Readiness Modeling & Analysis

Bionetics is an industry leader in the development and application of Modeling, Simulation & Analysis (MS&A) tools to solve readiness and supportability issues. We have served as a principal provider of these services to the US Navy for over 30 years, and are continuing to refine and update the tools and techniques required to help the Navy address fleet readiness issues.

SPECTRUM (Simulation Package for the Evaluation by Computer Techniques of Readiness, Utilization and Maintenance) is a principal software M&S tool that Bionetics initially developed. SPECTRUM provides aircraft Type/Model/Series (T/M/S) readiness metrics for legacy and advanced concept aircraft in the current and projected Naval and Marine Corps inventory in support of Navy campaign modeling and analysis. Recently, Bionetics began using SPECTRUM to provide MS&A for the evaluation of alternative operational and support scenarios for advanced aviation/ships platform integration programs such as LCS, DD(X) and CVN-21.

Bionetics also contributes to the Health of Naval Aviation (HONA) program activity and the Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP) Buy Our Spares Smart (BOSS) program. We evaluate fleet cost-wise readiness and affordability impacts of alternative weapon systems introduction and/or modification, operations policy changes and logistics support resource investments. As a core member of the Integrated Readiness Analysis Team, we developed, updated, maintained, and currently support applications of this extensive set of analytic and simulation-based models, databases and data processing and management systems. These applications support analysis to provide identification and evaluation of alternatives that promote affordable readiness and sustainability.