HIGH-PERFORMANCE ADVANTAGE
development, test and evaluation commu- nity and program executive offices.
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING PROGRAM Te DOD High Performance Comput- ing Modernization Program provides high-performance computing capabil- ities and expertise, enabling National Defense Strategy priorities across DOD. It provides DOD with a comprehensive computational modeling and simulation ecosystem that integrates supercomput- ing capabilities, high-speed networks and computational science expertise that enable scientists and engineers to conduct a wide range of focused research, develop- ment and test activities.
Te program, with a $280 million annual budget, was chartered by Congress to revolutionize warfighter support through increased application of high-performance computing to critical research, develop- ment, test and evaluation and acquisition engineering initiatives. Tis is a triservice effort managed for the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology (ASA(ALT)) by the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for research and technology and executed by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Devel- opment Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
By amplifying the creativity, productivity and impact of the research, development, test and evaluation and acquisition engi- neering communities, high-performance computing provides unprecedented insight into the physical world that would be too costly, dangerous or time-consuming to obtain through observation and experi- mentation alone. Te program includes DOD supercomputing resource centers; software applications; and secure network- ing. Te High Performance Computing Modernization Program also leverages
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specialized expertise from DOD, other federal departments and agencies, indus- try and academia to mature leading-edge software application codes. Tis expertise complements that of DOD scientists and engineers, helping customers achieve crit- ical mission objectives.
As the demands and availability for
computational resources have grown over the years, the user base and the size and complexity of jobs have grown to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by increased resources. In fiscal year 2019, the High Performance Comput- ing Modernization Program internal database indicated there were over 3,000 active users. Large-scale high-performance computing simulations have transformed from a niche activity to a mainstream activity.
Te software applications of the High Performance Computing Modernization Program provide a suite of software devel- opment and support services aimed at optimizing software capabilities to design, develop, test and deploy superior DOD
capabilities. Tese efforts and services include the Computational Research and Engineering Acquisition Tools and Environments (CREATE) software devel- opment activity, which furnishes critical modeling support in the world of digital engineering prototyping.
CREATE is the program’s premier vehi- cle for addressing DOD’s current and future design and analysis efforts for its major acquisition programs. CREATE provides innovative applications of its software tools for developing and opti- mizing aircraft, ship, ground vehicle and radar antenna designs, and allows the acceleration of the acquisition time- line. It has expanded the acceptance, use and adoption of its various physics-based software tools to over 160 defense orga- nizations. Its products are now becoming an integral part of major defense acquisi- tion programs for design space exploration, design analysis, and performance predic- tion and testing across the weapon system life cycle.
IDENTIFYING ISSUES
Helios software captures complex, unsteady aerodynamics phenomena to identify potential performance issues and evaluate mitigation designs for the Advanced Chinook Rotor Blade. (Image by Andrew Wissink, U.S. Army Aviation Development Directorate)
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