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Nordic Defence Digitization
3 November - 4 November 2003
Nordic Defence Digitization
The Aims & Objectives of the Conference

Nordic Defence Digitisation will aim to cover the key aspects of Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish military digitisation in the modern battlefield. As well as looking at how the Armed Forces will evolve, the conference will look at interoperability issues, specifically concerning NATO. The main focus of the conference will be divided into key themes:

Research
Digitisation theory and concepts
Military requirements
Solutions to the digitisation debate, as seen implemented in the Nordic countries today

The conference will encompass country-specific and service-specific visions and perspectives, using case studies to strengthen their argument. It will also cover research-based, user and industry perspectives to incorporate every angle of the question of moving towards a digitised battle arena.

Confirmed Chairmen:

DAY 1 Dr Henrik Friman, Director, Co-ordination Group NBD, Swedish National Defence College

DAY 2 Major General (Ret'd) Lars Andersson, Secretary, Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences

A unique opportunity to hear contributions from senior representatives:

  • Major General Karsten Møller, Commandant, Royal Danish Defence College
  • Brigadier General Michael Moore, Senior Military Adviser to the Minister, Ministry of Defence Sweden
  • Commodore Elisabeth Natvig, Head of CIS Division, Headquarters Defence Command Norway
  • Colonel Barthold Hals, Director Long-term Planning, Joint Staff, Headquarters Defence Command Norway
  • Colonel Tom Johansen, Chief, NOBLE, Norwegian Air Force
  • Commander Magnus Odéen, Deputy Programme Manager, Viking, Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV)
  • Dr Gert Retzer, Director, Command and Control Systems, NATO C3 Agency
  • Professor Jorma Jormakka, Professor of Military Techniques, Department of Technology, Finnish National Defence College, Professor of Telecommunications, Finland Networking Labroratory, Helsinki University of Technology
  • Major General (Ret'd) Ole Fogh, Director, Business Development EW Systems, Terma

Benefits of Attending:
  • IDENTIFY the crucial elements of a digitized battlefield
  • DEVELOP your strategic thinking on ways to approach digital concepts
  • GAIN awareness of country-specific policy
  • INVESTIGATE the developing projects and established systems pertaining to defence digitization
  • MAXIMISE networking opportunities in an internationally-attended forum and raise the profile of your organisation and its activities

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration and coffee

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

The effects of Simulation Based Acquisition (SBA)

  • How to manage a SBA project
  • adaptation
  • verifying the prototype
  • cognitive validation
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    9:00

    Morning Coffee

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    9:00

    Introduction: SW Armed Forces reorganisation and conversion to a Network-Centric

  • (Linking to earlier SW presentations in the conference programme)
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    10:00

    R&D approaches used to develop and implement workable solutions

  • Building a research foundation from theory, models and methods
    - human systems
    - systems analysis, evaluation and assessment
    - robust and secure networks
    - system principles and architectures
    - complex information systems
    - combat and protection systems
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    Demonstration and use – a recent SBA project

  • Background
  • Methods
  • Getting the feel of the prototype
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    11:20

    Methods and technologies to be analysed and adopted

  • Systems and requirements analysis, using modelling and simulation with focus on the development of scenarios, data and tools
  • Information systems analysis with focus on data and information fusion for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
  • Mission planning, rehearsal and execution
  • Mission training and debriefing
  • Command and control analysis using cognitive and psycho-physiological measures
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    12:00

    Sample projects and applications

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    12:30

    Review of session and discussions/questions

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    12:40

    Networking Lunch

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    13:00

    Close of Executive Briefing

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    13:00

    Discussion 1

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    14:00

    Opportunities and risks in NCW R&D

  • Impediments to progress
  • The infamous Battlespace/Situation Awareness concept
  • Beyond the technological imperative
  • How to secure innovation, creativity and continuity
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    15:40

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:00

    Discussion 2

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    17:00

    Close of Executive Briefing

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Dr Henrik Friman

    Dr Henrik Friman, Director, Co-ordination Group NBD, Swedish National Defence College

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    9:10

    THE SPECTRUM OF FUTURE CONFLICT

    Dr Gert Retzer

    Dr Gert Retzer, Director, Command & control systems NATO C3 Agency

  • Improvements to former command and control architectures
  • Recognising C2 requirements
  • decision-making
  • flexibility
  • situational awareness
  • Implementation
  • Ways to proceed
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    9:40

    THE CALL FOR DIGITIZATION

  • The digital nature of future operations
  • command, control and communication
  • sensor-to-shooter
  • effects-based operations
  • Implementing modern C3 doctrine
  • Investigating the technological needs of the war-fighting soldier
  • Professor Jorma Jormakka

    Professor Jorma Jormakka, Professor of Military Techniques, Department of Technology / and Professor of Telecommunications, Finland Networking Laboratory, National Defence College, Finland / Helsinki University of Technology

    Antti Rissanen

    Antti Rissanen, Teacher of General Technology, Finnish National Defence College

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    10:20

    THE STRATEGIC REQUIREMENTS OF A DIGITIZED BATTLEFIELD

    Michael Mohr

    Michael Mohr, Head Secretary, Committee on Defence, Ministry of Defence Sweden

  • Examining the modern battlespace
  • Acquiring superiority on the battlefield
  • situational awareness
  • information flow
  • knowledge management
  • improving lethality and survivability
  • Visions for the future
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    NETWORK CENTRIC WARFARE - INTEROPERABILITY AND JOINT STRIKE FIGHTING

