Vanguard Magazine

38 JUNE/JULY 2018 www.vanguardcanada.com Tackling Canada's toughest and most important defence challenges IDEaS is starting with three themes that deal with Canada's toughest and most important defence challenges: 1. People and enhanced human perfor- mance 2. Threat anticipation 3. Adaptation to a changing environ- ment Future themes set for Spring 2018 in- clude autonomous systems and the ap- plication of advanced materials. Given Vanguard's theme for this month is "intelligence analysis," IDEaS's second theme seems particu- larly pertinent. IDEaS divides "threat anticipation" into six specific challenges that each shed light on where intelli- gence analysis is going. Detection and classification of objects of interest Environments are becoming more com- plex and dynamic. The next genera- tion of threat detection must be able to track and identify in real-time, cross-cue across multiple sensors, and have seam- less interoperability between operators and command. Persistent maritime surveillance Recent advances in autonomy, robotics, energy, and intelligent signal processing are transforming underwater surveillance. IDEaS wants to leverage and deploy that technology in the maritime regions from the Canadian shore to the continental shelf break and the Exclusive Economic Zone of Canada. Identification and characterization of space objects SSE saw space as increasingly congested, contested, and competitive. IDEaS aims to protect Canada's interests in space sys- tems operations by developing a Com- mon Operating Picture (COP) of space assets and objects. What is in full motion video? Increased acquisitions of airborne intel- ligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms means more data than ever before. But interpreting still images and Full Motion Video (FMV) is another hurdle – one that IDEaS hopes to solve. Making sense of the social media chatter IDEaS is looking for new and automated approaches and technologies to analyze social media and extract relevant informa- tion for improved situational awareness and prediction of potential threats. Cyber attribution for the defence of Canada TEChNologY wATCh Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship. Photo: Thales Corporal Marc-André Lauzon Gravel studies during an all arms call for fire simulation system training, Operation REASSURANCE. Aerospace control- officer. Photos: DND

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