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Mission planning is a necessary function in all of the military services. Simply put, it is the task of figuring out when and how to get your forces to where they need to be. Automated mission planning with computer-based algorithms has existed in various forms since the late seventies. Recent advances in Operations Research have direct application to these mission planning activities. The present and projected battlefield threat and the proliferation of stealthy weapon systems require unique approaches to planning. Planning tools are force multipliers that will increase in importance as the overall defense budget decreases. ORCA is ready, willing, and able to provide computer-based tools that enhance the effectiveness of military systems and perform best use of force analysis.

ORCA is best known for a military aircraft mission planning and analysis tool called the ORCA Planning and Utility System - OPUS. OPUS started out as an interactive military aircraft mission planning tool. OPUS technology has expanded greatly since the initial coding in 1989. The fast and accurate autorouting and analysis functions that are at the core of this software make OPUS useful for mission effectiveness and survivability studies. OPUS software also performs force level planning as well as generating terrain aware threat avoiding individual sortie routes. OPUS optimizes in the target area including sensor pointing and weapon release maneuvers. OPUS includes utility functions for manipulating terrain information, threat data, weapon characteristics, vehicle performance data, and route plans

OPUS is used for both operational and analytical applications. The incorporation of functionality to parse Air Tasking Orders (ATO) - sometimes referred to as the Hill ATO Defragger - has made OPUS a valuable tool for the USAF Combat Air Force which has licensed it for use at multiple wings.