Technological Developments For Expeditionary Operations

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Technological Developments For Expeditionary
Operations

• IGA Jacques Bongrand
• Chairman, RT Board
• NATO Defence College, Rome, ITA
• 17-18 June 2008

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Outline

• The NATO RT Community
• The RT Organization (RTO)
• The NATO Consultation, Command Control Agency
  (NC3A)
• The NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC)
• Example of Activities Contributing to
  Expeditionary Operations
• Surveillance
• Command control
• Detection protection
• Other future devices
• Importance of RT for NATO especially in Exp. Ops

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The NATO RT Community
North Atlantic Council
Military Committee
Conference of National Armament Directors
NATO C3 Board
Science for Peace Security Committee
NATO Army Armaments Group
Allied Command Transformation
Allied Command Operations
NATO Naval Armaments Group
NATO C3 Agency
RTO
NATO Air Force Armaments Group
NATO Undersea Research Centre
NATO Industrial Advisory Group
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The RTO Mission and ObjectivesTo conduct and
promote co-operative research and information
exchange within NATO and with its partners.

• To support the development and effective use of
  national defence RT and thus to maintain a
  technological lead within the Alliance,

• To meet the military needs of the Alliance,

• To provide advice to NATO and national decision
  makers.

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What RTO Is and Delivers
A Knowledge Information Base for NATO and the
Nations
Collaborative Networking Environment (3500
experts)
Technology Demonstrations (Prototypes,
Experiments, Field Trials)
Reports Standards (Technology Development
Plans, Weapon System Considerations)
Educational Opportunities
In short SYNERGY through a NETWORK
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NC3A

• Mission Support NATO through seamless provision
  of Unbiased Scientific Support C4ISR Acquisition

Seamless Across the lifecycle, capabilities
NC3A sites C4ISR Command Control,
Communications, Computers, Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance
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NURC

• NURC missions are
• to maintain core competencies for research in USW
  technologies and related sciences
• to promote foster maritime innovation, in
  particular for application in a joint and
  combined operational context
• Activities
• Anti Submarine Warfare
• Mine Counter Measures
• Military Oceanography
• Harbor Protection
• Maritime Surveillance

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Surveillance
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NURC - Maritime Surveillance
Ships detection using commercial satellite SAR
data
Use of cheap oceanographic HF radars for ships
detection
Ships
wind field
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Maritime Security Architecture(NATO Secret)

• Objectives
• Develop a composite view of the maritime security
  architectures for awareness and response
• Identify unique and complementary data and
  command interface standards
• Close Coordination with NNAG

SCI-194
Exploratory Team
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Command control
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NC3A - Exploitation of Commercial SATCOMTheatre
Liaison Kits (TLK)
SPOW
NSIP
EPOW / CRO SP

• Developed concept and technologies
• Security
• Modularisation
• Bandwidth optimisation
• Packaging / ergonomics

• Production and first article testing, including
  environmental tests
• 3 systems delivered to NCSA 13.09.07
• 11 systems being deployed to KFOR

• Prototypes developed and tested
• Deployed operationally
• ISAF
• Pakistan for earthquake relief
• Riga to provide secure reach back
• Operational with Signal battalions

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Protected Core Networking (NATO Restricted)

• Objectives
• To determine how to protect the C2 network core
  in order to provide the availability and
  assurance that is required in a NEC environment
• To look at the security requirements of network
  management traffic

IST-069
RTG April 2007 December 2009
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Decision Support in the Context of an Integrated
C2

• Objective
• To provide recommendations for intelligent
  support concepts / tools to ease decision-making
  in network centric environment (single integrated
  C2 system).
• Should lead to criticizing systems capable to
  rapidly present to the decision-makers a list of
  pros and cons related to a CoA (Course of Action)

IST-079
RTG April 2007 December 2010
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Detection protection
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NURC Unmanned Vehicles
Network of small unmanned vehicles and static
nodes for submarines tracking
Self protection of a ship against terrorists
attack with an unmanned surface vehicle
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NC3A - CIED Activities in Support to
Expeditionary Ops

• Explosive detectors systems
• Personnel, Vehicles, Trucks, Cargos
• Stand-off detection of explosives and weapons
• Explosives, Clothing, IED components material
  analysis
• RD suitable frequency for outdoor stand-off
  detection
• Jammers against Remotely Controlled IED
• Vehicular systems for ISAF convoy protection
• Static for ISAF Entry Control Points protection
• RD Jammer Deconfliction analysis to avoid
  fratricide
• ISAF HQ CIED Database re-engineering
• NATO wide C-IED centralized database
• NRF CIED Capability package development

