The Simulation-Based Tactical Decision Support System (SIMDES) developed by Türkiye’s STM was successfully used in the operational experimentation (OPEX) phase of the Maritime Security Exercise-2023 (EXER MARSEC-2023), conducted by NATO Maritime Security Center of Excellence Command (MARSEC COE).
The development was announced in the OPEX final report of the exercise which was conducted off the shores of Türkiye’s Antalya province in the southern Mediterranean coast.
SIMDES played a crucial role in assessing the feasibility of the exercise scenarios and enhancing the effectiveness and success of the exercise before its actual implementation. Additionally, SIMDES made a significant contribution to the development of maritime security capabilities and the promotion of cooperation and innovation.
Two of the exercise scenarios were adapted into simulation scenarios using the SIMDES infrastructure. The results, along with detailed analyses from these simulations and experiments, were presented by STM engineers at a pre-exercise conference.
With SIMDES, effectiveness analyses for naval, land, and air operations can be conducted, and combat scenarios can be assessed in a simulation environment before field application. Users can analyze simulation results using multi-criteria decision-making techniques and conduct multiple simulations under various environmental conditions, platform configurations, decision mechanisms, and behaviors.
