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CWID 2008Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstrator

John Davies

July 2008

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What is CWID?

De-risk Afghanistan 2011

• US Led Interoperability Initiative

• MOD / Industry collaborative event

• Technology demonstration and field trial

• Identify and deliver future military capabilities made possible by Networked Enabled Capability (NEC)

• Identify capability gap solutions and innovative opportunities

• De-risk Equipment Programme projects

• Inform future research and development projects and initiatives

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CWID 2007

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CWID 2008 Industry Participants

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QINETIQ: Core Network

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QINETIQ: Core Network

• Key Features of UK CWID 08 Integrated Network– The network had been designed to reflect the information infrastructure in Afghanistan 2011. – The initial network architecture reflected some of the known shortfalls with regard to information access and

exchange.– These shortfalls were addressed during the engineering design to

• enable the Information Exchange Requirements (IERs) identified by the trails to be realised. • To ensure the most accurate representation of the information infrastructure, the use of virtual servers and a common security

model have been adopted.

• Systems demonstrated:– Prototype FALCON– BOWMAN– HF– Link 16

• Integration of CND and Engineering Management Tools.• QinetiQ’s Deployed Network Management Service (DNMS)• Minimal Sign-on and cross-forest authentication whilst still delivering• autonomy.• Provision of Critical Services for Coalition including:

– Domain Naming Service– Federated Address Book– Windows Update Service– Anti Virus Update Service

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Warrior Vehicle and Bowman Antenna

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General Dynamics: Bowman Infrastructure and Services

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General Dynamics:Task Interpretation and Management

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BAE Systems– FALCON

• FALCON

– Broadband for the battlespace

– IP based network

– Replaces legacy Ptarmigan system (Army)

– Provided LANs in some HQ areas

– LANs connected over radio link (Wide Area System)

– Hosted DII(FD) on a FALCON LAN

– Testing Juniper WAN Accelerators to maximise bandwidth

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Falcon Vehicle and Antenna

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BAE Systems Operational Logistics

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BAE Systems Operational Logistics

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BAE Systems at CWID 08 – ISTAR

• Tactical to Strategic Multi Intelligence Hub– Digital Data Depository (D3) - federated Intelligence Reference Library

– Quick Query (Q2) - web based search interface

– SOCET GXP - image analysis, geospatial analysis and photogrammetry software

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D3 / Q2 / GXP in more detail

D3PJHQ

D3ACC

D3RC(S)

IA Workstation

Q2WebService

Search and retrieve

Upload back to D3

SOCET GXP®Exploit / Produce Intelligence

Imagery

Full Motion Video

Intelligence

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Thales: Secure Enterprise \Delivery Demonstration

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Thales: Secure Enterprise Delivery (SeED) demo

• Builds on data dissemination and value added services of– the Future Integrated ISTAR Management System (FIIMMS) – and JEDDI Middleware demonstrations

• Integrates these capabilities in a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) providing core data services including – air, land and maritime track information, – encyclopaedic – and airspace information services.

• Secure Enterprise Delivery provides a suite of integrated services, adhering to open standards, for use by systems within the DII environment, including– Joint Operations Picture (JOP) – air vehicle mission planning applications.

• These services are protected by a multi-level security architecture.

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TENET:Geospatial Intelligence Integrated ReferenceArchitecture (GI2RA)

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EDS: Agile Joint Operational Picture

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Summary

• CWID is an important UK MOD / Industry collaborative event

• About one third of exhibits (most Information Systems) based on SOAs

• Unique opportunity for industry interoperability work

– “let’s just try this…”

• Industry trails fund themselves

• MoD provide infrastructure

• Drives NEC interoperability a few steps closer each year

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