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Realising UK NECThe Result of Experimentation and Analysis: 

Realising UK NEC The Result of Experimentation and Analysis Matthew Cole – Director Transformation & NEC Jeremy Ward – Director Command Information Systems

Realising UK NEC - Outline: 

Realising UK NEC - Outline Identifying the principal challenges Prioritising the capabilities to be addressed Progress achieved so far Future Direction

UK NEC – Principal challenges: 

UK NEC – Principal challenges Defence and Security Context Capability – Effect Language Selection of Military Capabilities to be Enabled by Networking (MCEN)

Future Defence and Security – Top 10 Trends: 

COPING WITH UNCERTAINTY – the underpinning challenge CONFLICT PREVENTION and CONFLICT RESOLUTION more important INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM with CME – major threat to UK interests COLLABORATION with ALLIES and PARTNERS – increasingly critical EXPEDITIONARY OPS / WARFIGHTING ETHOS - remains the default HOME SECURITY and OVERSEAS issues – driving a more Comprehensive Approach CAPABILITY / EBA – agility, adaptability, flexibility and tempo GETTING HOLD OF INFORMATION DELUGE – increasingly important Support by RESERVES, CIVIL ELEMENTS and PUBLIC essential PEOPLE and OPS - Recruit, Train, Retain, Reward the best DEFENCE and SECURITY budgets – considered on a more comprehensive basis? Future Defence and Security – Top 10 Trends

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Conflict Framework

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Defence Capability Framework

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Capability & Effects Conflict Resolution Conflict Conflict Prevention CURRENT – Crisis Control FUTURE – Capability Development Transform Non-Kinetic Kinetic

UK NEC – Prioritised Military Capabilities: 

UK NEC – Prioritised Military Capabilities Joint Fires – strong results, mature community of interest Joint Manoeuvre – community of interest formed Joint Logistics – challenging, community of interest formed Force Protection – underway now Urban Operations – underway now

UK NEC – Progress Achieved: 

UK NEC – Progress Achieved Look at two different demonstrations and experiments undertaken by QinetiQ to further the development of NEC Coalition Blue Force Situational Awareness Cursor on Target Demonstration Proof of concept; One-off events; Unconstrained Experiments Designed to test hypotheses; Usually have a formal structure and plan; “Free play” is highly constrained

Coalition Blue Force Situational Awareness: 

Coalition Blue Force Situational Awareness

What is CBFSA?: 

What is CBFSA? A joint US/UK project to develop and evaluate technical options for the exchange of Blue Force Situational Awareness (BFSA) data between UK Bowman and the US family of Blue Force Tracking (BFT) systems

CBFSA Capability Concept Demonstrator: 

CBFSA Capability Concept Demonstrator Objectives: Demonstrate inter-operability between the UK Bowman System and the US GCCS Family of Systems Implement an architecture to exchange tactical BFSA data Exploit existing US and UK BFSA programs Develop CONOPS, TTPs and guidance on training needs to effectively utilize BFSA in US-UK operations

CBFSA Capability Concept Demonstrator: 

Operations Centres in the US CBFSA Capability Concept Demonstrator

CBFSA Robust Connectivity: 

CBFSA Robust Connectivity National BFSA Solutions: US and UK currently employ different solutions US commonly employ satellite communications back to an Ops center for re-broadcast to those authorized and equipped UK Bowman system employs terrestrial radio Number of location report message ‘hops’ is an issue (as each hop introduces a delay up and down the chain) Challenge for both national infrastructure providers and managers is to raise their respective system reliabilities to avoid a loss of user confidence

CBFSA Capability Concept Demonstrator: 

CBFSA Capability Concept Demonstrator Trials Programme: Approach Technical development trials User assessment trials (CWID & OFT) Performance Measures FRD assessment panel Observation Questionnaires/adhoc interviews of user views End-to-end timings System performance

CBFSA Participants: 

CBFSA Participants Many parties contributed to the event: US DoD DUSD AS&C US STRATCOM, SMDBL, PM FBCB2 DEC(CCII) BATCIS IPT, BTT, C2DC, BOWTAGs North & South GD(UK), Northrop Grumman and QinetiQ

CBFSA Trials Programme: 

CBFSA Trials Programme Technical Development Trials - US based at NG Mclean, VA SMDBL, Co Jan – May 05 Assessment Trials - UK based CWID June 05 Operational Field Trial on Salisbury Plain in September 2005

CBFSA Harmonising US and UK Doctrine: 

