LCSS Longterm Support Contracting LTSC

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• Presentation to
• AFCEA
• Defining the Canadian Land
• Force Perspective for
• C4ISR Development
• Director Land Command Systems
• Program Management (DLCSPM)
• Colonel R.G. Mazzolin - 1 April 2008

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Briefing Agenda

• Addressing the need for user requirements for
  Afghanistan
• Mandate
• History of Land Command Support System (LCSS)
  Development
• Capability Scope Overview
• Supporting Activities
• Developing Capabilities
• Organizational Construct
• Supporting Processes
• Programmatic Development
• Interoperability
• Discussion

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Historical Background Operations/Technology

• Increased Period of Ops
• Gulf War/Somalia/FRY/Rwanda/Afghanistan/Natl
  Emergencies/Y2K/9/11
• Shift from Linear Environment w/o international
  focus to Adaptive Dispersed Ops w
  multinational/multi-agency focus
• Rapid Evolution of Technology
• Prior to 1992
• Basic CNR - Designed for large-scale Linear
  Battlefield in Western Europe
• 1992-1996
• Rapid Development of Internet / computing
• 1998-2002
• Wireless Revolution
• Significant Impact on Industry/Government
  evolution from military to commercial standards
• Introduction of DWAN, Cnet Caveated Networks
• Scope significantly expanded from traditional CIS
  
• Significant Increase in Technological Scope/ s
  of Networks /Support Requirement
• Command Support Capability
• Planning/SA/Blue PA/Cbt ID/Sensor/FCS integration
• NAVWAR Capability
• Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
  requirement
• Evolution of traditional EW to tactical SIGINT /
  reach back

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User Requirements Capability Gaps

• Evolution from high intensity conflict/linear
  force structure to effects based/intelligence led
  ops in asymmetric environment
• Battlefield SA related planning from lowest
  tactical to highest strategic levels
• Exploding requirement for bandwidth
• Portable/Handheld device form factor requirement
  has changed
• Evolving medium of interaction
• Fire control system/early warning/ISR sensor
  integration with C2 systems
• Fusing of Intelligence sensors and applications
  from strategic to tactical
• Evolution of EW in electromagnetic networked
  environment holistic CIS/EW concept of
  operations
• Network security/interoperability
• Training

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Land Command Support System (LCSS) Essential
Operational Command Support
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DLCSPM Capability ResponsibilityFielding/In
Service Support

• Maintenance and RO support across various fleets
  
• 83000 items Total
• 2068 MBR (MBITR, 267 x AN/PRC-117)
• 11000 Primary Secure VHF Radios (4000 Rad B)
• 4800 Secure Short Range Radios LAR
• 1300 MCR/EPLRS 55 ULIGHT
• 530 HF Radios
• 344 A/G/A UHF Radios
• 9828 PRR
• 8483 PLGR 12000 DAGR GPS Receivers
• 20689 Networking Devices (Land Ethernet Switch
  (LES))
• 2081 Data Terminals (PDT, LDT, FDT, CDT, UATWS)
• 5 BLOS system variants
• 3 Major Software Applications - 25 Additional
  applications
• Comm Suite in over 6000 vehicles (150/492
  variants)
• Terminal Equipment and Cables
• Ancillaries

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LCSS - Hardware Systems

• Combat Net Radio
• Trunk Radio
• Tactical Satellite
• Tactical WLAN
• Networking
• Geolocating
• Data Terminals
• IKEE / AKEE
• EW/SIGINT
• Wpn Loc Sensors
• . . .

