Staying Ahead of the Threat eBook

In a world in which traditional military technical advantages are rapidly eroding, a simulation-based digital mission engineering strategy is the only way to stay ahead of the threat. Ansys, a world leader in engineering simulation software, through its Ansys Government Initiatives department, is charged with further development and deployment of these digital mission engineering strategies. It is a national security imperative that the defense industry rapidly transforms to stay ahead of the threat. To succeed in the new era, industry and military leaders are challenged to:

• Increase asset operational availability to meet increasing mission-capable rate targets

• Accelerate modernization to deliver more advanced capability faster

• Be more cost informed across the entire asset lifecycle

• Address a growing personnel skills gap



Over 90% of aerospace and defense executives intend to digitally transform their business and industry to meet these challenges, yet only 10% have made impactful progress. Closing this gap is the surest way to extend the technical advantage of our defense industry over those of our adversaries. And the faster it can be closed, the greater the advantage becomes.



Digital mission engineering is a powerful component of digital transformation that accelerates design, development, and testing by simulating the entire operational environment. This ebook identifies the five capabilities that are critical to the successful deployment of digital mission engineering in the military industrial ecosystem.