    Major Lasse Halaas

    Major Lasse Halaas, IT-specialist MOD, Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence/Long Term Planning/Technology Development and IT

  • Interoperability within a multi-national/tri-service coalition  
  • The NATO direction toward networked digitization
  • Information share
  • risks
  • overcoming challenges
  • benefits
  • Achieving successful interoperability
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    12:00

    RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF NETWORK BASED DEFENCE

  • Long term studies
  • Key technology trends
  • Some critical issues in network based defence
  • Precision engagement in network based defence
  • Erik Berglund

    Erik Berglund, Director of Research, Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI

    Lieutenant Commander Per Bramming

    Lieutenant Commander Per Bramming, Senior Research Officer, Weapon & C4I Systems, Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI)

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    12:40

    Networking Lunch

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    14:00

    SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IN ELECTRONIC WARFARE

    Major General (Retd) Ole Fogh

    Major General (Retd) Ole Fogh, Head of Department, Electronic Warfare, TERMA Industries

  • Enabling self-protection
  • Integrated control
  • Command and control structure
  • Combining display, audio and active noise reduction systems for maximum situational awareness
  • Future developments
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    14:40

    RESEARCH METHODS AND FEASIBLE TECHNOLOGIES

    Dr Gert Hvedstrup Jensen

    Dr Gert Hvedstrup Jensen, Divisional Engineer/Department Head, Computer Science Department, Danish Defence Research Establishment

  • Conducting research and drawing conclusions
  • C4I operational considerations
  • Information and communication technology
  • Establishing a model to meet the challenges
  • Technology transfer
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    15:20

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:40

    NETWORK CENTRIC WARFARE – WILL WE GET WHAT WE EXPECT?

    Anne Lise Bjørnstad

    Anne Lise Bjørnstad, Scientist, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)

  • Human aspects
  • Organisational dilemmas
  • Interconnections and dependencies
  • Building models for a better understanding
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    16:20

    PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFORMATION FLOW

    Erling Rasmussen

    Erling Rasmussen, Senior Army Adviser, Systematic Software Engineering, Denmark

  • The need for strict control of data flow
  • The dangers of data violation
  • Data on the digitized battlefield - quantifying the information - effective communicability - speed of command
  • Demonstration – the functionality of DACCIS
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    17:00

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day one

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    8:30

    Re-registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Major General (Ret’d) Lars Andersson

    Major General (Ret’d) Lars Andersson, Secretary, Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences

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    9:10

    RESTRUCTURING THE NORWEGIAN DEFENCE FORCE

    Colonel Barthold Hals

    Colonel Barthold Hals, Director Long-term Planning, Joint Staff, Headquarters Defence Command Norway

  • Considering digitization
  • concept &design
  • programmes & initiatives
  • implementation
  • Restructuring the Norwegian military
  • Recognising the dangers and shifting the focus
  • Seeing the results and learning for the future
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    9:40

    DIGITIZATION WITHIN THE DANISH DEFENCE FORCE

    Major General Karsten Møller

    Major General Karsten Møller, Commandant, Royal Danish Defence College

  • Development of the Danish Defence forces
  • Digitization model
  • Problems overcome
  • Structural enhancements
  • Looking ahead
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    10:20

    DENMARK’S FLEXIBLE SUPPORT SHIPS

    Henrik Swartz

    Henrik Swartz, Head of Electronics, Naval Material Command Denmark

  • Putting the concept in place
  • Understanding the requirements
  • Establishing a model
  • Production
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    CASE STUDY – THE VIKING PROGRAMME

  • Overview
  • Background and scope of the programme
  • Programme
  • history
  • organisation
  • status
  • The Viking submarine – mission and design aspects
  • Information management
  • Cost aspects
  • acquisition cost
  • ownership cost
  • Lessons learned
  • The way ahead
  • Commander Magnus Odéen

    Commander Magnus Odéen, Deputy Programme Manager, Viking, Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV)

    Johny Westergård

    Johny Westergård, ILS Co-ordinator, Viking, Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV)

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    12:40

    Networking Lunch

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    14:00

    NOBLE: NORWEGIAN BATTLE LAB EXPERIMENTATION

    Colonel Morten Klever

    Colonel Morten Klever, Chief, NOBLE, Norwegian Air Force

  • Background and overview of NOBLE programmes
  • Checklist of requirements
  • Challenges
  • The Common Operating Decision System (CODS)
  • Common Operational Picture (COP)
  • aims and objectives, solutions offered
  • operational concept
  • Future assessment areas
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    14:40

    UTILIZING COTS SOFTWARE IN REAL-TIME AND EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

    Tuomas Ihme

    Tuomas Ihme, Senior Research Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

  • Considering Commercial Off The Shelf software products
  • Architecture development
  • Case studies
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    15:20

    NETWORK BASED C4ISR SYSTEMS

    Mats Hamrin

    Mats Hamrin, Project Manager , NETC41, SaabTech

  • Saab Net Defence
  • Net C4I – a network centric web based C4ISR system
  • Demonstration of the potential of a Network Centric Warfare C4ISR System
  • Ongoing projects
  • Future challenges
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    16:00

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks followed by afternoon Tea. Close of Conference

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