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Electronic Systems DivisionElectronic Warfare Branch

Australian EW, IO and Cyber Convention 2012Adelaide

16 April 2012

Geoff Cropper - Director Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems Program Office (TEWSPO)

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Electronic Warfare Branch:

• Overview

• Organisation

• Relationships and Stakeholders

• Current Business

• New Business

• The Future

Presentation Outline

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EW Branch Overview

EW Branch key products and services are:

• Advice to Government and Defence on EW materiel sustainment and acquisition

• Sustaining and acquiring Electronic Warfare capabilities

• Sustaining and acquiring other electronic capabilities

• Providing force protection countermeasures, development and validation services

• Provide ESD engineering and quality assurance services

Priorities: 1) Operations Support 2) Sustainment of capability 3) Acquisition of new capability

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Systems Program Offices (SPOs)

EW Branch Organisation

Communications Systems Branch

Myra Sefton

Command Support SystemsBrad Flux

Electronic Warfare (DGEW)

Mark Devlin

Surveillance & ControlAIRCDRE Walkington

Satellites & Tactical Interoperability

Ivan Zlabur

Electronic Systems Division

Mick Aylward

Tactical Electronic Warfare

(TEWSPO)Geoff Cropper

Maritime Electronic Warfare

(MEWSPO)Trent Wiseman

Airborne Self

Protection(ASPSPO)

Laurie Bode

Land Self

Protection (LSPSPO)

Bill Lawrence

Intelligence and Security

(I&S SPO)

Peter BrightTEWSPO

ASPSPO

LSPSPO

Edinburgh

TEWSPO

Sydney

ASPSPO

TEWSPO

Oakey/Toowoomba

EW Branch

Canberra

TEWSPO

Texas

TEWSPO

Nowra

MEWSPO

TEWSPO

Washington

LSPSPO

DENG&OA

TEWSPO

Melbourne

I&S SPO

TEWSPO

Perth

ASPSPO

Richmond

DENG&OA

Brisbane

EW Branch Team: • 12 locations in Australia & US• 210 staff

Eng and Quality ESD

Ian O’Hara

Emerging Projects

Dave Blacklock

A/Commercial Director

Mat Bossworth

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EW Branch

Capability Managers

DMO Systems

Divisions

Industry

Relationships & Stakeholders

Capability Development

Group (CDG)

Joint Capability

Coord. Committee

(JCCC)

International

5 Eyes/ Coalition

Partners

Government

DGICD

MINDEFMINFIND MINDM

DSTO

DSG

CIO

Key Relationships

•Government - for independent advice on Major Capital Equipment proposals and sustainment issues

• Defence Capability Managers - for delivered EW capability sustainment services and delivery of minor projects and rapid acquisitions

•Defence Capability Development Group (CDG) -for specialist project management, acquisition, sustainment, engineering and logistics support to DCP projects

•Coordinating Capability Managers - for EW-specific advice

Defence Signals

Directorate (DSD)

DGAD

DGLDDGMD

DSec

I&S

HQ JOC

Army HQ

Air Force

HQ

Navy

HQ

Contracting

& Legal

HSD

EOD

ASD

LSD

MSD

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Key EW Working Groups/Committees

• AUSMIN – Defence Acquisition Committee (ADAC), EW Working Group

• Co-chaired - DGEW and US Director of EW and Counter Measures Office

•Joint Australian and US - Electronic Counter Measures Working Group (ECMWG)

• Co-chaired by DGEW and Commander Naval Surface Warfare Center, USN (Lead US on CIED)

•Australian and UK Military Capability and Equipment Harmonisation (AUMICE)

•Exchange of Information C130J EW Self Protection Systems

•Countermeasure Development and Validation (CMD&V) Steering Group• Defence process for developing countermeasures and tactics for EW Self-Protection equipped ADF aircraft.

•Joint Capability Coordination Committee (JCCC) – EW Working Group (EWWG)

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Current Business

Operational Support and Sustainment

• $60m FY11/12

• Support contracts, repairs and replacement, FMS support, contractor support, Field Service Reps (FSR’s)

Strategic Reform Program (SRP)

•Smart Sustainment initiatives

Current Approved Projects

• 26 Major projects –

•upgrading and/enhancing ADF EW capabilities

• 10 year program

• Program budget: $1500m

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New Business – 5 Year Look Ahead

Sustainment and Operation Support

• Sustainment of EW systems growing from the current baseline funding

• SRP/Smart Sustainment targets increasing

• Operations support declining in line with operations tempo

DCP Major EW Capital Projects

• Currently based on 09-19 Defence Capability Plan (DCP)

• Capability Development Group is the lead pre 2nd Pass

• Project Development coordinates new projects in EW Branch - Dave Blacklock

• Majority of EW projects are not in the Public DCP

• CDG have provided briefs on EW projects through ADIESA

• Recent agreed DMO to lead Industry engagement on procurement activity

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DCP Proposed EW Capital Projects:

• +30 proposed EW projects

• Program budget is +$1500m

• Estimated Australian Industry Content is 38%

New Business – 5 Year Look Ahead

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Future Business Opportunities

Convergence of Technology• Joint Strike Fighter

• Navy ‘Common Topside’

Common Architecture

• From provision of just space and “EW hotel services” to “Common EW Interfaces”

Focus on the ‘glue’, connecting sensors• Networking:

• real time

• machine to machine

• EW Software, applications and tools

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Future EW Business Challenges

Remote EW Operation• Unmanned platforms and/or partially manned platforms

• Understand EW remote operation challenges

Electronic Attack (EA)• Renewed interest

EW and major new platforms• Littoral Environment – e.g. Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD)

• New Aircraft capability or replacement - e.g. Wedgetail/P8

• Potential Super Hornet Electronic Attack modification - Growler

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Future EW Business Challenges

Force Structure Review 2013 (FSR13)• Increased workload against DMO manning constraints

Global Defence Industry Slowdown• Key Defence partners under acquisition constraints

• Currently most partner EW programs remain

Workforce• Acknowledge ‘EW’ skills shortages

• DMO and Industry

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Cyber Threats

Cyber Threats• Defence/DMO is cognisant of the threat - work underway

• System Security Engineering (SSE)

• Front end network apertures

• Backend software

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Wrap-up

• Focus remains on support to Operations

• EW in growth phase - significant new EW business has commenced

• Future opportunities:

• networking of EW sensors

• convergence of technology in major platforms

• renewal of interest in Electronic Attack

• remote operation of EW systems

• Challenge of EW skilled staff in DMO and Industry