by-default API token lifecycle management follows ETSI baseline requirements for credential rotation and revocation relevant to connected defence systems.
Availability#
- Enterprise Plan: Included
- Professional Plan: Available as an optional add-on; contact your account team for access.
Last Reviewed: 2026-05-26