Experimentation

Warfare Development

Modern conflicts have seen the timeline from concept to fielding reduced from years to months – or in some cases weeks. Getting new hardware and software into service is only half the challenge: forces must understand how a capability should be employed to achieve effect and be ready to fight with it.

Led by Richard Wood (British Army service), we design and run the experimentation that evidences how a capability performs, then capture the lessons that shape how it is employed, sustained and trained.  We develop Concepts of Employment (CONEMP), Concepts of Use (CONUSE) and TTP recommendations that move capability from concept to confident employment at pace. We can also develop research protocols, advise on required authorisation and process, present to the Army Scientific Assessment Committee (SAC) and achieve approval from the Ministry of Defence Research Ethics Committee (MODREC).

Topics studied include Command and Control, CSS, One-Way-Effectors, Cloud Computing, UAS, Dispersed forces, Novel CEMA, Recce Strike, Close Combat, Heavy Forces, C-CBRN. Customers include Dstl, Army HQ, LWC

Modelling and Simulation

Morshead Consulting specialise in the rapid development of model and tools for Customers including Dstl, Space DT, Army HQ and Navy Dev. We understand the importance of capturing both functional and user requirements and focusing on usability, deployment and ensuring tools are easy to train and maintain.

We use GitHub for collaboration and version control and can develop and maintain models in Python, Excel (with and without VBA) and C++. All our tools are developed in line with the NIST Secure Software Development Framework (SP 800-218) and the UK Government’s ‘Secure by Design’ approach and include a strong focus on Verification and Validation. Spreadsheets follow the ’20 principles for Good spreadsheet practice’ and User Guides are routinely created to accompany deployed tools with in-person training for users.

Topics studied include OWE simulation, ORBAT analysis & Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning. Customers include Dstl, Space DT, Army Deep Effects, Navy Development and the Land Warfare Centre.

Wargaming

Morshead Consulting regularly support the design and delivery of Wargames, TTXs, seminar games, manual games, and computer-assisted wargames to test and explore existing and novel capabilities and force structures. Our team have created customised rulesets – such as a CBRN module for Littoral Commander – and written multiple Concept of Analyses and Data Capture and Management Plans, employing a range of techniques including e-voting, modified Delphi and the Sheffield Elicitation Framework (SHELF).

We use approved data sources and SME inputs to provide robust and assured data to support the planning and execution of wargames, and specialise in the development and use of rapid, tools and models for near-real time analysis. We routinely undertake both qualitative and quantitative data analysis using techniques such as thematic analysis and statistical regression.

Topics studied include C2, the Land Operating Concept & Theatre Sustainment.Customers include Dstl, LWC, Navy Development and JMSC.

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