L3 Presentation at Williams Foundation Seminar on New Approaches to Air-Land Integration

MISSION INTEGRATIONThis document consists of general capabilities information that is not defined as controlled technical data under ITAR Part 120.10 or EAR Part 77MISSION INTEGRATIONThis document consists of general capabilities information that is not defined as controlled technical data under ITAR Part 120.10 or EAR Part 77

Seamless Situational Awareness

Sir Richard Williams Foundation17 March 2016

MISSION INTEGRATIONThis document consists of general capabilities information that is not defined as controlled technical data under ITAR Part 120.10 or EAR Part 77

Overview

The integration of current defence systems with commercial technologies

provides Air and Land Forces the capability for seamless Situational Awareness

(SA) with high bandwidth time critical information in a fast-changing tactical

environment.

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“ensure that situational awareness data is shared between air and

land platforms at the tactical and operational level”

Plan Jericho

• A bi-directional end-to-end solution including intelligence acquisition, real

time integration, tracking and sharing information across air, land, sea,

space and cyber with joint mission forces

• Provides maximum flexibility to integrate future technologies, fully realizing

the investment in existing defence and security systems

• Defines the evolving common operational picture in critical combat and

humanitarian areas of responsibility based on information superiority


Problem Statement

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How to get this

Data…

…to Warfighters

Execute Information Dominance in a Fluid Battlespace


Overall Approach

How do you balance the substantial Government

investment in existing military systems designed to

remain operational for decades with rapidly

changing technology?

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Solution

• Integrate commercial technology and standards with

current military systems

• Allow the market to drive technology and provide

infrastructure

• Utilize both military and commercial networks for an

end-to-end solution


Enabling Technologies

• IP based solution enables rapid configuration, installation, and operation of

complex systems distributed either geographically or across assets

‒ Defence and Commercial broadband links provide the network infrastructure

‒ Standard industry protocols:

‒ Supports single-operator control of multiple sensors

‒ Access and control of a single sensor by multiple users

‒ Seamless integration of data across the defence enterprise

‒ Open architecture design supports third-party applications

‒ Scalable commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware supported by industry

‒ Industry Standard Maps provides a readily updated repository supported by

the open market

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Pace of commercial technology changes the way capabilities are

acquired & sustained


Architecture

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Providing Common Operational Picture with Seamless Information

ISR AcquisitionBroadband COMMs

EO/IR

SIGINT

GMTI

SAR

Command & Control (C2)Broadband COMMs

Collection Tasking

Air Battle Management

TacticalBroadband COMMs

Situational Awareness


Acquisition Segment

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• Electro-Optical

– Integrate Full Motion Video for dissemination, recording, and

video management

– Incorporate Motion Imagery Standards Board (MISB) protocol for

transmission of video STANAG 4609

• Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

– STANAG 4545/7023

• Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI/SAR)

– STANAG 4607/7023

• SIGINT

– Automated, continuous background spectral search with

simultaneous signal monitoring and recording

– Emitter geolocation determined from Lines of Bearing over time

or Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) and Frequency Difference of

Arrival (FDOA) techniques

• Broadband Communications

– Intelligence dissemination

– Direct tasking from C2 and Tactical segments


C2 Segment

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• Large platforms act as mobile combat assets

to support tactical forces – C2 Node

• Broadband communications allow the

platform to effectively integrate into defence

enterprise

• Large airborne platforms provide real estate

for systems and apertures supporting a C2

capability in the Air Battle Management

System

• Requires ability to update the battle minute-

by-minute, second-by-second; not day-by-

day


C2 Segment

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• Broadband Bi-directional links

• Able to disseminate Intel

independently

• Able to task Intel collection assets

directly

• WiFi capable to support carry on

devices


Tactical Segment

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• Tactical forces requires:

– Ability to maintain operational SA

– Conduct en-route robust planning during all

operations

– Reach back capability to task collection assets

• No disadvantaged users - all communications

should be bi-directional

• Common user experience across all platforms

– C-17

– C-130J

– CH-47

– MRH-90


Tactical Segment

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• Real-Time Situational Awareness

– Broadband communications

– Information available to all personnel

– Full Motion Video

– Digital media (photos, documents, checklists etc.)

