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JOCASTS (the Joint Operations Command
and Staff Training System) has been
designed to allow the Joint Service
Command and Staff College to conduct
all aspects of air operations needed to
support the training needs and
objectives of the course.

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Air units within JOCASTS are represented as individual aircraft, airbases, FOBs, air defence systems and C3I bunkers. Aircraft are defined in terms of role, range, vulnerability and weapon loads, and include ground attack, fighters, AWACS, SOJ, MPA, tankers, transport, TLAM and UAV. Airbases are modelled with runways, shelters, repair facilities and resources, with squadrons assigned to them. Ground based air defence systems include SAM, SHORAD and RADAR integrated through a C3I chain. Destroying part or all of the C3I chain will impact on the performance of the air defence network, including defensive fighter aircraft under control of AWACS where available.

 

 

  

Missions can be tasked at different levels. At the lowest level, the user specifies the aircraft, payloads, route and timing of each mission, assisted by tools such as the asset availability function.

Effects-based targeting is supported by input at a higher level: the user supplies a joint prioritised target list for tasking; JOCASTS automatically allocates aircraft to each mission and provides the route and timing. Graphical feedback of planned and tasked apportionment is provided throughout the planning process. The air mission generator tool can also be used as a standalone application to assist the air planning process.

JOCASTS representation of the air component includes:

  • Defence — QRA/CAP, SAM, SHORAD and AAA.
  • Offensive air missions — attacks against airbases, C3I, RADAR, SAM and on AWACS, JSTARS and EW/ECM orbits, also SEAD, fighter sweep, ASW and ASuW.
  • Anti surface force missions — offensive air support, tactical air recce, maritime patrol, TASMO.
  • Support roles — JSTARS, AWACS, EW/ECM, transport (airborne/airmobile forces), air-to-air refuelling.
  • Airbases — runways, shelters, revetments, maintenance capability, logistics, GBAD, repair.
  • Aircraft — range, payload, vulnerability, maintenance requirements.
  • Logistics — consumption, resupply, recovery and repair.
  • Airspace management — ADR, CAP boxes, transit routes, MEZ and AAR Zones; weapons control states.