DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has released a request for proposals to develop a National Cyber Range, part of a $30 billion, government-wide effort to prepare for online battle.

The range would “replicate realistic human behavior,” with realistic, sophisticated, nation-state quality offensive and defensive opposition forces,” with “replicants” able to fight military info-warriors in mock combat. It would “integrate, replicate, or simulate” military satellite and digital radio communications, mobile ad-hoc networks, physical access control systems, and U.S. and foreign weapon systems.