The U.S. Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command's (STRICOM) Synthetic Environment & Technology Management Division (SETMD) sponsors the Research and Development (R&D) project know as Dismounted Infantry SemiAutomated Forces (DISAF). DISAF is a Computer Generated Forces (CGF) application based on the ModSAF architecture. DISAF was developed to add dismounted infantry to the virtual battlefield in a realistic fashion. SAIC began developing DISAF as part of SETMD's Dismounted Warrior Network (DWN) program. The results of this effort have been integrated into the ModSAF V5.0 application.

Although the DI capabilities contained in ModSAF 5.0 are a realistic simulation of Individual Combatants (ICs) and have meet the requirements of DWN, enhancements for general IC simulation are required. An ongoing effort to enhance the current IC simulation capabilities of ModSAF 5.0 is underway. Areas to be improved include physical and mental models, weapon systems, open and urban terrain behaviors, and Multiple Elevation Surface (MES) modeling. DISAF will also be extended to support voice control of IC units. These improvements will be transferred to the simulation community though integration of code into the OneSAF Testbed Baseline (OTB).

This paper outlines the DISAF features that have been integrated into ModSAF 5.0. It also describes the DISAF enhancements currently under development and under consideration for future development. Finally, this paper summarizes current applications of this technology.