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Assistant Secretary of Defense (NII) & Chief Information Officer,
Department of Defense, US
Next-Generation C4ISR: Decision-Making in the Digital Age
We live in an information dependent society enabled by a pervasive network of satellites, undersea cables, terrestrial fiber, the Internet and web technologies. We operate on a global stage where the need to get timely information in the hands of national and international coalitions of humanitarian relief workers, peacekeepers and war-fighters has never been more important. Providing the right information to the right person at the right time is essential to creating strategic, operational and tactical advantages in times of crisis and conflict. Mr. John G. Grimes, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration, and DoD Chief Information Officer (ASD NII/CIO) will discuss the net-centric transformation of America’s military. Mr. Grimes will talk about the evolution of command and control in the information age, emerging threats to the global information network, and the growing need for interoperability, mobility, and resiliency.
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Chief of Development,
Swedish Armed Forces, Sweden
Swedish Armed Forces Transformation and Network Based Defence
Sweden has responded to the post-Cold War challenges such as globalisation and terrorism with a new security model, supporting and creating security world-wide instead of the traditional border defence. MG Michael Moore will share his experience in Swedish Armed Forces transformation “from isolation to participation”.
The first part of transformation saw the establishment of a modern, deployable high-readiness force that could address both national and international tasks. This force is known as the Nordic Battle Group and it comprises forces from Sweden (FWN), Finland, Norway, Estonia and Ireland. For Sweden, a new manning system has been created as part of this challenging transformation.
The Network Based Defence (NBD) forms the second part of this transformation to create a joint and modular force structure. Sweden has adapted well to this new force structure, with the support of a strong IT/defence industry and a highly networked and technologically advanced Armed Force. There are three phases to the NBD development and the key components are as follows:
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| NBD Phase 1 & 2; 2000-2006 |
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Three parts - Technology, Methods and Manning |
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National experiments/demonstrations twice a year |
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Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) & Design Rules |
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C4I Development Centre established west of Stockholm |
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Interoperability through; Nato Interop & standardisation, Joint Venture (Saab, Ericsson, IBM & Boeing) and Multi National Experiment 4 (MNE 4) |
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| NBD Phase 3; 2007- |
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Emphasising interoperability and output “here and now”. |
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National experiments/demonstrations once a year |
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MNE 5 |
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Establishing a CD&E Centre (former C4I Development Centre) |
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Participation in MNE 4 and 5 is an essential part of the increased co-operation to support the transformation. It is also a vehicle for interoperability – doctrine (EBAO), methods and technical issues.
Sweden’s participation adds value due to NBD, peace keeping tradition and the Total Defence concept. |
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Distinguished Scientist & Chief Controller (R&D),
DRDO, Ministry of Defence, India
C4I2SR - Battle Preparedness for Tomorrow
The Nation’s vital assets include the industrial bases, defence establishments, business capitals and vital human resources. In any type of conflict of war or terrorist attacks, these resources have to be protected. This talk will discuss the role of C4I and connected technologies in bringing a coherent process of protection of such attacks. The attacks could be in the form of long range or short range missiles carrying conventional or unconventional warheads, could be unmanned water vehicles attacking the ports and suicide bombers in high speed boats destroying the naval warships and coastal facilities and so on. Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance become vital inputs in the C4I networked and secured communication connecting vital establishment and decision makers and authorizing and executing defensive measures.
The talk will therefore, highlight missile defence, counter terrorism, unmanned under water vehicles, torpedo, decoy and systems and the communication network security and conflict mechanism with multiple sensors.
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Commander C4I Technology Division,
C4I Branch, IDF, Israel
Challenges faced by the IDF and C4I Branch in the Transformation to NCW
Joint Operation of the different services is one of the keys to enhancing operational effectiveness of the IDF. The challenges that we face are in several fields, particularly in developing new doctrine, adapting and adopting new technologies and aligning them together. The key success factor in achieving our goals is operational and technological leadership. The men and women of the C4IT division are at the forefront of technology. In an emerging and very competitive ICT market, the C4I Branch is facing a new challenge of maintaining and fostering the next generation of technological leaders.
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Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology & Chief Scientist,
US Department of Army, US
Enabling Future Mobile Networks - Challenges of Network Centric Operations
The Army continues to drive towards Network Centric Operations, by improving network capabilities and the sharing of information across the echelons. Army Science and Technology is developing concepts and technologies to address the human dimension of network centric ops and enable the Warfighter to securely communicate while providing the timely information needed.
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Chief Defence Scientist,
Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Australia
Advances in C4I – An Australian Perspective
Command and Control, Communications, and Intelligence form capabilities which must be able to operate in a tightly integrated, and highly advanced state in order to realise the maximum application of all parts of the military endeavour. Command and Control without secure and survivable communications cannot operate. Communications without advanced Command and Control methodologies cannot realise an effective, high precision force. C3 with integrated and highly sophisticated Intelligence in a world where adversaries have access to large information stores shortens the response times. Each of the components of C3I, both singly and integrated, must be able to show a distinctive advantage in order to ensure a distinctive advantage of the force projection assets employed.
DSTO has responded to this enduring and distinctive C3I requirement structurally, technologically, and relationally. Structurally, in March 2007, the main capabilities which underpin S&T support by DSTO were brought together into a new C3I Division. This new structure permits closer integration of DSTO's C3I related S&T support to the Australian Defence Organisation and align S&T activities for a truly integrated C3I capability. Technologically, DSTO has a number of initiatives in train such as collaborative team share environments for advanced Command and Control, pervasive strategic to tactical survivable communications support for a multilevel secure Information Environment with dynamic coalition forming and global reach back, and a number of projects in areas such as Social Network Analysis. Relationally, DSTO has formed a number of strategic partnerships with industry, academia and allies for sharing and leveraging technology components in order to enhance wherever possible the goal of a tightly integrated, highly advanced capability in the enduring military centric C3I space. Typical examples include linkages with organisation such as Australia's NICTA and CSIRO in a human/machine interface initiative linked to the DSTO in-house work, through to linkages via collaborative work programs with various universities.
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