Implementation of a framework for vulnerability/lethality modeling and simulation

The Department of Defense (DoD) has employed modeling and simulation (M&S) tools in vulnerability and lethality (V/L) assessments of weapon/target systems for many years. A wide variety of simulation tools exist that are used to conduct specific aspects of analyzing weapon systems effectiveness and/or target susceptibility to blast, fragment penetration, hardened target penetration, etc. Previously, a somewhat natural separation of domains existed for these models among surface mobile, ground fixed and airborne target classes. However, it has become evident that many of the methods implemented as part of their respective simulations have applicability across domains. Where applications provide a concrete solution for a particular problem, frameworks are meant to provide a generic solution mechanism for a set of similar or related problems. This simple concept was the key to the implementation of a reusable, extensible architecture known as the endgame framework