To determine the value of a training system we must evaluate the system's design and performance with respect to the training effectiveness needed to support the operational mission. We will need a means to determine the relationship between a system's engineering design parameters and the training utility during a specified mission scenario. Through the research efforts of Armstrong Laboratory's Aircrew Training Research Division, we will address this need by using a networked multiship simulation system with experienced mission ready pilots, including Desert Storm veterans, flying specified mission scenarios. We will then relate network performance measurements to the evaluation of the training utility for critical segments of the mission scenarios.

We will also discuss the relationship between the training utility and network performance for specified mission scenarios. We will characterize the architectural components of the Multiship Research and Development (MultiRaD) training system and define the mission scenarios developed for the MultiRaD training utility evaluation. We will describe the test cases for measuring the network performance and present results of the network performance results with both average and worst-case segments of the mission scenarios. Finally, we will evaluate the network performance results with respect to the training utility and will recommend methods of extrapolating the results to future systems.