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Military Data Links
22 May - 23 May 2002
Military Data Links
Programme Highlights

· Discover the importance and increasing role interoperability is playing in communications

· Acquire information on attaining information superiority

· Develop an awareness of tactical data links systems from a truly global perspective

· Identify key issues of the application and integration of new technology to aid the communication process

· Gain an invaluable insight into country specific data link programmes

· Review lessons learnt from data link operational use from key military experts

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration and Coffee

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9:00

Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Kees Van Haperen

Kees Van Haperen, Senior Consultant, Hi-Q Systems

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9:10

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Colonel Stanley Howard

Colonel Stanley Howard, Chief, Global Communications and Information Division, Aerospace Command and Control Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center

  • Roll on roll off beyond line of sight enhancement
  • Enabling the global information grid
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    9:40

    AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR

    John McAlonan

    John McAlonan, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Advanced Programming Concepts

  • Overview
  • Maritime capabilities – current and future
  • Joint/coalition support
  • Airborne support
  • Future ADSI developments
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    10:20

    TACTICAL DATA LINKS

    Squadron Leader David Hudson (Ret’d)

    Squadron Leader David Hudson (Ret’d), Senior Consultant, STASYS

  • Infrastructure
  • Network design and planning
  • Pre-mission planning
  • Initialisation
  • Participation
  • Network management Recording and analysis
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    THE UK PERSPECTIVE

    Squadron Leader Paul Casey, (Retd)

    Squadron Leader Paul Casey, (Retd), , Aerosytems International

  • Reason/definition of TDL Interoperability(IO)
  • UK TDL IO initiatives
  • Link Interoperability Network (LION) IO Testing System
  • JTIDS Portable Capability
  • Connectivity Initiatives
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    12:00

    MULTI-LINK ANALYSIS

    Shaun Pullen

    Shaun Pullen, Technical Leader, Interoperability and Data Links(IODL) Project Group, Airspace Management Systems, QinetiQ

  • Data collection and recording
  • Multiple interface capabilities
  • Manual analysis – advantages and limitations
  • Automatic analysis – advantages and limitations
  • Applications for automated analysis
  • Recent data link research
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    12:40

    Lunch

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    13:40

    ATLE – THE CO-ORDINATION OF C4 SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT IN SWEDISH ARMY

    Lieutenant Colonel Roger Skanser

    Lieutenant Colonel Roger Skanser, Project Manager, Swedish Armed Forces, Army Command HQ

  • An overview of the digitalisation process in Sweden (Army flavour)
  • Roadmap for Swedish Army C4 aims 2010 and beyond
  • Needs for tactical data links in future C4 systems
  • Current ATLE capabilities
  • Lessons learned from large-scale C4 exercise, February 2002
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    14:20

    JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM (JTRS)

    Colonel Steven MacLaird

    Colonel Steven MacLaird, Director, Joint Tactical Radio System, Joint Program Office*

  • Operational lessons learnt from previous inter-service communication problems
  • Keeping pace with evolving technologies
  • Operational requirements of high capacity radios providing both line of sight and beyond line of sight C4I capabilities
  • Family of Interoperable, scaleable and affordable voice, video and data capable radios, built on common open architecture
  • Migration of today’s legacy systems to systems compliant with the JTRS architecture
  • Time-scale of phased implementation balancing operational requirements and weapon systems integration.
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    15:00

    COMMON DATA LINK INITIATIVES

    Major Rick Shelley

    Major Rick Shelley, Chief, Test and Integration Branch, Range Instrumentation System Office, US Air Force

  • Review of the challenges created by multiple non-integrated data links at Department of Defence Test and Training Ranges (TTR)
  • Challenges of frequency spectrum limitations at TTRs
  • Vision of common data link efforts among test training and target control communities
  • Legacy of advanced range data system to newer air crew training systems
  • Programmatic review of efforts to achieve commonality - Multi-Service Target Control System - Enhanced Range Application System - Joint Test and Tactical Training System
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    15:20

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:00

    FROM TACTICAL NETWORKS TO FORCENET

    Special Assistant Joel J Simkol

    Special Assistant Joel J Simkol, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (DASN) for Theatre Combat Systems, US Navy

