CMIS brief on ISTAR Concepts and Capability Developments

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C4 Capability- Enabling the Battlespace
Brigadier Simon Shadbolt MBE DEC CCII 18 Oct 07

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Network Rationalisation, Coherence
Interoperability
People/Processes
C4 CMG Intent
Rationalisation, Coherence Interoperability
Applications/Presentation
Common Suite of Applications
Single Globally Accessible Information Domain
Information/Data
Coherent Joint Multinational Interoperability
Information Infrastructure
Open Architecture Commercial Standards
Single Security Architecture
Communications
One Logical General Purpose Network
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Interoperability within Infrastructures
TDL (5)
DII(TS) (3)
DII(S) (1)
Specials (6)
Internet
DII(R) (2)
BII (4)
Notes 1. Including legacy Secret II - eg
CHOTS(S), DII(C-S), JOCS, RNCSS,
RAFCCIS. 2. Including legacy Restricted II - eg
DII(C-R), NavyStar, Army, RAFMail, J1/J4 IOS
plus many others. 3. Including legacy Top Secret
II - eg IMN, Lychgate, etc. 4. BII II element
of BCIP. 5. TDL inc Link 11, Link 16, Link 22
(stack closely bound with comms, info
apps) 6. Sensor/Shooter Networks (UKADGE,
LISTENER, CEC, etc)
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NETWORK GOVERNANCE
POLICY
DCDS(EC) NEC SRO
NEC CBM EG
Information SG
People SG
Networks SG
Joint Action SG
DEC CCII CMG Network Authority
Network Authority
Key Systems Advisors
DES Technical Architect IA / DCTO
Technical Architect
Testing Reference
Trials
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Future Core Network What is it?
Decision Makers
UK WAN
GLOBAL WAN
DFTS                   2012 DII                   
     2015 DHFCS               2018 Skynet
5              2020
A PERVASIVE AND ROBUST WIDE AREA NETWORK FOR NEC
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FCN - Why are we doing it ?

• Operations - A critical enabler of NEC
• Organisational benefits - through streamlining
• Management - removes contractual stovepipes.
• Process - reduces risk and increases ownership
• Financial - delivers economies of scale.
• Technical benefits.
• Opportunity for coherence - with OGDs.

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FCN - How are we doing it ?

• Project Team Established
• Pre-Concept Studies initiated - 5 workstrands
• Concept of Employment
• User Requirements
• Architecture
• OA Studies (DSTL)
• Through Life Management (Internal Study)
• Schedule
• Dec 07 Information Note
• Late 2009 FCN Initial Gate

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Where are we in the Process?PR08 Stage 3
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C4 Capability Management Group supported by 3
Capability Planning Groups

• Enabling Networks
• Command, Inform Battlespace Management
• Logistics Decision Support Management

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Capability Management Strategy
Training
Equipment
Logistics
Coherent Capability
Infrastructure
Interoperability
Personnel
Information
Organisation
Doctrine and Concepts
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Enabling Networks - CPG

• Issues
• Support to current operations delivery and
  integration of UORs
• Maintaining network coherence post PR08
• Linking the battle to business space without
  creating artificial boundaries
• Successes
• DII Future Deployed and FALCON C (for RAF) on
  contract in Sep 07
• BOWMAN CIP version 5 Field Trial currently in
  progress
• Deployment of J1/J4 Interim Operations Support
  into Afghanistan
• Way ahead
• Launch of Skynet VB satellite on 9 Nov 07
• Continued roll-out of Defence Information
  Infrastructure
• Evolution of GII towards a Joint Information Grid
  (Future Core Network)

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Command, Inform Battlespace Management CPG

• Issues
• JETTS/LEAPP
• International Aviation Regulation Compliance
  (IARC)
• Reference Geospatial Information (JRIMC CGTS)
• Successes
• JADOCS
• C4ISR PA for Special Forces via UOR
• MAKEFAST 2 now interoperable NATO systems
  supporting ARRC
• BCIP 5 improved situation awareness and
  robustness
• Way ahead
• Joint MN Interoperability - Coherence
  throughout stack to enable maximum User
  functionality
• Common information/data exchange standards
• Interoperable applications
• RNCSS/JOCS Migration to DII (JC2SP-IO/AMP)
• Jt CIBM IM on DII Secret DII Top Secret
  (JC2SP/DABINETT/IntellWeb)
• Programme management of CIBM portfolio within
  DES (PSO)

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Logistics CPG

• Issues
• Develop a coherent E2E logistics process
• JCS Log (Incr 2)
• Successes
• JAMES (1)
• DMICP
• Way ahead
• Rationalization of hundreds of discrete
  applications into a coherent programme
• FLIS DP
• JCS Log (Incr 3)
• MJDI
• JAMES (2)
• MBIS

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Future Logistics Information Services Delivery
Project

• A key enabler to transform logistics delivery
• A Prime Systems Integrator (PSI), who manage the
  majority (180) of logistics IS applications
• A short assessment phase of 1 to 2 years to
  determine the best approach
• Competitive selection process

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CMG Early Impressions

• Holistic All lines of development addressed
• Engagement with Key Industry Integrators
• DES Relationship (10 Year Plan)
• Full Through Life Costs exposed

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CWID 08 Passing info from TOP SECRET to Oxfam

• UK element of CWID 08 will focus on an
  Afghanistan scenario against a 2011timeframe
• Examine the gaps highlighted by current
  operations
• ISTAR
• CBM
• Logistics
• Interoperability Coalition, OGDs, NGOs
• Intention to investigate and demonstrate how
  these gaps can be solved using in-service
  capability and solutions from industry

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Test and Evaluation Process - CEDRIC
CEDRIC Centre for Experimentation, De-Risking
and Integration for C4I Capability

• UK MoD network emulations at various epochs
• Assess and ensure compatibility with GII
• Experimenting in NEC Vision
• De-risking the epochs
• Integrating today
• Compliments the CWID, NITEworks, JC2CIF family

Press for Network Version
Today
Epoch 1
Epoch 2
NEC Vision
On
Off
People/Processes
Applications
the MoD Network
Information
MoD GII
Infrastructure
Communications
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Major Projects
ComBAT (BCIP 5)
JETTS
JTMT (ADOCS) FOC
RAF CCIS Apps
JC2SP (JOCS and RNCSS apps incl JOP)
ARRC C2IS
JCS(logs) ?
2005
2006
2008
DII(C) Deployed Capability
DII(F) Deployed Capability
CORMORANT
FALCON A Q1 2009
SKYNET 5
FALCON
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QUESTIONS