A system-of-systems simulation framework and its applications

There has been a growing recognition that significant changes need to be made in government agencies and industries, especially in the aerospace and defense areas [1,2,3]. Today, major aerospace and defense manufacturers such as Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Raytheon, and BAE Systems include some version of “large-scale systems integration” as a key part of their business strategies [4]. In some cases, these companies have even established entire business units dedicated to systems integration activities [1].