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Range Able to move freely, without legal impediment, across 72% of the world's surface, access 75% of the world's countries and operate within proximity distance (100km) of over a third of the global population. Built in Canada • Naval forces provide Canada with a responsive and agile means to respond across a wide spectrum of maritime situations • Part of the National Ship-building Strategy • The highest engineering standards • A value proposition that benefits the economy and jobs in Canada for decades to come Underwater Environment: • Defend itself against the full spectrum of Underwater threats • Track and engage submerged targets in a complex environment. • Act as a critical node in a 'system of systems' Integration • Multi-purpose warfare capability • Combat systems, weapons, communications, will be interoperable with: • Canadian Armed Forces, • Other Governmental departments • Allies (such as NATO). • A node in a system of systems: sensors, drones, information systems, intelligence networks. Surface Environment: • Defend itself against the full spectrum of Surface threats • Counter narcotics smuggling • Confront piracy and lawlessness on the high seas • Enforce international embargoes. • Provide long range precise naval firepower in close support of troops ashore Air Environment: • Defend itself against the full spectrum of Air threats • Provide an air defence to a group of ships against the full spectrum of airborne threats. • Identify and track air targets to enforce no-fly zones • Control military aircraft in on operations • Contribute a real-time picture to our allies People First – Mission Always Prolonged missions, the combatant is a home-away- from-home for it's crew, emphasize fitness, nutrition and communication with loved ones. Surveillance and communication • 24/7 access to national, allies, other information networks and military units • Cyber Defence and resilience • Provide a fused operational picture which enables operator decisions in stressful environments • Can be the information centre, and leadership, of a maritime task group in combat Endurance Remain away from Canada, on challenging international operations, for 6 months (+) at a time – refuelling and storing on the move, whilst retaining combat readiness and political choice. USE CASE Combatant Ship www.vanguardcanada.com FEBRUARY/MARCH 2021 29 novation where opportunities are pursued and challenges overcome. SETTING THE NAVY'S REQUIREMENT Does the Navy use a single picture to de- scribe its next-generation warship? Not yet! So, how does the RCN start the pro- cess? Well, the first step is to study the fu- ture security environment that the RCN will likely be operating in, as well as to look at how naval threats are evolving. With this as critical context, a capability- based planning approach is then under- taken to determine the high-level needs of the Navy by looking at expected roles, missions, and tasks, with a view to deter- mine the full breadth of naval capability required. This process not only addresses the RCN's expected needs but how they mesh with the cross-disciplinary direc- tion for the CAF. Once completed, the RCN has a broad understanding of what it needs in the future and equally important, a compelling story to explain why it is re- quired. And all of this, without yet having detailed a single "requirement". At this stage, the work now turns to de- fining requirements. Here, members of the RCN work with naval architects and marine engineering experts to outline more specific technical requirements. The Navy also liaises with its Air Force, Army, and Special Forces counterparts on areas of capability that impact or support those services to ensure that CAF "Joint" re- quirements are sufficiently captured. The Defence Science and Technology organi- zation is consulted to undertake detailed analyses into specific technology areas. This work aims to inform the Navy on the state of technology so that we avoid asking for something that does not exist or is not yet possible to produce. Finally, throughout this overall effort, the RCN progressively engages with in- dustry and shares draft requirements with them. This part of the process allows in- dustry to see where the Navy is headed so that it can be ready to potentially bid on the RCN's acquisition project and, more importantly, to challenge, question, and inform the Navy's requirements, based on detailed knowledge in its respective fields of expertise. The ultimate outcome is a draft set of operational and technical requirements that represents the minimal operational needs to conduct the Navy's expected missions. They are performance-based and agnostic to "brand-name" solutions. It is a time-consuming and deliberately methodical process, designed with the in- tent to not describe every element of the requirement. In fact, the requirement is purposefully outlined in a way that gives industry the ability to bring the best so- lution forward, in as innovative a way as possible. And yes, this is where the use case plays a key role. At this stage, a no- tional use case might look something like the following: NAVAL Figure 2: Use Case

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