Alain Gauthier Vice President Canadian Programs and PM MSVS
SMPMack Defense, LLC
THREAT SOURCES – CHALLENGES - APPROACHES
CustomerMarket
Competition - Suppliers
What/Where is customer focusing on?
White Papers, DAG, PDs
Where is market going? Heavy? Light? Protection?
Technology watch
StandardsRegulations
Direction
Going GreenDoes it apply?
Government/Global Directions
Corporate (QA, Sustainability, …)
TechnologiesGaps
Timelines
Power (-supply, -train)?
CORE = InternalNon-Core = External
R&D Approach Next slide
FILLING THE GAP(S) – Where/When we invest?
Short Term (9 -18 mths)
Relative small investments
(products fielding)
Medium Investments(transition to products
and fielding etc)
Primary Investments(support to actual
business)
Mid Term(18 – 36 mths)
Medium Investments (medium bucks,
transition to products)
Significant Investments(their big bucks)
Technology watch(perhaps small investments)
Long Term(36 + mths)
Significant Investments (the big bucks)
Technology watch(no real investment)
Understand the cycle
Jan – Apr(Q1 of 4)
Strategic Business Plans
(SBP)
Strategic Direction
(5 year Plan)
May – June(Q2 of 4)
Corporate approvals
SBP and Draft MYB’s ($$$)
Oct – Nov(Q4 of 4)
Multi Year Budgets (MYB)
Commit $$$ next year
FUTURE WARFARE CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS PANEL�BEST DEFENCE
CONFERENCESlide Number 2THREAT SOURCES – CHALLENGES -
APPROACHESFILLING THE GAP(S) – Where/When we invest?Understand the
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