RealWorld Air Combat Environment (ACE)

ACE is a distributed PC-based, air combat mission rehearsal system. Comprised of one ACE Controller and one to many ACE 3D desktop training clients, ACE is a highly scalable, customizable system that includes high-fidelity electronic warfare and threat environments.

The ACE Controller acts as a virtual battlespace manager interoperating with a variety of 3D client applications. The ACE 3D Clients and Desktop Training Systems (DTS) are based on commercial game technology combined with sophisticated simulation modules and provide man in the loop & physics based models.

The ACE Simulation models in real-time:

• Communications, including real-time instructor input
• Synchronous data transfer
• Sensor (radar) data
• Weapons, including placement of pop-SAMS
• Air combat physics, including flying threat aircraft as aggressors

ACE allows the import of real-world electronic orders of battle and integrates with existing mission planning tools. ACE is a turnkey simulation application allowing for mission creation, analysis, planning & execution.

See also:

A-10C Desktop Training

AC-130 Desktop Training