CBFSA Harmonising US and UK Doctrine Considerable commonalities in US and UK doctrine already Draft CONOPS were produced for CBFSA, however, these must feed into US and UK formal doctrine as appropriate Of particular concern is the degree of certainty demanded before engaging a potential target: UK doctrine requires visual identification of targets With increasing use of FBCB2/BFT US forces may believe CBFSA units are always where they appear on the screen CBFSA is not CCID, so will not confirm identity Best solution through training and familiarisation

Cursor on Target: 

Cursor on Target

COT Phase 1 - Requirement: 

COT Phase 1 - Requirement To provide a Capability Concept Demonstration of Machine-to-Machine Cursor-on-Target (M2MCoT) US derived philosophy Demonstrate exchange of targeting & position data using US common XML format over an IP-based network in a manner interoperable with the USAF Combine target position with blue force data in a Command & Control (C2) node Demonstrate an end-to-end capability: Forward Air Controller (FAC) originates tasking request Request rejected or sanctioned at C2 node and passed to attacking jet

COT Phase 1 – Demonstration: 

COT Phase 1 – Demonstration Live flying trials in August 04 involving A Forward Air Controller A C2 node Jaguar GR3 Harrier GR7

Flight Serials: 

Flight Serials 4 scenarios were exercised at Boscombe Down / Salisbury Plain: FAC target, authorised by C2 for Jaguar engagement FAC target, rejected by C2 Visitor target identified for C2 9-line transmission to Harrier Jaguar-identified target, authorised by C2 for Harrier engagement All blue force data was synthetic

Cursor On Target (COT) Phase II: 

Cursor On Target (COT) Phase II Demonstrate Cursor on Target functionality in an operational context Extend the data exchange supported by COT beyond Forward Air Controller initiated CAS missions using IDM Provide C2 and shooter elements with increased Situational Awareness with the aim of reducing the potential for fratricide

COT2 Data Flow: 

COT2 Data Flow Bowman Plasma Repeater IBS/L-16/ Bowman Translator Bowman C2 CDNS Gateway Bowman Simulator JADOCS Plasma Repeater JADOCS COT Server 12-way switch MIDAS TIM van Air Transmit Targeting message

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Bowman-equipped Landrovers from Bowman Trials Team Cobra MTX-equipped Scimitars from Household Cavalry ‘Enemy’ Scimitar Detected by Sea King ASaC as Surface -Moving Target - Notified on L-16 (J3.3 track) C2 (JADOCS)

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VMF tasking message (9-line plus friendlies) sent to GR4. Also image sent to GR4. GR4 scares target. Red and Blue Force data consolidated and targeting message (9-line) composed on JADOCS and translated for over-the-air transmission C2 (JADOCS)

COT Participants: 

COT Participants ACCS IPT General Dynamics – BOWMAN SAIC – JADOCS DSTL 2 X GR4 from Fast Jet Weapon and Operational Evaluation Unit at RAF Conningsby Sea King Whiskey AEW Mk7 from RNAS Culdrose Household Cavalry (Scimitars) and BOWMAN Trials Team (Land Rovers) QinetiQ

Demonstration / Experimental Outcome: 

Demonstration / Experimental Outcome Both CBFSA and COT show Complex system architectures Multiple phase demonstration Wide Range of participants Both demonstrate need for UK/US CONOPS as well as technical interoperability to achieve “effect”

UK NEC – Future Direction “People”, “Doctrine”, “Training”: 

UK NEC – Future Direction “People”, “Doctrine”, “Training” Military Capabilities Enabled by Networking (MCENs) Initial set prioritised by MOD Joint Capabilities Board Review of subsequent set due autumn 2006 Defence Capability Framework (DCF) Provides basis for next Military Capabilities Wider Defence and Security Agenda Underlines the importance of the Comprehensive Approach Future Direction Will be determined by our ability to meet the family of ‘Effects’

UK NEC – Future Direction – 8th June 2006: 

UK NEC – Future Direction – 8th June 2006 Your opportunity to meet the teams Primary areas on display include: An Overview of the UK NEC Delivery Programme Future Command – The Human Dimension Information Security Network Resilience Agile Acquisition We have an extensive programme underway Please ask for further coverage as needed, we will either respond directly or point you to one of our partners

Questions … ?: 

Questions … ? Points of Contact Matthew Cole, Director Transformation & NEC, mrcole@qinetiq.com Jeremy Ward, Director Command Information Systems