  • What are tactical network, and how they are applied
  • A road to network centric warfare
  • Time critical strike/targeting: a mission capability application
  • Link 16 weapons: a way ahead
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    16:40

    DATA LINKS - A FRENCH PERSPECTIVE

    Francois Guitton

    Francois Guitton, Tactical Data Link Marketing Manager, THALES Communications

  • Overview of data links in use in France
  • Case of tactical data Links : current and planned implementations, lessons learnt
  • Vision of data links in future battlespace digitisation
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    17:00

    Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    8:30

    Re-registration and Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Kees Van Haperen

    Kees Van Haperen, Senior Consultant, Hi-Q Systems

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    9:10

    MILITARY INFORMATION DISCOVERY AND EXCHANGE USING METADATA

    Dave Clarke

    Dave Clarke, Senior Scientist, Operations Research and Functional Services Division, NATO C3 Agency

  • The benefits of metadata
  • Information discovery using metadata
  • Standardising the process – XML, Dublin Core
  • Back to basics – electronic library cards
  • Exchanging information by translating to a common format
  • Current Implementations and the way ahead.
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    9:40

    MULTI SENSOR FUSION

    Alan Steinberg

    Alan Steinberg, Technical Director, Utah State University/Space Dynamics Laboratory

  • Opportunities for combining multi-sensor/multi-platform data
  • Data sharing strategies
  • Data pedigree, consistency and confidence
  • Data link implications
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    10:20

    SWEDISH DATA LINK DEVELOPMENTS

    Erik Haggblad

    Erik Haggblad, Director Air Force Systems, FMV

  • Data link development for Swedish Air Force
  • Data link history in the Swedish Air Force
  • Design parameters for a C3I system
  • Interoperability issues for non-NATO countries
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:20

    ADAPTIVE C4ISR NODE

    George Duchak

    George Duchak, Program Manager, Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency

  • Need for ACN
  • Technical concept
  • Operational concept
  • Features
  • Network centric interoperability approach
  • Technology baseline Proposed flight demonstration program schedule
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    12:00

    SPEAKER PANEL

  • Colonel Stanley Howard, Chief, Global Communications and Information Division, US Air Force
  • Lieutenant Colonel Roger Skanser, Project Manager, Swedish Armed Forces, Army Command HQ
  • Dave Clarke, Senior Scientist, NATO C3 Agency
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    12:40

    Lunch

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    14:00

    INFO CENTRIC APPROACH

    Dr. Robert Miller

    Dr. Robert Miller, Project leader – Information Interoperability, The MITRE Corporation

  • The information centric approach
  • Joint battlespace info-sphere enhancing interoperability
  • Data link and information architecture
  • Bandwidth -- XML compression
  • Ensuring information security within the info-sphere
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    14:40

    JTIDS FOR THE ASTOR PROGRAMME AND BEYOND

    Mike Beever

    Mike Beever, Principal Consultant, Space and Defence Division, LogicaCMG

  • JTIDS concept of use for ASTOR
  • Rapid implementation via bespoke COTS-based system integration approach
  • The importance of JTIDS enabling mission critical situational awareness to the wider military community
  • The migration path to true future interoperability
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    15:20

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:40

    JOINT STARS SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL DATA LINK

    Al Sorgi

    Al Sorgi, Senior Principal Systems Scientist, Cubic Defence Systems

  • An overview of the tactical data link implementation programme in JSTARS
  • The requirement for anti-jam, secure data communications
  • Provision of secure all weather link for tactical command and control systems
  • Interoperability between US and NATO forces via ASTOR
  • Increased data rate capability
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    16:20

    TACTICAL AVIATION DATA LINKS

    Alexandre Moreira Monteiro / Luis Savio dos Santos

    Alexandre Moreira Monteiro / Luis Savio dos Santos, Product Development Engineers/Aeronautical Systems, EMBRAER

  • Environmental constraints & Trade Offs;
  • Certification aspects;
  • Case Study
  • Future Trends
  • Conclusions
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    17:00

    Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

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