– Mission updates through short messaging

– Maps depicting all participants

– En-route mission planning

– Displays multiple file types, Office® applications, video, and text

– Classified network(s)

– WiFi to support multiple carry on devices

– Easily scalable to support technology insertion

– Airworthy during all phases of flight

– Roll On/Roll Off or integrated design


Operational Concept 1

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Intel collection C2 Tactical

BLOS provides TCP/IP based network


Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Operational Concept 2

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Intel collection

C2

Tactical

Ground networks supply same interconnectivity


Case Study

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End-to-End Commercial Solution (Live Demonstration 28 Jan 2016)

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Cessna 208Dual MX-15s

SIGINT

Mini-C Datalink

RIOTM

Background Spectral

Search

Signal monitoring

NCCT Compliant

Emitter Geolocation

Cursor on Target

Open Architecture

Commercial

ViewPointTM

Digital Video Recorder

Digital Video Player

Tactical Target Manager

Sensor Control

KLV 601.4 Encoder

COT Manager

Commercial

AirView360TM

High Def Monitors

Digital Marquee

Airworthy

C-17 & C-130

Versions

Secondary PA

WiFi Capable

Commercial

Intel Collection C2 Tactical

Greenville, TX Tampa, FL


Summary

• RAAF has built a highly capable, modern force

• Commercial technology & standards can enhance

overall effectiveness

• Capable end-to-end solutions exist today

• Applies to both humanitarian & wartime areas of

responsibility

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BACKUP

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AirView360TM

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• Requirements

‒ Roll-On/Roll-Off System

‒ No permanent modification to the aircraft

‒ Requires removal of one sidewall troop

seat per display assembly

‒ Does not interfere with emergency/loading

equipment

‒ Airworthiness Certification received via

USAF C-17 Program Office

‒ Approved for ALL phases of flight

• Capabilities

‒ Master Operator Console

Any source to any monitor

HDMI, composite, or VGA inputs (4)

‒ High-Definition Monitors - Digital media

(photos, documents, Full Motion Video)

‒ LED Marquee - Rapid text display

‒ Stand-alone PA system mics at each station

• C-17 and C-130 Versions

Ku/Ka, L-Band & Wi-Fi upgrades

Marquee

Monitor

Aux Input

PA Speaker

Typical System 1 Master Console & 4 Mounts/Monitors

C-17 Production System C-17 Mount/MonitorC-17/C-130 Master Op

Console


ViewPointTM

• Tactical Digital Video Player

– DVR control of live or recorded HD video

streams

– Displays MISP compliant metadata

– Provides snapshots in NITF 2.1, JPEG, TIF,

GeoTIF, and BMP formats

– Interfaces to industry standard maps including

Google Earth, Maplink Pro, and others

– Full Digital Video Player and Simple Video

Editor

– Full EO/IR sensor control through direct user

interaction with the video window or standard

hand controller

• Tactical Digital Video Recorder

– Accepts MISP compliant Transport Stream,

MPEG2, MPEG 4 Part 2, and H.264 streams

– Builds database records of metadata for each

video chunk file

– Provides SQL query interface to recall video

data

– Accepts snapshot files for database cataloging

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• Tactical Target Manager

– User-definable fields and categories

– Pre-planned or mission entry of key targets for

sensor cueing

– Map and video display of targets based on

selected criteria (e.g., range, priority)

– Sensor cueing

• Sensor Control

– Full control of L-3 WESCAM and FLIR

Systems, Inc. EO/IR sensors

• KLV 601.4 Transport Stream Encoder

– Accepts MPEG 2, MPEG 4 Part 2, and H.264

streams with metadata; outputs MISP 5.4

compliant transport stream

• COT Manager

– Accepts Cursor-On-Target messages for

external target sources


RIOTM

Features

• Open architecture design supports third-party special signals applications

• Real-time audio recording and playback

• Background spectral search (20—3,000 MHz)

• Google Earth™ provides a three-dimensional display of the area of interest

• Scalable commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware

• Configurable Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) enables SIGINT applications on multiple airborne

platforms

• Automated, continuous background spectral search with simultaneous signal monitoring and recording

• Emitter geolocation determined from Lines of Bearing over time or Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) and

Frequency Difference of Arrival (FDOA) techniques

• Local or remote operation using TCP/IP network data link utilizing as little as 300 Kbps bandwidth

• Joint Interface Control Document (JICD) 4.0-compliant: Interoperable with Network-Centric

Collaborative (it was The Next-Generation TNG) Targeting (NCCT) and Theater Net-

Centric Geolocation (TNG) sensor fusion networks

• Thin client, web browser architecture, supporting single-operator control of multiple sensors via separate

windows or browser tabs, as well as access to control of a single sensor by multiple users

Applications

• Wartime and peacekeeping tasks

• Monitoring and geolocation of target communications

• Cue imagery sensors for visual identification

• Customizable cues for other sensor types

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L3 Presentation at Williams Foundation Seminar on New Approaches to Air-Land Integration