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INTEGRATED DEFENSE INNOVATION
From Concept to Combat Credibility
Covan Group specializes in at-the-edge experimentation, human-machine teaming, and wargaming/simulation for defense and government customers—producing objective evidence to refine concepts, assess operational performance, and inform fielding decisions.
90+ defense experiments & RDT&E events supported since 2020
Live, virtual, and hybrid experimentation
Autonomy, AI-enabled systems, UxS, C2, fires, and decision support
Deployable on-grid / off-grid experimentation support
Rapid dashboards, AARs, and decision-ready reporting
WHAT COVAN SOLVES
Better technology is not enough.
It must be shaped by operators, iterated at tempo, and validated in realistic conditions. Covan closes the gaps that keep promising technology from becoming adoptable capability.
The gap between technical promise and operational usefulness
Slow learning cycles that delay adoption and fielding decisions
Fragmented experimentation across teams, tools, and data streams
Limited evidence on how humans, tactics, and technology perform together
Lack of objective, repeatable, defensible assessment data
Uncertainty about whether technology works in realistic mission conditions
THE INTEGRATED COVAN MODEL
One Company, Three Connected Roles
Each division stands alone, but the strongest outcomes come when they are sequenced together into one repeatable learning system.
Experimentation
The Referees
Sets the conditions, instruments the event, scores performance, and produces objective evidence that stands up to scrutiny.
HMT Advisory
The Coaches
Shapes the concept and the operator playbook — workflows, tactics, training, trust, delegation, workload, and adoption pathways.
Simulation and Wargaming
The Repetition Engine
Runs the repetitions that expose tradeoffs, compare courses of action, and refine concepts before expensive live execution.
Experimentation produces objective evidence in realistic operational conditions. HMT Advisory refines how people and technology work together. Simulation & Wargaming explores concepts, exposes tradeoffs, and compares courses of action. Each serves distinct customer needs, with opportunities to draw on expertise across Covan Group.
CORE CAPABILITIES
Integrated capabilities across the experimentation lifecycle
Test & Evaluation
- —Experiment design and requirements definition
- —Scenario and vignette design
- —Live, virtual, and hybrid event support
- —Instrumentation planning and data architecture
- —Scoring frameworks and analysis pipelines
- —After-action reporting and rapid build-test-learn loops
Human-Machine Teaming Advisory
- —Workflow and decision-process design
- —Trust, delegation, workload, and human override assessment
- —Operator interaction analysis
- —Training development and white cell support
- —Observational analysis during events
- —Recommendations for tactics, techniques, procedures, and adoption
Simulation & Wargaming
- —Mission-relevant wargaming
- —AI-enabled course-of-action generation, comparison, and replay
- —Scenario design and environment setup
- —Facilitation and post-event analysis
- —Objective, defensible concept validation before the field
- —Faster insight than traditional tabletop methods
Deployable Experimentation Infrastructure
- —Modular support for events of different scale
- —Deployable tactical networks, on-grid and off-grid
- —Data collection at the edge
- —Live PLI tracking and telemetry capture
- —Observer reports and system logs
- —Human-machine interactions and system effects
Rapid Reporting & Decision Dashboards
- —Dashboards updated by session
- —Daily quick-look performance reports
- —Enhanced AARs led by senior military advisors
- —Standardized mission timelines and reconciled data
- —Live leaderboards and leadership decision dashboards
- —Decision-quality outputs within the event window
WHY COVAN
A proven experimentation partner
Objective Evidence, Not Opinion
Instrumented, defensible results that stand up to scrutiny.
Operator-Informed Evaluation
Assessment shaped by operational and human-factors expertise.
Realistic Mission Conditions
Testing under operational conditions, not disconnected lab lanes.
Rapid Learning Cycles
Faster iterations that lower risk before fielding decisions.
Integrated Across Disciplines
Advisory, simulation, and evaluation in one learning system.
Deployable & Scalable
Modular support and data visualization at the edge.
PROOF OF EXECUTION
Mission-Realistic C-UAS Experimentation
SOCCENT needed rapid, unbiased validation of counter-UAS technologies to speed deployment against evolving drone threats. Covan delivered a high-fidelity test environment integrating BLUE C-UAS systems and RED threat UAS to inform investment and fielding decisions.
Using secure RF networking and AI-enabled analytics, the effort produced high-quality performance data and operational insights that accelerated fielding decisions.
Partners: SOCCENT, CD&I (IWTSD), ONR
View Proof of ExecutionTHE COVAN EFFECT
Faster learning, lower risk, stronger decisions
Better Technology
Because it is shaped by operator realities early.
Better Tactics
Because concepts are iterated before expensive live execution.
Better Decisions
Because leaders act on evidence instead of promise alone.
Better Transition
Because developers, operators, and decision-makers learn from the same operating picture.
Ready to Turn Experimentation Into Decision Advantage?
Whether you are developing emerging technology, evaluating operational usefulness, planning a live experiment, or preparing for transition, Covan Group provides the advisory, simulation, evaluation, and reporting infrastructure to help you move faster with evidence.
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