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THz Wave Technologies

• 2 RTO Activities on THz Wave Technology for
  Standoff Detection of Explosives and other
  Military Security Applications (NATO Secret)
• Review current status of using THz waves
  for detection of hidden explosives
• Look at state-of-the-art THz sensing /
  imaging technology
• Evaluate future innovative concepts
  and integrated sensor systems
• Key Output To make a portable anti-terrorist THz
  system, operating at a (feasible) standoff
  distance of 10 meters

SET-124 / 129
RTG April 2007 December 2010 (RSM Bucharest
19-20 May 2008)
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Investigation of the Threatfrom Off-Route
Landmines and Identificationof Potential
Countermeasures

• Objective
• to identify the key characteristics of the
  emerging Off-Route Mines (ORM) threat in order to
  identify potential technologies for detection and
  neutralization.
• ORMs categorized into 11 categories based on key
  characteristics and parameters that can be
  exploited by detection and neutralization
  technologies.
• Detection and neutralization technologies were
  analyzed for their potential applicability to
  each category.
• Most promising technologies will now be studied
  further.

SCI-133
RTG Published in 2007
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Deployable Laboratory Applications of Nano- and
Bio-Technology

• Nano/bio-technology science and technology ? new
  and revolutionary medical systems.
• Prospective applications (examples)
• advanced health and fitness monitoring
• diagnostic and detection kits (gene-chips,
  protein- chips, lab-on-chips,
  genomics, metabonomics,
  proteomics-based analysis technologies, etc).)
• soldier therapeutics
• chemical/biological sensors using bio-molecular
  hybrid devices for detection
  (arrays, biochips),
  bio-computing (biological models, bio-data
  treatment)
• miniaturization of biological devices and systems
  for lowest footprint

HFM-177
RTG April 2008 April 2011
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Other future devices
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UAVs in a Multi-Platform Configuration for
EW-Purposes(NATO Secret)

• Objective
• To develop system concepts for the coordinated
  operation of multiple UAVs

SCI-169
RTG January 2005 December 2008
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Tactical Implications of High Power Microwaves

• The technological development within the area of
  High Power Microwaves (HPM) made it possible to
• produce more and more powerful microwave
  sources for large operational installations.
• generate relatively strong fields with systems
  that can be contained in a briefcase.
• Potential threat ? significantly.
• Unprotected electronic components can be damaged
  at distances in the order of kilometers in case
  of front door coupling through antennas and the
  like
• Possible disturbances with fatal consequences to
  be considered in operational scenarios.

SCI-119
Published in 2007
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Smart Textiles for the NATO Warfighter

• Objectives
• To define and demonstrate the proof of principles
  for selected multi-functional textiles for use at
  the electronic battlefield and/or for logistics
  purposes.
• To identify existing materials and subsystems
  related to smart textiles and the possible needs
  and applications, other than clothing.
• Coordination with NAAG LG/1

SET-109
RTG April 2007 December 2009
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Importance of RT for NATO especially in Exp. Ops
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Importance of RT(1/3) Technology Time Frame

• Technology can grant absolute superiority, but
  you need
• A few days to adapt tactics and fighting schemes,
• A few weeks or months to restructure forces,
• A few months or years to modify or mass-produce
  advanced armaments,
• Often more than ten years to develop, apply and
  control a new technology.

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Importance of RT(2/3) Consequences to Be Drawn

• Monitoring all civilian and/or military
  techniques.
• Anticipating the emergence of new techniques.
• Investing in permanent technology watch and quick
  reaction means.

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Importance of RT(3/3) Looking Forward

• After the revolution induced by new information
  and communication means, new evolution steps
  could affect peace and international security
  conditions
• Biotechnologies,
• Miniaturized systems,
• Human and social sciences.

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Questions?
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BACK-UP
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RTO Organization
Board members Level Leadership
RTB
RTA
Panel members Level Panels
HFM
IST
SAS
SCI
SET
MSG
AVT
I M C
Expert members Level Technical Teams
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RT, RD and the Acquisition Cycle
System Development
Production
Operations
Deployment
Support
Demonstration
Pre
Systems Acquisition
Sustainment
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Systems Acquisition
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TRL
Fundamental Research
Applied Research
Technology Development
Production
Prototyping
RT
RD
RTO
NIAG, NURC
MAGs, NC3A, ACT
Dividing Line?
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Military Capabilities Enabled by Advances in
Navigation Sensors

• Objectives
• To present advances in the field of navigation
  sensors, system integration techniques and
  applications
• To identify new uses for these advances to
  further expand military capabilities and
  operational concepts
• Should lead to improved situational awareness,
  based on net-centric and collaborative systems

SET-104
Symposium Ankara 1-2 October 2007
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Domain-Based Approach for Coalition-Wide
Information Exchange

• Objective
• To develop models to fill the current lack of
  interoperability between coalition systems that
  generates friction during operations,
  particularly in the Command Control,
  Intelligence and Logistic areas.

IST-084
RTG January 2008 December 2010