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DLCSPM Capability Responsibility Comms
Information Systems

• Comms Networking
• C2IS Applications
• CNET
• DWAN
• Caveated Networks
• Cryptographic Key Management
• Over
• CNR - Approx 17 different types
• Terrestrial - 3 different types
• Investigating troposcatter capability and HALEP
  solutions
• Space - 4 different SATCOM variants
• Wireline/Optical basis for network
  infrastructure in static deployed headquarters
  and in vehicle

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ISTAR DLC Requirements
Air Defense
Medical
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DLCSPM Capability Responsibility Command
Control

• C2IS/IM - 3 Major Applications
• BattleView
• Situational Awareness Module (SAM)
• EW/SIGINT Analysis
• Sensor Fusion Coyote/AWLS/Various Int
• E-mail / Chat
• Operating Systems Interoperability
  Joint/MIP/COSMOS
• Applications
• Network Services
• Un-forecasted activities . . .
• Constant iterative development
• Evolution from proprietary based standards
  environment to open standards
• Responsive to operational requirements - in line
  with Master CDR but equally so with unforecasted
  requirements from field
• Integrated Command Control System (IC2)
  interfacing - CDS directed

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LCSS - Software Systems
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DLCSPM Capability Responsibility Intelligence
Surveillance Reconnaissance

• ISTAR
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - SPERWER/Mini/Small
• Unattended Ground Sensors
• Artillery Weapon Locating Systems -
  HALO/LCMR/WAVES
• Chemical Biological Radiation Nuclear
• TI/IR/EO Sensors
• NAVWAR
• PLGR/AGER/DAGR
• Associated Geo Support
• IW
• EW/Sigint
• ECM
• Focused Int Requirements
• Combat ID
• Associated Networking to support capabilities
  above

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ISTAR
The role of ISTAR is to integrate the
intelligence process with the surveillance,
target acquisition, and reconnaissance assets in
order to improve a Commanders Situational
Awareness and to enable successful actions.
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LF ISTAR - OMNIBUS Project
Communications Component
Command Control Component
Sensor Component
Acquire and integrate with the Iris Digital
tactical communications network bandwidth
enhancement to provide the required capacity to
mobile users of Command Control and sensor
information
Acquire and integrate a common suite of
information sharing, analysis, planning, control
and data fusion computer tools in all LF ISTAR
sensor and fusion nodes.
Acquire UAVs Weapon Location Sensors
Medium Capacity Radio
Transform electronic warfare (EW) Sensors
Tactical Datalink Capability
Enhance Existing Sensors to make them Network
Ready
ADATS/MMEV
LAV Recce
Met
LAV 3
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LCSS - Complex Scalable Network
PRC-117F Radio
CEFCOM
ND SatCom
BGAN SatCom
Strategic Rear-Link TFOCA / Leased
Line Terrestrial VHF/MCR LOS Wide Area
System BLOS PRC-117F Radio BLOS BGAN
SatCom BLOS - ND SatCom
JTF HQ
FOB
RRB
BG HQ
FOB
Long Range Patrol
Mobile Patrol / Convoy
FOB
ISTAR Sensor
Patrol
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DLCSPM Functional Responsibilities

• DLCSPM Generic Activities
• Fielding ILS
• ISS User Management
• In Service Engineering
• Architecture/Concept Development
• Security/Specialty Engineering
• Software Engineering
• Project Management
• Ops/Admin Coord

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DLCSPM Organizational Construct
Technology Areas
Activities
Comd Control
CIS
ISR
Architecture and Systems Development
C2 SA/Blue PA/CID Sensor/Weapon/ Soldier System
Platform Integration Interoperability Security IC2
Integration
INT IMINT
RCIED
CRAM
UAV
EW/SIGINT
Broadband/Trunk/SATCOM/Tropo
Wire/ Optical
CNR HF VHFUHF SHF
In Service Engineering
Weapon System Management/ ILS/LCMM
Software Engineering
Standards Development Security Engineering
Interoperability Development
Program Management and Procurement Financial
Management/Business Planning/Administration
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LCSS - Evolving C2 Foundation

• HQ LAN
• PRC-117 Radios
• Tactical Satellite Kit (TSK)
• Mobile EW Technologies (MEWT)
• Radio-Controlled IED Defence

