THE ‘ART’ OF THE RED TEAM
techniques used by adversaries. Vulner- abilities are further identified using a warfighter technology trade-space meth- odology, which is an assessment tool that probes technical, usability, user interface and logistic factors. Te assessment team collects data, conducts analysis and pro- vides feedback to developers for system improvement.
LIVE-EXPERIMENTATION LANDSCAPE This site at Stennis, MS, where TSOA live experiments took place in February 2014, and other TSOA venues represent a variety of challenging opera tional environments. (Photo by Jeff Swensen, Human Habits Inc.)
taking the system to a TSOA to look at interoperability and integration with other systems as well as concepts of oper- ation in increasing complex scenarios. It could also involve injecting a component into VDE. Tere could also be individu- ally designed experiments and exercises that are not TSOA- or VDE-specific, as well as a host of other investigations and assessments.
LIVE, EXPERIMENTAL, COLLABORATIVE Live experiment venues balance assessment with development, are extraor- dinarily collaborative based on feedback the team has received from participants, and are designed to push systems to the next level of interoperability and integra- tion. As a result, developers from both industry and government can make fixes
“in the dirt,” working with the TSOA red team on the ground. During the in-brief on day one, personnel are encouraged to integrate systems into the common operational picture and to interoperate with other systems through scenarios. Tere are dedicated team members on the ground who support developers in integra- tion and interoperability. Tese venues are conducted at military ranges across the country and have included Camp Roberts, CA; Stennis, MS; and Marine Corps Base
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Quantico, VA. Tey are not formal test and evaluation events, or developmental or operational tests. Tey provide develop- ers the means to experiment and red-team without having to create the infrastructure, establish an actual red team, requisi tion warfighters or develop scenarios.
Tis atmosphere of openness and coop- eration has become the hallmark of live engagements with the Systems ART team. In this field environment, when the barriers to collaboration are decreased, organizations can work together to solve a common problem. Tis collaboration has led to the two developer groups work- ing together to increase the effectiveness of an unmanned aerial system by incor- porating algorithms to improve video quality. Pursuing integration encourages developers to maximize the use of data standards such as the Integrated Sensor Architecture and to reduce the need for operators to look at multiple displays.
Te Systems ART initiative combines technical experts in engineering, radio frequency communication, computer network security and other areas with systems engineers and operators, and uses robust, structured assessments. Tese experts identify vulnerabilities from jam- ming, network attack, spoofing and other
Te Systems ART initiative has assessed more than 200 technologies, including unmanned systems, sensors, radars, blast protec tion and power generation systems, among others. For more than 40 percent of these assessments, the team returned to demonstrate mitigated vulnerabilities or other improvements based on feed- back, or to continually learn how the system performs
against adaptive threat emulation.
‘ART’ APPRECIATION Te operational community, for one, has noted the value of the Systems ART initiative. For example, a theater special operations command has deployed three different ART-vetted systems for use in operations.
One such system is the Virtual Accom- pany (VA) kit, which allows the small unit
to accompany teams through a
virtual presence, provide guidance and receive timely information. Te VA kit consists of several ART-vetted technolo- gies that were improved, selected and integrated into operationally relevant kits.
Te operational command funded the integration and fielding of these kits, which are credited with enabling pin- point accuracy and destroying hundreds of targets with no friendly fire casualties.
LESSONS LEARNED In reflecting on the System ART initia- tive’s progress, we offer the following
realistic and
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