• High Capacity Line of Sight (HCLOS)
• Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS)
• Tactical UAV (TUAV)
• Mini UAV
• C-Net Extension / Integration

• Afghan Force Tracking System (AFTS)
• Lightweight Counter-Mortar Radar (LCMR)
• Hostile Artillery Locating (HALO)
• Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C-RAM)

Recent UORs / Expedited Projects
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LCSS - Rolling Baseline

• To maintain LCSSs baseline capability, while
• incorporating commercial software version updates
  and security patches
• outpacing technical / commercial obsolescence
• satisfying increasing user expectations
• adapting to changing operational requirements
• integrating upcoming dependent systems

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Cascading SR Timeline
Capability Mgt DLCI
In-svc Support DLCSPM 2
Engineering DLCSPM 4
Concept Dev DLCSPM 3
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Overview - SR2 Introduces

• High-speed computer network for Bde and BG HQ
• TacNet V2
• Medium-bandwidth mobile network for tactical
  vehicles
• EPLRS data radio
• Long-range, Line-of-Sight, and Satcom links
• Rationalization of numbers of comms
  configurations in some veh
• i.e., reduce LSVW ACs from 72 to approx 10
• Improved C2 and SA software
• Battleview and SAM 5
• Upgraded hardware (faster rugged tactical
  computers)
• Open architecture
• A major step towards open/commercial standards
  Ethernet COTS hardware/software
• ISTAR sensors integrated into the network

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LCSS Development Support Strategy

• Revised Program Development Support Concept
• Total System Responsibility (TSR)
• Strong industry partnership
• Revised HR Strategy Requirement for dynamic
  access to skillsets/Govt processes not reactive
  enough
• Robust Senior Leadership
• Guidance in each of CIS, C2 and ISR domains
• Contracted support
• Established Funding Baseline
• Long Term Support Contract
• Software Support
• Engineering and Integration
• Weapon System Management
• Recapitalization
• Via focused programs
• LCSS-LE

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LCSS Interoperability Challenges

• LCSS integration with Strategic / Ops
  Architecture
• LCSS interoperability with Coalition C2IS
• MIP (IEM C2IS to C2IS)
• COSMOS (cross domain trust initiative)
• TACOM Post 2000 (STANAGs for Tac Com)
• MAJIIC Multi-sensor Aerospace-ground Joint ISR
  Interoperability Coalition
• Exercises ABCA/Empire Challenge/Combined
  Endeavour
• LCSS BPA interoperability with AFTS / ISAF COP
• NFFI / AFTS (ISAF focus)
• NATO Info Exchange Gateway
• US BFT COI
• CID - Bold Quest
• Interoperability Priorities
• CF Joint
• US Forces
• ABCA
• NATO

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LCSS Life Extension Project

• Two Cycles during 2011-2015
• Capability One Vehicle Network Modernization
• Capability Two Battle Command on the Move
  (BCOTM) in Large Theatre
• Capability Three Tactical Land Operations C2
  Application Optimization
• Capability Four Coordinated Command Support
  Solution Across all Land Platforms
• Positioned in time and scope to integrate with
  other projects and Departmental C4ISR activities.

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LCSS Long Term Focus

• Open Architecture (completion)
• Interoperability (Joint / Combined / Coalition)
• Develop Tactical Radios replacement strategy
• Optimize tactical Data nets (multi-band,
  multi-channel, SDR, etc)
• Address Contemporary Operation Environment Ops
  footprint
• Increased BLOS capability to provide AOR coverage
• Increased flexibility through Tac Radio
• Increased tactical C2IS mobility for Tac CP (OTM)
• Increased C2IS capability in B fleet or CSS
  vehicles
• Dismounted capabilities
• Current dismounted operation solution is
  unacceptable by troops
• No C2IS platforms adapted to dismounted ops
• Security issues
• ISTAR / C4ISR integration
• Battlefield Target Identification Device

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